I’ve been waiting and waiting for an update from you. You are a rockstar! Love seeing all of your Wips. I think I’m more excited for your retirement than you are. You are going to blow us away with all of your finishes then.
Thank you, sweet, kind, beautiful Brenda! Everything is so sew very beautiful. That bee skep house in the garden is adorable. Thanks for a good visit while I stitch. As always, your amazing work makes me feel wholly inadequate with my own stitching.
Thank You Kristina! I'm glad you enjoyed the visit :) And your stitching is beautiful and wonderful and brings you joy. Please don't feel inadequate :)
Brenda-I love your flosstube videos. I am writing to let you know that 123stitch carries a lot of Dimensions kits and seems to be growing this line. I fell in love with “Peeking Pups”. As always, I’m looking forward to seeing progress, starts, purchases and all the things. Best always!
Hi Brenda! It’s always so nice to spend time with you seeing what you’ve worked on. There are so many old favorites! Kingdom of Books, Four Seasons, Serenity Harbor, etc. Enjoy the rest of February.
Hi Brenda, I’m a newer subscriber and have been watching some of your older videos. My favorite project so far is the 9 houses sampler you designed. So incredible! I grew up in Utah Valley so your videos remind me of home. 💗 Thank you for sharing your stitching!
I’m such a terrible friend and so behind in watching flosstube! Your progress on all the SALs is amazing. I’m working hard to get Kingdom of Books caught up for April and will bring it to Stitch West! Thanks for sharing your stitching and motivating me!
Love your finish on Summer Sketches Lighthouse, it is beautiful!!! Your starts and WIPS are all beautiful projects!!!! Your Kingdom of Books is absolutely awesome!!! Love your videos and seeing the variety of projects you stitch. Happy Stitching, Lynn
Oh my love it all. The russian books, the colour is amazing! And that Halloween one of Teresa Kogut oh my that went on my wish list. And in case I didn’t respond on wall video, it’s amazing as well!
I love your videos! I’m in awe of your projects and the progress you make. It’s so inspiring! I think heaven has your stitching room as one of its rooms. 😂Your bags and stitchy collection is just so impressive! Look forward to your next video and thank you for sharing!
So many pretty projects! Your progress is very inspiring! Haberdashery is looking so good with the backstitch! And thank you for sharing alternative thread ideas 💛 Blessings!! (P.s. I was the one who asked about backstitch on 25ct)
So much fun! I often change the colour for back stitching to a slightly deeper colour than what it is stitching around. Count down to retirement is on!
Hi dear Brenda, thank you so much for sharing all your wonderful projects and stitching with us. i really love your videos and how you share all this beauty with us. thank you so much. sending hugs from Switzerland 🇨🇭 ❤
I love your videos Brenda. I love to see your progress as you're such a prolific stitcher, you're also such an enabler for me too as I love your style and taste in projects. Thank you for your work on your videos. Best wishes, jen x
Such beautiful projects! Wow! I stitched the portrait of Christ several years ago, I really enjoyed it. I’d love to see a parade of your patterns of Christ. So much inspiration here, thanks for sharing!
I love your videos. You are so much fun. Love all your projects and progress. Thanks so much for making my Saturday stitching so relaxing and fun. Love the pumpkin project your friend gifted you. You will love retirement. So much more time for projects!!
Beautiful projects, Brenda! I have always loved the HAED Four Seasons. Congratulations on your June retirement! I do not think that I have picked up on that before. As one middle school survivor to another - you go girl!
I'm amazed, as always, by all the projects you manage to work on! I especially like seeing your Kingdom of Books and your Marquoir Mystery. Happy stitching :)
As I was stitching on the E in Winter…there you were!! What a joy to see you and hear what you’re working on. I get so inspired and am so motivated to get my board out and actually plan like you do. This is amazing as I am in the middle of my first bout of Covid and not functioning at normal levels 🤪😏. You always are a comfort, joy, inspiration, fun, caring, and sister stitcher for me!! Can’t wait to see the progress on your projects this year!! Thanks for the sunshine today!!🥰
You have been stitching so much in the new year already! Such beautiful pieces and great progress. I like your plans for February; certain projects on scheduled days sound nicely organized. ❤
Brenda!!!! Oh, my, so much lovely stitching!! I enjoyed seeing all of your pretty projects!! To keep the dark thread from showing through on the front of your finish (of the seaside scene) you can slip a little piece of white non-woven interfacing between the floss and the linen. Make sure the edges of the interfacing are uneven or even a little frayed to keep the edges of that from showing through. You can then mount the stitching on a white board and keep the picture nice and bright. 😊. Didn’t mean to write a book here…. Take care, my friend! Thanks for sharing!!
I can't tell you how much I love your videos. I do mostly full coverage charts. I admire you for getting so much done. I have some vision problems and my progress is very slow. I love the alphabet project you are doing. Beautiful pattern and beautiful stitching on your part. Thank You making your videos. Many blessings to you. 😊
So much beauty! Can you imagine what you’ll accomplish once you’re retired?! My Kingdom of Books should (knock on wood) be done by its 5th birthday on March 1st. I only have the outlining, the titles and the bottom background to do. I’m trying to do 50 stitches in each row across each day. Hopefully I don’t have too many distractions. It’s school break so I’m off babysitting duty. I will stop scrolling for sellers of some of the kits you showed! Pam
Hi Pam!!!!!! Ohhhhhh, March 1st, I can't wait to see it!!!!!!!!! 50 stitches a day is a very smart way to do it! So glad you are on a break from babysitting, stop scrolling and get stitching, lol!!!
@@Handworkmaniac Thank you….I might go crazy with how boring the bottom border is, though! There’s about 15 rows of lower border so I figured it would take me 9 days to complete at the rate of 50 stitches per row each day. That ends up being every minute of stitching time I can manage in a day. I’m giving it my all.
Thank You!! Yes, I have a countdown calendar on my desk at work :) I keep kidding that I am going to make a paper chain, lol! Yay, two years!!! I am excited for you!!
Really enjoy stitching with you! Love how you count "snow" days! So interesting to see the variety of things you stitch. Are you counting the days to retirement? I will be curious to see the changes in your stitching time!
Thank you Desiree!!! I have a "page a day" desk calendar that tells me every day how many days are left, lol. Today it says 115 :) I can't wait either!!!!!!
Regarding Teresa Kogut's Halloween piece, I did the whole thing in tent stitch, two strands over one, on 28 ct. linen. It went soooo much faster! I started on Christmas Day and finished in March. So I highly endorse your tent stitch idea for the center band! :)
Such beautiful and varied stitching, Brenda! You accomplish so much from one video to the next. It's hard to pick a favorite piece, but that little bunny in the seasonal piece is the best!
I always love watching your videos Brenda! So many lovely stitched pieces! And you encourage to keep stitching and get my older WIPS done. I finished a couple and only have about 7 left now. Have a great stitchy week ahead! Cheers! 🧑🏻🦰🇨🇦
Thank You Marilyn!!! I'm so glad you are encouraged to work on your older WIPs!!! It always feels to good to them done :) Cheering you on to keep going on the 7 that are left!!
So exciting that retirement is on the horizon - more time for stitching! How are you liking the grided fabric to stitch on? I haven't tried it yet. I enjoyed seeing every single one of your projects!
Thank You Kathy! I can't wait :) I do like the gridded fabric, but it is a little hard to wrap my brain around the fact that the grid line is on a thread, instead of between the threads. But once I have been working on it for a while my brain adjusts.
Just love your updates Brenda - you have such fabulous projects and a great schedule and I can’t wait for you to retire because you are going to be turbo- stitching then! Your WIPs won’t know what’s hit them. 😀
You have so many lovely stitchy projects, everyone you show is a delight to see. I love the back stitching on haberdashery. I like to stitch a lot of eastern European designer pieces and they use a lot of backstitch. It is so much fun to see the piece come to life after you backstitch. I have tried to do the 30 minute or hour a day on projects, but I never keep up with it. When I need to move a project along each month, I play catch up. Lol. Some projects keep getting pushed back all the time until I have to get them done . Laura has been the reason for several of my project/ purchases. She is so sweet, she even helped me source a hard to find older RTO pattern that I started for my New Year piece. What a wonderful person.❤ Your video was such fun to watch. Have you started a count down to your last work day yet?
Thank You Lynn!!! I know what you mean, I am always playing catch up on my daily pieces as well!!! LOL. And I agree, Laura is the sweetest/nicest person I know. Her videos always cheer me up :) [UA-cam: istitchbirds?] And Yes!! I have a countdown calendar on my desk at work where I tear off a page a day. My coworkers keep kidding that they are going to make me a paper chain, lol!
Love all of your stitching. Great tip with using the sewing thread for back stitching on smaller counts. I went right to Etsy and bought the project cards. I have the ones from 24HOCS but they aren’t quite right for my needs. Let’s see if these ones work.
Beautiful projects, beautiful stitching! I like the idea of breaking up the patterns to do some each month. I think I'll try that for a few of my lingering projects, and maybe I can make some progress on them. Thanks, Brenda!
I'm so bummed that I won't be going to Stitch West this year - barring a miracle. I'm way far down on the 'wait list' because there was a funeral the day of sign ups that my women's group was serving the reception for. By the time I was done with that and the clean up, the retreat was sold out. Maybe next year. I'm going to see if I might make it to one of the Silver Needle or Quilter's Station retreats instead - they are both 'drive not fly' distances for me after all. I'm going to keep up on the #BirdhousesSAL though, just on it's own merits - it's a lovely pattern.
Hi Karla!!! Sounds like you were doing a good thing though serving at a funeral, which is way more important :) And I would not be surprised if they get quite a ways through their waitlist by the time we get to the retreat. I have heard that the Silver Needle and Quilter's Station retreats are amazing!!! And so glad you are stitching the birdhouses with us!!
I was glad to see you had a video this morning. Today is post work recovery and coffee is my best friend while watching your lovely progress on your projects.
Like everyone else, I love your stitching.You are a great artist and inspiration. I use so many of your ideas and organizational skills. I am excited to use the overdyed floss to make things go faster,not to mention how beautiful it looks. I have a question about how to use them,that is do you complete every cross or do you stitch a row with one leg of the cross and comeback to complete the whole cross? Again thank you so much for sharing and inspiration.
Thank You!!! So glad my ideas have been helpful :) When I use overdyed floss I always cross each stitch as I go, because I like to see all that beautiful variation of color. But you can also go across a row and then come back, and it makes kind of a tweedy look, depending on how highly variegated the floss is.
Great to see you and your projects Brenda. You do such a wide varity if projects. Might i ask what you do with all theAida from the kits. Take care and stay safe until we next 'meet'🤗🇬🇧
I always love seeing all of the things you are working on - there are usually 3 or 4 that i have to go bookmark! Just wondering, it looks like the left hand side of most of your WIPs that are in Qsnaps have the left side removed. Is that for the floor/lap stand or just to release the tension on it? Thank you for all the videos! i am now a proud owner of both an Elan lap and floor stand! Love them1
Thank You Stacey! The only reason the left hand clip is removed is so that I can show you the whole piece on the video, so you can see the already stitched part that is under the clip. When I stitch on them I always have all four clips on. In video #19 I show how I hold the q-snaps in my Elan stand. So glad you are loving your stands from Artisan Designs!
Thank You!! I got that needleminder from a project bag maker on Etsy who made me a BYU project bag. She took a piece of the fabric and made a covered button with it and put a magnet on the back. She made it for me as a special order, but you could always contact her and ask :) Her store is "BrassButtonShop" on Etsy.
Hi I enjoyed your video. I am getting ready to start the Kingdom of Books and thought I had gotten the translated titles from you but I cannot seem to find them. Can I get the list again or where do I look to find them. Thanks!
Hi Patricia! It was a large pendant or charm pack that I bought at the Pine Needles quilt/needlework store in Salt Lake City. It is called "Cathe Holden Vintage Charm Zipper Pulls Furniture". And I glued a magnet to the back of it :) It looks like it is available online at a few quilt stores and on etsy and ebay. Here is a listing on etsy :) www.etsy.com/listing/1479300853/moda-fabrics-furniture-chair-and-cabinet?gpla=1&gao=1&&Cj0KCQiAoeGuBhCBARIsAGfKY7w6kRbXhrpJF9o-ZwcoCBK4n3X3yT4Yezwdpdo9UJ5ocA-C4GbB_lgaAgtvEALw_wcB_k_&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAoeGuBhCBARIsAGfKY7w6kRbXhrpJF9o-ZwcoCBK4n3X3yT4Yezwdpdo9UJ5ocA-C4GbB_lgaAgtvEALw_wcB
Hello Rosalie!! I do need 3.5 magnification reading glasses, and a really good light :) And I also wear contacts. Patreon is a designer membership platform where you can sign up to join a designer's membership group. You can find more information at patreon.com. And WipGo is a fun stitching activity that is run by Jessie who has a UA-cam channel called "Jessie Marie Does Stuff". She has several videos on her channel that explain how it works.
Hi Susan! I stitch on all kinds of fabric, including Aida, and all kinds of counts for 7ct klostern to 56ct linen. I do wear 3.5 reading glasses for magnification (I wear monovision contacts and don't need reading glasses to read), but I have not noticed that it is hard on my eyes :)
Hi Brenda. I also have the book chart that looks like houses on the Canal in the Netherlands. Was wondering if you would be able to share the english titles of the books with me and I can chat the spacing myself. Thanks for any help.
Hi Sundee!! I love blue samplers as well :) I believe the video just before this one (#124) shows everything on the wall and the name of each :) And I did notice that Awesome Pattern Studio has patterns for cities all over the world. You can find their shop on Etsy.
Your finished pieces on the wall are astounding. What is the Mirabilia with the blue cloak? I am not able to find it to stitch. Would you be willing to sell your pattern? Thank you.
Thank You Marcy! That piece is "Angel of Love" by Lavender and Lace. And I believe you can still find it to purchase. I have given my copy away already :)
Hi Brenda. Love watching your flosstube. I am wondering about the retreat you attend called crazy woman retreat. Is that associated with a needlework shop? Or is it a group of you ladies who just get together?
Thank You Katherine! That retreat is put on my Misty Connelly. She is mconnelly69 on Instagram. I am guessing that pretty soon now she will announce sign ups for the 2024 Crazy Woman Retreat on her IG account. I think that is the only place she posts it :)
Hi there I have a question I know you finished lost no more I have been trying to get the hard copy to no avail. I can only find pdf but it’s states I need adobe reader to download. I have been searching for days with no luck. Maybe you can help me I really appreciate your time. Thanks for sharing all your beautiful work.
Hi Gladys!! I did see a "Lost No More" kit on Ebay last week. It seems to come up every other month or so. I'm sorry it is so hard to find, I would suggest you just keep watching re-sell sites like Ebay and Stash Unload Facebook sites. I believe all of the .pdf versions are illegal copies of the original kit.
I’ve been waiting and waiting for an update from you. You are a rockstar! Love seeing all of your Wips. I think I’m more excited for your retirement than you are. You are going to blow us away with all of your finishes then.
Thank You Juli!!!!!!! Hope you get lots of stitching done this weekend!
Such beautiful stitching. Love the projects you select and happy that I found your channel. You inspire me!
Thank You! And Welcome!!
I love the progress on all of your WIPs - always look forward to your videos.
Thank You Debby!
I love your stitching and finishes Brenda! Thanks for sharing all you do! You must be counting the days until retirement! ❤
Thank You Donna!!! And yes, I am!!!!!!!! LOL
Always great to see your beautiful work Brenda. Thank you for sharing your work on the wall, so many gorgeous pieces!...that Chatelaine...oh my!!
Thank You!!
Thank you, sweet, kind, beautiful Brenda! Everything is so sew very beautiful. That bee skep house in the garden is adorable. Thanks for a good visit while I stitch. As always, your amazing work makes me feel wholly inadequate with my own stitching.
Thank You Kristina! I'm glad you enjoyed the visit :) And your stitching is beautiful and wonderful and brings you joy. Please don't feel inadequate :)
Brenda-I love your flosstube videos. I am writing to let you know that 123stitch carries a lot of Dimensions kits and seems to be growing this line. I fell in love with “Peeking Pups”. As always, I’m looking forward to seeing progress, starts, purchases and all the things. Best always!
Thank You!! I LOVE that 123Stitch is carrying more Dimensions kits, I love stitching them :) Peeking Pups is darling!!
Hi Brenda! It’s always so nice to spend time with you seeing what you’ve worked on. There are so many old favorites! Kingdom of Books, Four Seasons, Serenity Harbor, etc. Enjoy the rest of February.
Thank You Jackie!
I love your stitching, Brenda!
Thank You!!
Hi Brenda, I’m a newer subscriber and have been watching some of your older videos. My favorite project so far is the 9 houses sampler you designed. So incredible! I grew up in Utah Valley so your videos remind me of home. 💗 Thank you for sharing your stitching!
thank You Joanna!!! So glad to meet a stitcher who grew up here!! That is still my favorite piece that I have stitched :)
Just couldn’t wait to see your video again!!! Happy February ❤
Thank You Becky!
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hank you Brenda....always love seeing all.
Thank You Hanna!!
Love your progress on your beautiful wips. Happy stitching!
Thank You Karin!!
I’m such a terrible friend and so behind in watching flosstube! Your progress on all the SALs is amazing. I’m working hard to get Kingdom of Books caught up for April and will bring it to Stitch West! Thanks for sharing your stitching and motivating me!
Hi Sharon!!!! I hope you are recovering from surgery and feeling better!!!!!!!!!!!! I keep thinking about you :)
Aww thanks. Not going to lie, it’s been tough. There were more breaks when he got in there - I basically crushed my elbow. But I’m on the mend now!
Beautiful stitching love your projects!!!
Thank You Dian!!
I love all your projects. I don’t know how you can keep up with so many though! You have great plans for February! I alway enjoy your videos!
Thank You Dee!
Love your finish on Summer Sketches Lighthouse, it is beautiful!!! Your starts and WIPS are all beautiful projects!!!! Your Kingdom of Books is absolutely awesome!!! Love your videos and seeing the variety of projects you stitch. Happy Stitching, Lynn
Thank You Lynn!
Oh my love it all. The russian books, the colour is amazing! And that Halloween one of Teresa Kogut oh my that went on my wish list. And in case I didn’t respond on wall video, it’s amazing as well!
Thank You Cindy!!!!! Glad you saw pieces you like!!!
The backstitching on Haberdashery looks so good, Brenda. Really makes the bunting 'pop'. Love seeing all of your stitching projects.
Thank You Leslie!!!
Great video as always, Brenda! I love those riolis kits you hauled as well :)
Thank You!!! I think I might have a shopping for kits problem, lol!!
I love your videos! I’m in awe of your projects and the progress you make. It’s so inspiring! I think heaven has your stitching room as one of its rooms. 😂Your bags and stitchy collection is just so impressive! Look forward to your next video and thank you for sharing!
Ohhh, thank you! Such lovely kind words :)
So many pretty projects! Your progress is very inspiring! Haberdashery is looking so good with the backstitch! And thank you for sharing alternative thread ideas 💛 Blessings!!
(P.s. I was the one who asked about backstitch on 25ct)
Thank You! And I'm so glad you asked, and that I was able to get some backstitch done so you could see it!
So much fun! I often change the colour for back stitching to a slightly deeper colour than what it is stitching around. Count down to retirement is on!
I should have started doing it years ago!!! 115 days!!! LOL
Hi dear Brenda, thank you so much for sharing all your wonderful projects and stitching with us. i really love your videos and how you share all this beauty with us. thank you so much. sending hugs from Switzerland 🇨🇭 ❤
Thank You!!! I visited Switzerland once when I was in my early 20s, it was soooooo lovely :)
Your projects are inspirational, to say the least. You must be a Very fast stitcher to get so much done!
Thank You Sharon! I think I am just persistent, and my husband would say that I spend all of my free time stitching :)
I love your videos Brenda. I love to see your progress as you're such a prolific stitcher, you're also such an enabler for me too as I love your style and taste in projects. Thank you for your work on your videos. Best wishes, jen x
Thank You Jen!!! You must have great taste, lol!!! But I know how enabling can be hard on the budget!! :)
Hi Brenda. Thank you for the update. Congratulations on finishing that Luca S lighthouse pair! Very pretty. x ⚘️
Thank You Margaret!
Such beautiful projects! Wow! I stitched the portrait of Christ several years ago, I really enjoyed it. I’d love to see a parade of your patterns of Christ. So much inspiration here, thanks for sharing!
Thank You Darlene!! I showed quite a few of them on my InstaGram account in March. I am Handworkmaniac on IG as well :)
I love your videos. You are so much fun. Love all your projects and progress. Thanks so much for making my Saturday stitching so relaxing and fun. Love the pumpkin project your friend gifted you. You will love retirement. So much more time for projects!!
thank You Linda!!! I can't wait!! And so glad you enjoyed my video while you stitched :)
Kingdom of Books - unbelievable colors! It’s absolutely stunning! 😍
Thank You!!!
Beautiful stitching as always ❤ You do get to have a new start every month with the fabulous houses sal 😊 Happy stitching.
Thank You Melissa, and yes, so true!!
Beautiful projects, Brenda! I have always loved the HAED Four Seasons. Congratulations on your June retirement! I do not think that I have picked up on that before. As one middle school survivor to another - you go girl!
Thank You Julie!!! Nice to hear from someone who totally understands about working at a middle school :)
Thank you for a wonderful hour to see all you have been up to. Please know what enjoyment I get when you do a floss tube
You are very welcome :)
I'm amazed, as always, by all the projects you manage to work on! I especially like seeing your Kingdom of Books and your Marquoir Mystery. Happy stitching :)
Thank You!! Those are two of my favorites as well :)
As I was stitching on the E in Winter…there you were!! What a joy to see you and hear what you’re working on. I get so inspired and am so motivated to get my board out and actually plan like you do. This is amazing as I am in the middle of my first bout of Covid and not functioning at normal levels 🤪😏. You always are a comfort, joy, inspiration, fun, caring, and sister stitcher for me!! Can’t wait to see the progress on your projects this year!! Thanks for the sunshine today!!🥰
Thank You Susan! What kind words :) You warmed my heart today. And so sorry you are sick!!!! I hope you recover and feel better soon :)
❤ so much loveliness! Can’t wait to see what retirement beholds for you!
Thank You!!!
I just always enjoy your videos. I love seeing what you are stitching and their progress. Great haul, lovely kits. Thank for always sharing.
Thank You Jo!!!!
Beautiful stitching! Retirement is great!!
Thank You Devra!! I can't wait!!
You have been stitching so much in the new year already! Such beautiful pieces and great progress. I like your plans for February; certain projects on scheduled days sound nicely organized. ❤
Thank You Judy!
Brenda!!!! Oh, my, so much lovely stitching!! I enjoyed seeing all of your pretty projects!! To keep the dark thread from showing through on the front of your finish (of the seaside scene) you can slip a little piece of white non-woven interfacing between the floss and the linen. Make sure the edges of the interfacing are uneven or even a little frayed to keep the edges of that from showing through. You can then mount the stitching on a white board and keep the picture nice and bright. 😊. Didn’t mean to write a book here…. Take care, my friend! Thanks for sharing!!
Hello Lisa!!!!! Oh . . .My . . .Goodness, that is a genius idea!!!!!!!!!!! Thank You!!!!!!!!
I can't tell you how much I love your videos. I do mostly full coverage charts. I admire you for getting so much done. I have some vision problems and my progress is very slow. I love the alphabet project you are doing. Beautiful pattern and beautiful stitching on your part. Thank You making your videos. Many blessings to you. 😊
Thank You Donna!!! Ohhh, I bet your pieces are gorgeous. And as long as you are enjoying them, that is all that matters :)
So nice to see your wonderful stitching!
Thank You!!
Thanks for sharing your projects. I always enjoy watching your stitchy progress 💛
Thank You Jamie!
Love when one of your videos pop up! Oh, my! So much amazing beauty!! Happy stitching!!
Thank You Joyce!
So much beauty! Can you imagine what you’ll accomplish once you’re retired?! My Kingdom of Books should (knock on wood) be done by its 5th birthday on March 1st. I only have the outlining, the titles and the bottom background to do. I’m trying to do 50 stitches in each row across each day. Hopefully I don’t have too many distractions. It’s school break so I’m off babysitting duty. I will stop scrolling for sellers of some of the kits you showed! Pam
Hi Pam!!!!!! Ohhhhhh, March 1st, I can't wait to see it!!!!!!!!! 50 stitches a day is a very smart way to do it! So glad you are on a break from babysitting, stop scrolling and get stitching, lol!!!
@@Handworkmaniac Thank you….I might go crazy with how boring the bottom border is, though! There’s about 15 rows of lower border so I figured it would take me 9 days to complete at the rate of 50 stitches per row each day. That ends up being every minute of stitching time I can manage in a day. I’m giving it my all.
Such beautiful beautiful work, Brenda. God bless . . . .
Thank You Cathy!
Beautiful stitching as always! You must be counting the days till retirement, im just hopefully under two years and im counting months lol.
Thank You!! Yes, I have a countdown calendar on my desk at work :) I keep kidding that I am going to make a paper chain, lol! Yay, two years!!! I am excited for you!!
Hi Brenda. Love your videos and have watched a few many times due to your sincerity and positive attitude
Thank you for the kind words :) I really appreciate it :)
Really enjoy stitching with you! Love how you count "snow" days! So interesting to see the variety of things you stitch. Are you counting the days to retirement? I will be curious to see the changes in your stitching time!
Thank you Desiree!!! I have a "page a day" desk calendar that tells me every day how many days are left, lol. Today it says 115 :) I can't wait either!!!!!!
Regarding Teresa Kogut's Halloween piece, I did the whole thing in tent stitch, two strands over one, on 28 ct. linen. It went soooo much faster! I started on Christmas Day and finished in March. So I highly endorse your tent stitch idea for the center band! :)
Ohhh Kim, I bet it is gorgeous!!! Thanks for letting me know that it will look good that way :)
Such beautiful and varied stitching, Brenda! You accomplish so much from one video to the next. It's hard to pick a favorite piece, but that little bunny in the seasonal piece is the best!
Thank You Connie! I love that bunny too :)
I always love watching your videos Brenda! So many lovely stitched pieces! And you encourage to keep stitching and get my older WIPS done. I finished a couple and only have about 7 left now. Have a great stitchy week ahead! Cheers! 🧑🏻🦰🇨🇦
Thank You Marilyn!!! I'm so glad you are encouraged to work on your older WIPs!!! It always feels to good to them done :) Cheering you on to keep going on the 7 that are left!!
Wonderful to see you again. :) Your projects are so beautiful and coming along great. Have a wonderful week.
Thank You Julie!
Completely in awe of your beautiful stitching. My jaw dropped with the Russian/ Amsterdam bookshelf! I so enjoy all that you share.
Thank You Cheryl!!! I love those books as well :)
Did I miss seeing the project with the birdhouses? Love to see what you are working on.
Brenda everything is beautiful. Retirement is wonderful.
Thank You Linda!! I can't wait!
So exciting that retirement is on the horizon - more time for stitching! How are you liking the grided fabric to stitch on? I haven't tried it yet. I enjoyed seeing every single one of your projects!
Thank You Kathy! I can't wait :)
I do like the gridded fabric, but it is a little hard to wrap my brain around the fact that the grid line is on a thread, instead of between the threads. But once I have been working on it for a while my brain adjusts.
Missing you Brenda! I hope you are keeping well and ready to share your stitchy progress soon xXx
Thank You for checking on me Jenny! I finally got that update video made, and hope to get to a Maynia video tonight or tomorrow :)
I missed you and I've been checking for a few days to see if there's a new movie❤ I love all yours stitching😊
Thank You!!! Such kind words :)
Just love your updates Brenda - you have such fabulous projects and a great schedule and I can’t wait for you to retire because you are going to be turbo- stitching then! Your WIPs won’t know what’s hit them. 😀
Thank You Alison!! LOL, you are making me giggle. I can't wait!
Beautiful wips! 💕
Thank You Wendy!
You have so many lovely stitchy projects, everyone you show is a delight to see. I love the back stitching on haberdashery. I like to stitch a lot of eastern European designer pieces and they use a lot of backstitch. It is so much fun to see the piece come to life after you backstitch. I have tried to do the 30 minute or hour a day on projects, but I never keep up with it. When I need to move a project along each month, I play catch up. Lol. Some projects keep getting pushed back all the time until I have to get them done . Laura has been the reason for several of my project/ purchases. She is so sweet, she even helped me source a hard to find older RTO pattern that I started for my New Year piece. What a wonderful person.❤ Your video was such fun to watch. Have you started a count down to your last work day yet?
Thank You Lynn!!! I know what you mean, I am always playing catch up on my daily pieces as well!!! LOL. And I agree, Laura is the sweetest/nicest person I know. Her videos always cheer me up :) [UA-cam: istitchbirds?]
And Yes!! I have a countdown calendar on my desk at work where I tear off a page a day. My coworkers keep kidding that they are going to make me a paper chain, lol!
Love all of your stitching. Great tip with using the sewing thread for back stitching on smaller counts. I went right to Etsy and bought the project cards. I have the ones from 24HOCS but they aren’t quite right for my needs. Let’s see if these ones work.
Hi Vicky!!! I hope you love those cards as much as I do :)
@@Handworkmaniac soooo I printed one of each and then later that night Sammy introduced me to notions and showed me how to use it now I’m digital 😂😂😂
Beautiful projects, beautiful stitching! I like the idea of breaking up the patterns to do some each month. I think I'll try that for a few of my lingering projects, and maybe I can make some progress on them. Thanks, Brenda!
Thank You Kathy! I'm glad you liked the idea :)
I'm so bummed that I won't be going to Stitch West this year - barring a miracle. I'm way far down on the 'wait list' because there was a funeral the day of sign ups that my women's group was serving the reception for. By the time I was done with that and the clean up, the retreat was sold out. Maybe next year. I'm going to see if I might make it to one of the Silver Needle or Quilter's Station retreats instead - they are both 'drive not fly' distances for me after all. I'm going to keep up on the #BirdhousesSAL though, just on it's own merits - it's a lovely pattern.
Hi Karla!!! Sounds like you were doing a good thing though serving at a funeral, which is way more important :) And I would not be surprised if they get quite a ways through their waitlist by the time we get to the retreat. I have heard that the Silver Needle and Quilter's Station retreats are amazing!!! And so glad you are stitching the birdhouses with us!!
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Thank you , your stitch so many lovly and stunning stitching! 🤗😍🇳🇴Gurli in Norway
Thank You Gurli!!!
I was glad to see you had a video this morning. Today is post work recovery and coffee is my best friend while watching your lovely progress on your projects.
Thank You!!! And have a great recovery :)
Like everyone else, I love your stitching.You are a great artist and inspiration. I use so many of your ideas and organizational skills. I am excited to use the overdyed floss to make things go faster,not to mention how beautiful it looks. I have a question about how to use them,that is do you complete every cross or do you stitch a row with one leg of the cross and comeback to complete the whole cross? Again thank you so much for sharing and inspiration.
Thank You!!! So glad my ideas have been helpful :) When I use overdyed floss I always cross each stitch as I go, because I like to see all that beautiful variation of color. But you can also go across a row and then come back, and it makes kind of a tweedy look, depending on how highly variegated the floss is.
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Thank You Kerrie!
I love your work! Do you have a stitch with me video just to see how you cross stitch?
Thank You! And yes, it is video #100 :)
Beautiful finishes and works in progress. The Dinky Dyes were not listed for the water…could you please let me know what they are.
Thank You Kelley! Oh dear, I will go add that to the description box right now, so sorry! It is Dinky Dyes "Gum Leaves" and Dinky Dyes "Ocean Pines"
Brenda I love all your work n choices of designs. Your choice of 46ct linen gets all my envy. Love all of you. I am your top fan. ❤💕💕💕
Thank You Alice!!!
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Thank You Rae!!
Ok, just started watching...is that a card catalog needleminder?!?!
LOL, only you would notice that :)
Love the " 4 Seasons " piece. Would like to stitch it myself & wonder if it is still available. I think I first saw the pattern years ago.
The Lanarte 4 seasons? I love that project :) I think it was only sold as a Lanarte kit. It is out of print, but I do see it every few weeks on Ebay
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Great to see you and your projects Brenda. You do such a wide varity if projects. Might i ask what you do with all theAida from the kits. Take care and stay safe until we next 'meet'🤗🇬🇧
Hello!! I keep all the unused aida in my fabric storage. I use it occasionally, and my daughters and daughter-in-law use it :)
I always love seeing all of the things you are working on - there are usually 3 or 4 that i have to go bookmark! Just wondering, it looks like the left hand side of most of your WIPs that are in Qsnaps have the left side removed. Is that for the floor/lap stand or just to release the tension on it? Thank you for all the videos! i am now a proud owner of both an Elan lap and floor stand! Love them1
Thank You Stacey! The only reason the left hand clip is removed is so that I can show you the whole piece on the video, so you can see the already stitched part that is under the clip. When I stitch on them I always have all four clips on. In video #19 I show how I hold the q-snaps in my Elan stand. So glad you are loving your stands from Artisan Designs!
I looooove those Russian books!❤️🇨🇦
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Can you please tell me where to buy a BYU needleminder? You're just such a prolific stitcher. You must stitch very fast. Thank you for sharing.😊
Thank You!! I got that needleminder from a project bag maker on Etsy who made me a BYU project bag. She took a piece of the fabric and made a covered button with it and put a magnet on the back. She made it for me as a special order, but you could always contact her and ask :) Her store is "BrassButtonShop" on Etsy.
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Thank You Amy!!!
Hi I enjoyed your video. I am getting ready to start the Kingdom of Books and thought I had gotten the translated titles from you but I cannot seem to find them. Can I get the list again or where do I look to find them. Thanks!
Hi Sarah! Absolutely! Just email me at AdnerbYakJ@gmail.com and I will send them to you :)
Where did you get the card catalog needle minder on in the library?
Hi Patricia! It was a large pendant or charm pack that I bought at the Pine Needles quilt/needlework store in Salt Lake City. It is called "Cathe Holden Vintage Charm Zipper Pulls Furniture". And I glued a magnet to the back of it :) It looks like it is available online at a few quilt stores and on etsy and ebay. Here is a listing on etsy :) www.etsy.com/listing/1479300853/moda-fabrics-furniture-chair-and-cabinet?gpla=1&gao=1&&Cj0KCQiAoeGuBhCBARIsAGfKY7w6kRbXhrpJF9o-ZwcoCBK4n3X3yT4Yezwdpdo9UJ5ocA-C4GbB_lgaAgtvEALw_wcB_k_&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAoeGuBhCBARIsAGfKY7w6kRbXhrpJF9o-ZwcoCBK4n3X3yT4Yezwdpdo9UJ5ocA-C4GbB_lgaAgtvEALw_wcB
It’s amazing you can see to stitch on 46 count ,I’m in Australia @ can’t understand what you mean by Patrion @ whipgo ?
Hello Rosalie!! I do need 3.5 magnification reading glasses, and a really good light :) And I also wear contacts. Patreon is a designer membership platform where you can sign up to join a designer's membership group. You can find more information at patreon.com. And WipGo is a fun stitching activity that is run by Jessie who has a UA-cam channel called "Jessie Marie Does Stuff". She has several videos on her channel that explain how it works.
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Hi Mel!!!!! Thank You!!! :)
Do you aways stitch on linen. Isn't it hard on your eyes?
Hi Susan! I stitch on all kinds of fabric, including Aida, and all kinds of counts for 7ct klostern to 56ct linen. I do wear 3.5 reading glasses for magnification (I wear monovision contacts and don't need reading glasses to read), but I have not noticed that it is hard on my eyes :)
On Kingdom of Books would you consider sharing the translation of book titles? I don’t know anyone that speaks/knows Russian😊
Absolutely! Just email me at AdnerbYakJ@gmail.com and I will send it to you :)
@@Handworkmaniac THANK YOU!! Will email you. 😊
Hi Brenda. I also have the book chart that looks like houses on the Canal in the Netherlands. Was wondering if you would be able to share the english titles of the books with me and I can chat the spacing myself. Thanks for any help.
Hi Linda! I would be happy to! Just email me at AdnerbYakJ@gmail.com and I will send it to you :)
What are the blue samplers on your walls? I’ve been looking for a few and love the ones you have. Also, is the Salt lake one part of a series?
Hi Sundee!! I love blue samplers as well :) I believe the video just before this one (#124) shows everything on the wall and the name of each :) And I did notice that Awesome Pattern Studio has patterns for cities all over the world. You can find their shop on Etsy.
Your finished pieces on the wall are astounding. What is the Mirabilia with the blue cloak? I am not able to find it to stitch. Would you be willing to sell your pattern? Thank you.
Thank You Marcy! That piece is "Angel of Love" by Lavender and Lace. And I believe you can still find it to purchase. I have given my copy away already :)
Hi Brenda. Love watching your flosstube. I am wondering about the retreat you attend called crazy woman retreat. Is that associated with a needlework shop? Or is it a group of you ladies who just get together?
Thank You Katherine! That retreat is put on my Misty Connelly. She is mconnelly69 on Instagram. I am guessing that pretty soon now she will announce sign ups for the 2024 Crazy Woman Retreat on her IG account. I think that is the only place she posts it :)
Im sorry, Im behind on watching your videos but am trying to catch up! Could you tell me who makes the Pumpkin House chart your friend got you?
Hello! Isn't that chart beautiful! It is by Inna Bidenko (Инна Байденко).
Yes, it is! Thank you so much@@Handworkmaniac
Hi there I have a question I know you finished lost no more I have been trying to get the hard copy to no avail. I can only find pdf but it’s states I need adobe reader to download. I have been searching for days with no luck. Maybe you can help me I really appreciate your time. Thanks for sharing all your beautiful work.
Hi Gladys!! I did see a "Lost No More" kit on Ebay last week. It seems to come up every other month or so. I'm sorry it is so hard to find, I would suggest you just keep watching re-sell sites like Ebay and Stash Unload Facebook sites. I believe all of the .pdf versions are illegal copies of the original kit.
Thank you I’ll keep looking. Many blessings
"Pumpkin House" by Inna Bidenko (Инна Байденко)
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You are such a prolific stitcher now, that when you retire you will be really scary!
Thank You Louann! We shall have to wait and find out, lol!!
Put it on black mayors and it won’t show
Thank You Linda! A great tip!!!
That was supposed to be mat board not mayors😁
I guess I spoke too SOON.
laughing. Glad I remembered to mention it!!
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Thank You Patty!