Valerie, I just saw your sampler video with your friend and loved it. I am binge watching and now I feel so homesick for PA. I moved from Pottstown in 1996. I used to go to Shady Maple about once a month when I was there. In the mid 90' s the snow and ice got to us so we moved to FL. I don't have s crosstitch channel but I watch as many as I can. I'm so glad that you started a channel.
What a nice comment! Glad that I can bring a bit of PA into your life - we have plenty of snow and ice right now! :) I went to Kimberton Farm School when I was little, right near Pottstown!
I thoroughly enjoyed your first video! You are delightful to “ visit”! Lots of lovely WIP’s! My folks retired to Ephrata and I grew up in Newtown Square! Very fun to hear about familiar places!
Welcome to flosstube-loved your first video! A cross stitch bus tour! Who knew? I live on Long Island in NY and did a road trip of the Blue Ridge Mountain Pkwy Last fall. I planned three LNSs to tour on the trip and Stitch and Stuff was one of them! What a sweet shop,such lovely ladies working there. When I get back to PA I hope to check out The Strawberry Sampler.
How fun you planned your own LNS trip and went to Stitch and Stuff! You would love the Strawberry Sampler too but it is a little farther south. Thanks for watching!
Loved your first video. Wow a cross stitch bus tour,eating at Shady Maple love going there ,what a fun trip that must have been. Going to binge watch the rest of your videos.
@@valerie-stitchinginthebarn723 No I live in MD about 60 miles from Shady Maple but love going to Lancaster County to shop and visit whenever I can get away from the cows and grandkids.
My husband and our 2 children and I lived in Lancaster for exactly 1 year back in 1998. He was transferred there for a year. We loved the area and enjoy coming back to visit. At that time, I spent much of my time at AC Moore Crafts. Loved that store! I used to grocery shop occasionally at Shady Maple. I loved their produce. Thank you so much for your videos. It's bringing back many memories for me and giving me new cross stitch shops to visit next time we make it out there. We live in Illinois. Thanks, again!
Glad I could bring back good memories! Illinois is a beautiful state too! A.C.Moore does still exist, but it doesn't have much of a cross stitch selection - I have to travel to needlework shops to get the patterns, floss and fabric I want. ACMoore has just about everything else, though! We have that and Michaels, and there is a new Hobby Lobby about an hour away from me. Thanks for watching!
Stitch n stuff is where I first saw Harvest Time bt Prairie schooler and bought it. I also bought Frosty Forrest which is on the wall near the front door.
Hi Valerie! Welcome to Flosstube. Isn't it fun to jump in and share with everyone? I love everything you are stitching and am going to binge watch your videos so that I am up to date. Happy Stitching! -Betsy Kleger
Loved your first video! Especially since I lived in Douglassville, PA for 14 yrs and Stitch n Stuff was my regular haunt! And if you go to Shady Maple on your birthday it’s free! We were transferred in 2013 and while I don’t miss the traffic (I worked in King of Prussia) I do miss some much more! I to have learned to not be such a strict follower of the rules because of Flosstube and Instagram. Love these stitching communities! I’ll be watching you and most of the others you mentioned lol
Stitching in the Barn It’s a small world! My husband grew up in Blue Bell and went to Wissahickon. We are in TX now. Closest LNS is an hour so I opened my own Etsy shop a couple of months ago with the hope of growing it enough to open a brick and mortar!
I signed up for the bus tour you mentioned. My niece and nephew live in Downingtown PA so I’m making it a two for one weekend. So glad you mentioned it or I would never have heard of it. I will introduce myself if I see you on the bus.
Deborah Koplen that’s great! It’s a fun day out, and I will be sure to look for you. Have you been to the Strawberry Sampler or the other places before? They are not very big shops, but have lots of goodies anyway and the people who work there are so helpful and nice. I hope you enjoy it!
Loved your first video! We lived in Robesonia PA for 20 years before we moved to FL 7 years ago- listening to you brings back so many nice memories of stitching in PA😊
Welcome to floss tube! I really enjoyed your video and seeing your stitching! I’d love to get more info about the bus tour. (I’m in Carlisle) Looking forward to watching your other videos!
Sure! The bus tour is run by Perkiomen Bus Company and I will put a link.It is probably a bit far from Carlisle as it goes from Allentown area to Souderton to Glen Mills and then Reading. We go to The Strawberry Sampler, then lunch at Shady Maple then on to Stitch n Stuff and then home - kind of make a big circle. www.perkiomentours.com/Tour/Cross-Stitch-Tour BTW I went to Carlisle for the first time this summer - to the Bluegrass on the Grass festival! What a charming town - I loved it!!!
Stitching in the Barn That is a little far for a morning drive! But I think my sister in law and I are going to follow the stops in the summer once school is over. (She lives in Lancaster, not far from Shady Maple) I’m sure the bustrip is a great time!
Hi Valerie, Listening to your video I could almost immediately tell we are from the same area ... I knew it for sure once you mentioned the March bus trip . See you in a couple of weeks ....look forward to meeting you in person 😊
Kindred Stitcher and TexStylust recommended your Flosstube channel, so I came by and very glad I did. I enjoyed your first video, so will try and catch up. See you next time.
Hello, I so enjoyed your first video. I am taking a break to chat a moment before I go watch your other two. Goodness, I too have made 3 videos, Sew Grateful. Boy Howdy, I sure could use some of your calm and collected spirit. I seem a bit more nervous & jumbled. I LOVED that you said, it was slightly different and tricky to be "a bit boastful" and also to show your works in progress. THANKS for saying that. It is exactly how I felt. However, like you, I have enjoyed Floss tube for so long, that I wanted to join in the fun. Gosh, I sure do appreciate your kind spirit. I really loved your Birds of a Feather Sampler, thanks for sharing that. Once I finished your video I felt all covered in Grace & Goodness. I look forward to watching your other videos. Happy Stitching, Daleen
@@valerie-stitchinginthebarn723 And thank you so much for info about the stitching tour, I am thinking of joining this year:)) Never heard about the tours before :))
Hi Valerie, heard your name mentioned on a number of different videos. When I heard you were from PA, I had to head over to your channel. I live in NEPA. I know I will be visiting with you in the future. I will also be checking out the shops you mentioned, road trips are always fun. Loved your projects too🤗🤗🤗
We love the Shady Maple Grocery Store and their bulk section!!! Didn't know about the store near Reading, I'll have to find it next summer (we try to get down once a year). I'm trying to convince Liz and Deb they need to organize a retreat in Dutch Country! Great first video. Welcome to Flosstube and I'll see you at Stitch Con!
I just discovered you and didn't realize you were close? Can't believe you have been to Shady Maple! There is another place in Limerick I go sometimes that I will talk about in another video. Thanks for your encouragement - your videos are great. I will look for you at Stitch-Con for sure.
@@valerie-stitchinginthebarn723 I'm not close, but I've been visiting Dutch Country for many, many years. My favorite is BB's (we came home with a carload of cheap stuff last summer!), Eldest's favorite is Lancaster Archery, Little One's favorite is eating at Dickey's and Cici's (we don't have either here in MA, but loved them when we lived in VA!) We got to meet Liz and Deb at the LNS in Strasburg in June before we caught the show at Sight and Sound. Looking forward to meeting you in person!
So glad that I happened across your channel! You have such an interesting and relaxing way of speaking - I loved your stories and explanations as well as your stitching and the images of the bus tour and the barn!
So glad to have finally found your video- thanks for some great shout outs!!! Everything is just awesome- that you are working on- and I Can't wait to see all that's ahead... xoxo Niki
Great projects. You are a Natural. Thanks for sharing. Hope you do decide to do more flosstubes would love to see your finishes, both past and future. (Pauline S)
That was a great first video. I love the smoke outlined. I think it looks great. And the cardinal stitched with one thread does make it look more primitive and he looks good too. I’ve been getting my glitter houses sent to me from Strawberry Sampler but I have never been there. I can’t wait to see more from you. I’m over by Cincinnati so, Keepsakes is my local LNS.
I would LOVE to see it done in needlepoint! A friend of mine said she did it in cross stitch, but over one, which I bet was also fabulous. It really is a great pattern. I can't believe I have let it sit for so long. You will inspire me to finish! Thanks for your comment!
I enjoyed getting to know you a bit and look forward to watching your future videos. I loved your story about your grandmother and getting your own stitching things.
Great first video! I also found flosstube through Vonna. It’s Vonna’s blog where I saw her cross stitch projects and decided to start cross stitching after about 25 years. Welcome to the flosstube community :-). I’m off to watch your next one. ~Leanne
It really is a wonderful little shop - in fact that whole area is lovely with Winterthur, Longwood Gardens, etc.Here is the website - enjoy your visit! www.strawberrysampler.com/
I live about a mile from Shady Maple!! I shop at the grocery store every week! I normally go to Stitch and Stuff but have gone to Strawberry Sampler for years! Both are great shops. Nice to meet you here!
Great first video. Love your title. That Teresa Kogut Santa is great. Thank you for taking the time to make videos. I’m pretty much shut in so I really enjoy Flosstube.
That's what I love about Flosstube; we can be miles apart but "visit" with each other and still learn from each other and share our love of stitching and crafting anyway! Thank you for watching and your nice comment.
Your going to crack up but I was at the Strawberry Sampler the day your bus came. Small world right???? It’s only an hour from me so I try to make it there as often as I can.
Lucky you! You made the big trip and then got swallowed into a mass of eager shoppers - sorry about that! :) I should get there more often as it is just over an hour for me but somehow that seems like a long trek!
Hi Valerie. I viewed your first video and I'm so happy found you. I live in Florida but my brother lives in Chester Springs. While I was visiting him my SIL took me the Stitch n Stuff. I had never been to a local LNS and I thought I died and went to heaven. I mentionef it in One of my earlier videos. I think my Bro lives close to Kenit Sq. I would love to visit the Strawberry Sampler the next time I visit him. maybe we could meet. Are you going to stitch con? Please check out my videos. I'm Dee's Delights Stitcher.
Valerie, I just saw your sampler video with your friend and loved it. I am binge watching and now I feel so homesick for PA. I moved from Pottstown in 1996. I used to go to Shady Maple about once a month when I was there. In the mid 90' s the snow and ice got to us so we moved to FL. I don't have s crosstitch channel but I watch as many as I can. I'm so glad that you started a channel.
What a nice comment! Glad that I can bring a bit of PA into your life - we have plenty of snow and ice right now! :) I went to Kimberton Farm School when I was little, right near Pottstown!
I thoroughly enjoyed your first video! You are delightful to “ visit”! Lots of lovely WIP’s! My folks retired to Ephrata and I grew up in Newtown Square! Very fun to hear about familiar places!
Welcome to flosstube-loved your first video! A cross stitch bus tour! Who knew? I live on Long Island in NY and did a road trip of the Blue Ridge Mountain Pkwy Last fall. I planned three LNSs to tour on the trip and Stitch and Stuff was one of them! What a sweet shop,such lovely ladies working there. When I get back to PA I hope to check out The Strawberry Sampler.
How fun you planned your own LNS trip and went to Stitch and Stuff! You would love the Strawberry Sampler too but it is a little farther south. Thanks for watching!
Loved your first video. Wow a cross stitch bus tour,eating at Shady Maple love going there ,what a fun trip that must have been. Going to binge watch the rest of your videos.
Joyce Alban how fun that you know Shady Maple! Do you still live in PA? Glad you enjoyed the video!
@@valerie-stitchinginthebarn723 No I live in MD about 60 miles from Shady Maple but love going to Lancaster County to shop and visit whenever I can get away from the cows and grandkids.
My husband and our 2 children and I lived in Lancaster for exactly 1 year back in 1998. He was transferred there for a year. We loved the area and enjoy coming back to visit. At that time, I spent much of my time at AC Moore Crafts. Loved that store! I used to grocery shop occasionally at Shady Maple. I loved their produce. Thank you so much for your videos. It's bringing back many memories for me and giving me new cross stitch shops to visit next time we make it out there. We live in Illinois. Thanks, again!
Glad I could bring back good memories! Illinois is a beautiful state too! A.C.Moore does still exist, but it doesn't have much of a cross stitch selection - I have to travel to needlework shops to get the patterns, floss and fabric I want. ACMoore has just about everything else, though! We have that and Michaels, and there is a new Hobby Lobby about an hour away from me. Thanks for watching!
Stitch n stuff is where I first saw Harvest Time bt Prairie schooler and bought it. I also bought Frosty Forrest which is on the wall near the front door.
That's so fun that you know that store! I will look for those samples when I go there in March, maybe they are still hanging up there!
I am a little late to the game, but WELCOME to flosstube! I really enjoyed your first video. Now, off to watch number two.
Thanks so much! Ps. I love your videos!
Hi Valerie! Welcome to Flosstube. Isn't it fun to jump in and share with everyone? I love everything you are stitching and am going to binge watch your videos so that I am up to date. Happy Stitching! -Betsy Kleger
Bird Sticher Colorado thank you!
Glad to have found your channel. You are delightful. Please keep at it.
Loved your first video! Especially since I lived in Douglassville, PA for 14 yrs and Stitch n Stuff was my regular haunt! And if you go to Shady Maple on your birthday it’s free! We were transferred in 2013 and while I don’t miss the traffic (I worked in King of Prussia) I do miss some much more! I to have learned to not be such a strict follower of the rules because of Flosstube and Instagram. Love these stitching communities! I’ll be watching you and most of the others you mentioned lol
Douglassville is pretty close to me! Do you have a good LNS now? I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Stitching in the Barn It’s a small world! My husband grew up in Blue Bell and went to Wissahickon. We are in TX now. Closest LNS is an hour so I opened my own Etsy shop a couple of months ago with the hope of growing it enough to open a brick and mortar!
I signed up for the bus tour you mentioned. My niece and nephew live in Downingtown PA so I’m making it a two for one weekend. So glad you mentioned it or I would never have heard of it. I will introduce myself if I see you on the bus.
Deborah Koplen that’s great! It’s a fun day out, and I will be sure to look for you. Have you been to the Strawberry Sampler or the other places before? They are not very big shops, but have lots of goodies anyway and the people who work there are so helpful and nice. I hope you enjoy it!
Stitching in the Barn I haven’t been to any of those places. I live in Northern VA. Only been stitching a couple of years. Looking forward to it!
Hi so happy to run across your channel! Hi from Diane in Texas aka UA-cam Channel Lucky Gardenia Dashboard Confessional : )
Thank you! I'll go check your channel out!
Loved your first video! We lived in Robesonia PA for 20 years before we moved to FL 7 years ago- listening to you brings back so many nice memories of stitching in PA😊
Glad you enjoyed it! Robesonia is west of Reading? Pretty area.
Welcome to floss tube! I really enjoyed your video and seeing your stitching! I’d love to get more info about the bus tour. (I’m in Carlisle) Looking forward to watching your other videos!
Sure! The bus tour is run by Perkiomen Bus Company and I will put a link.It is probably a bit far from Carlisle as it goes from Allentown area to Souderton to Glen Mills and then Reading. We go to The Strawberry Sampler, then lunch at Shady Maple then on to Stitch n Stuff and then home - kind of make a big circle. www.perkiomentours.com/Tour/Cross-Stitch-Tour
BTW I went to Carlisle for the first time this summer - to the Bluegrass on the Grass festival! What a charming town - I loved it!!!
Stitching in the Barn That is a little far for a morning drive! But I think my sister in law and I are going to follow the stops in the summer once school is over. (She lives in Lancaster, not far from Shady Maple) I’m sure the bustrip is a great time!
my plans for 2020 is to catch up on my whips thankyou for your great videos diane sirum
Hi Valerie, Listening to your video I could almost immediately tell we are from the same area ... I knew it for sure once you mentioned the March bus trip . See you in a couple of weeks ....look forward to meeting you in person 😊
Are you going on the cross stitch tour? Where are you being collected? I will have to look out for you!
Stitching in the Barn Hi yes we get picked up at the last stop .... Can't wait ! See you then !
Annabelle Schwartz oh good! You will be getting on with my friend Holly. I hope you enjoy it - the shops aren’t big but it is a fun day out!😀
Loved your first video! Really stitching in a barn...now that would be a heck of a lot better than a cave! :)
Dear Vonna, it means the world to me that you watched, and liked my video! You are my flosstube hero! xx
Vonna Pfeiffer lol oh Vonna!
Love your Teresa Kogut Santa!!! I like the outline on both sides of the smoke. You did a great job on your first videos and I can’t wait to see more.
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed the video.
Kindred Stitcher and TexStylust recommended your Flosstube channel, so I came by and very glad I did. I enjoyed your first video, so will try and catch up. See you next time.
Thank you! Very kind!
Hello, I so enjoyed your first video. I am taking a break to chat a moment before I go watch your other two. Goodness, I too have made 3 videos, Sew Grateful. Boy Howdy, I sure could use some of your calm and collected spirit. I seem a bit more nervous & jumbled. I LOVED that you said, it was slightly different and tricky to be "a bit boastful" and also to show your works in progress. THANKS for saying that. It is exactly how I felt. However, like you, I have enjoyed Floss tube for so long, that I wanted to join in the fun. Gosh, I sure do appreciate your kind spirit. I really loved your Birds of a Feather Sampler, thanks for sharing that. Once I finished your video I felt all covered in Grace & Goodness. I look forward to watching your other videos. Happy Stitching, Daleen
What a lovely comment, thank you. I will have to go and find your videos now, so we can have a proper visit!
What a nice video and such a wonderful projects you have! Love Stitch'n'Staff store:)) Thank you for sharing! ❤❤❤
Thanks for your nice comment :)
@@valerie-stitchinginthebarn723 And thank you so much for info about the stitching tour, I am thinking of joining this year:)) Never heard about the tours before :))
Stitching in a barn,, that's different.. Thank you for sharing... careful those shelves drop stitchy goodies into your basket... :) Happy stitching...
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Hi Valerie, heard your name mentioned on a number of different videos. When I heard you were from PA, I had to head over to your channel. I live in NEPA. I know I will be visiting with you in the future. I will also be checking out the shops you mentioned, road trips are always fun. Loved your projects too🤗🤗🤗
We love the Shady Maple Grocery Store and their bulk section!!! Didn't know about the store near Reading, I'll have to find it next summer (we try to get down once a year). I'm trying to convince Liz and Deb they need to organize a retreat in Dutch Country! Great first video. Welcome to Flosstube and I'll see you at Stitch Con!
I just discovered you and didn't realize you were close? Can't believe you have been to Shady Maple! There is another place in Limerick I go sometimes that I will talk about in another video. Thanks for your encouragement - your videos are great. I will look for you at Stitch-Con for sure.
@@valerie-stitchinginthebarn723 I'm not close, but I've been visiting Dutch Country for many, many years. My favorite is BB's (we came home with a carload of cheap stuff last summer!), Eldest's favorite is Lancaster Archery, Little One's favorite is eating at Dickey's and Cici's (we don't have either here in MA, but loved them when we lived in VA!) We got to meet Liz and Deb at the LNS in Strasburg in June before we caught the show at Sight and Sound. Looking forward to meeting you in person!
Just discovered your videos and they’re great! Now, on to watch the rest!
Thanks Mary - hope you like them!
So glad that I happened across your channel! You have such an interesting and relaxing way of speaking - I loved your stories and explanations as well as your stitching and the images of the bus tour and the barn!
Thank you!
So glad to have finally found your video- thanks for some great shout outs!!! Everything is just awesome- that you are working on- and I Can't wait to see all that's ahead...
xoxo
Niki
Thanks so much! :)
I really enjoyed your video. Welcome to the flosstube community!
Thank you Linda!
So fun, thank you for sharing.
Thank you!
Great projects. You are a Natural. Thanks for sharing. Hope you do decide to do more flosstubes would love to see your finishes, both past and future. (Pauline S)
Thanks so much!
An amazing first video...you’re a natural! I love that Theresa Kogut Santa! Blessings, Marlene
stitchinbythelake hi Marlene! I love watching you!!! Thank you so for your comment, that means a lot to me.
Great first video....Welcome to Flosstube!! so glad you decided to join this wonderful community!!
Thank you so much!
That was a great first video. I love the smoke outlined. I think it looks great. And the cardinal stitched with one thread does make it look more primitive and he looks good too. I’ve been getting my glitter houses sent to me from Strawberry Sampler but I have never been there. I can’t wait to see more from you. I’m over by Cincinnati so, Keepsakes is my local LNS.
Hi Marsha - I am longing to explore Keepsakes! I have signed up for Stitch-Con 2019, will I see you there? PS. The Strawberry Sampler is a great shop!
Stitching in the Barn yes, I will be at StitchCon!
Marsha Kruze I will be sure to look for you there! 😀
I love the BOAF piece. I did it in needlepoint and it’s a favorite. Thanks for sharing your work!
I would LOVE to see it done in needlepoint! A friend of mine said she did it in cross stitch, but over one, which I bet was also fabulous. It really is a great pattern. I can't believe I have let it sit for so long. You will inspire me to finish! Thanks for your comment!
Stitching in the Barn I have a picture of it on my Instagram. Are you on IG? I’m goldenstitcher3
I enjoyed getting to know you a bit and look forward to watching your future videos. I loved your story about your grandmother and getting your own stitching things.
Thank you so much for watching, and for your kind comment. I am looking for the little sewing basket to show you sometime soon.
So happy to have found your videos through, Lila’s Studio. Wonderful job! I too live in Pennsylvania. Sounds like we might be in the same area.
Kristine Rice thank you! what are your favorite stitching shops?
Stitching in the Barn my favorite is Just Cross Stutching in Limerick, Pa.
Great first video! I also found flosstube through Vonna. It’s Vonna’s blog where I saw her cross stitch projects and decided to start cross stitching after about 25 years. Welcome to the flosstube community :-). I’m off to watch your next one. ~Leanne
You are so very kind...I love watching you!
Lovely first video ..welcome!
Thank you!
Love your video! So excited to hear about a store near Kennett Square. My daughter and family live between Philly and Oxford. I visit up there often
It really is a wonderful little shop - in fact that whole area is lovely with Winterthur, Longwood Gardens, etc.Here is the website - enjoy your visit! www.strawberrysampler.com/
I live about a mile from Shady Maple!! I shop at the grocery store every week! I normally go to Stitch and Stuff but have gone to Strawberry Sampler for years! Both are great shops. Nice to meet you here!
Hey there! Nice to meet you too! 😀
Welcome to Flosstube - loved your first video! On to the next one! Kathy
Thank you - you are very kind! :)
You a true delight!
Wendy Nickel you are very kind!
Great first video. Love your title. That Teresa Kogut Santa is great. Thank you for taking the time to make videos. I’m pretty much shut in so I really enjoy Flosstube.
That's what I love about Flosstube; we can be miles apart but "visit" with each other and still learn from each other and share our love of stitching and crafting anyway! Thank you for watching and your nice comment.
Great first video!!! So glad you did not listen to Granny. Looking forward to more.
HA ha ! Thanks!
Just watched your # 3! So glad I found you!! Love all your work!!!!!
You are very kind, thank you.
Thank you❤️
Great first video! I look forward to more!
thanks! very nice of you to say
You did great! Hope you continue with videos!
Laurie Walt thank you so much!
Valerie, have just discovered you through another stitching friend. Thought I should start at the beginning, so have a lot to catch up on! 😊
Just found you! Many other Flosstubers have recommended you. Nice first video-Michele💕
Thank you!
Hello! Welcome to flosstube! I may need a barn soon! Lol! Great first video!
Thanks for the encouragement!
Your going to crack up but I was at the Strawberry Sampler the day your bus came. Small world right????
It’s only an hour from me so I try to make it there as often as I can.
Lucky you! You made the big trip and then got swallowed into a mass of eager shoppers - sorry about that! :) I should get there more often as it is just over an hour for me but somehow that seems like a long trek!
Welcome to floss tube!
Thank you!
Welcome to Flosstube
Inez Arnetta
Hi Valerie. I viewed your first video and I'm so happy found you. I live in Florida but my brother lives in Chester Springs. While I was visiting him my SIL took me the Stitch n Stuff. I had never been to a local LNS and I thought I died and went to heaven. I mentionef it in One of my earlier videos. I think my Bro lives close to Kenit Sq. I would love to visit the Strawberry Sampler the next time I visit him. maybe we could meet. Are you going to stitch con? Please check out my videos. I'm Dee's Delights Stitcher.
I think you would love the Strawberry Sampler! Yes I am going to Stitch Con! I will look for you there, and will go check out your channel!