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Hi again Carroll! I’m glad to provide some inspiration! As you can see it has taken me 30+ years to frame one of those pieces and another one was almost 30! Some of the others were less. I hope you’ve had some fun stitching time lately! 😀

Hi there Joy! Thank you so much for leaving the comment. I did check and although the bowl was amazingly smooth the swirl definitely needed some sanding. I hope you’re having some great stitching time this week so far!

Hi there Diana, it sounds like you’ve been having a wonderful May. I went and took a look at Garden Maze when you shared you were stitching on it and it is beautiful. Congrats on that finish! Enjoy your Memorial Day weekend!

Hi there Anna! Thanks for the very kind comment. I’m glad you’re enjoying my channel. It’s been fun connecting with all of you about this hobby that we love so much. I hope you’ve had a great week and have a fun stitchy weekend 😀

You are right! There is an incredible amount of backstitching in the Crazy Cat Lady design. When I stitched it, I thought every cross stitch design had backstitching! I was so surprised many years later in Spring, 2022 to discover cross stitch patterns with no backstitch at all! Happy stitching!!

Like you and I, I bet there are lots of other people who have cross stitched for a while who have stitched at least one Precious Moments, right??! They were so incredibly popular. It’s so nice that the piece you stitched is still being appreciated with another generation. That’s wonderful! I hope you’re having a great stitchy week! 😀

Yay, Jill! I’m glad you enjoyed seeing the finishes. Finishing those older pieces was a definite goal of mine since re-starting my cross stitch journey. I’m almost done so that’s exciting. Then it’s just a matter of keeping up with fully finishing things as they get completed. I hope you’re having a great stitchy week! 😀

Thank you, Sharon! 😊 I hope you’re having a great stitchy week!!

Moe says hi!! 😀

Cynthia, you are so right that it’s a great feeling when a border matches up! I’ve only had to deal with borders a few times now and I’ve always had to do some frogging on every one to get it right. It’s been kinda funny really! I hope you have a great stitchy week! 😀

Hi Lori, it’s amazing that you remember seeing the birth announcement in a Leisure Arts leaflet! And I’m in awe of your ability to stitch your War Pony full coverage monogamously with only some smalls thrown in here or there. I used to be a monogamous stitcher but I do remember getting bored stitching on the same thing all the time. And congrats on getting the Teresa Kogut freebie finished. I bet it looks great on that teal mesh bag! Thanks for sharing info on the Silver Needle…I had no idea. I’ll have to check it out. I hope you have a great stitchy week 😀

Hi there Elizabeth! I love your comment and totally agree with you 😀! I’ll let Moe Kitty know about your hugs…haha! He’ll love that! I hope you’re having a great stitchy week so far!

Jane, I’m so glad you’re enjoying the videos. That makes it all worthwhile. I love this hobby that we share 😀. And I agree with you that Precious Moments are still adorable. It’s made me even think about buying a book or two to have them just in case I want to stitch one again! I hope you’re having a great stitchy week so far!

Thanks Sharon!!! Happy stitching!! 😀

Awwwww Nancy…you are so kind 😊! I’m glad you enjoyed it! It’s hard for me to believe it’s taken me all these years to fully finish my cross stitch finishes. I get joy when I look at the stitched items displayed in my home. I hope you have a fun stitchy week!!

Hi Margaret, for those of us who have a long stitching history one or both of those charts are probably very familiar (I think everyone is familiar with Precious Moments. My aunt used to collect the porcelain figurines!) Did you ever stitch the CCL? And on the graduation Precious Moments, I’m totally familiar with that chart. I’m sure both of your babysitters appreciated the gifts…how thoughtful! Have a great stitchy week!!

Hi there Dodie! Actually I find there are many instances where the picture on the chart does accurately show how the stitched item with the called for floss will look. Let Love Reign is a good example of that (and the most recent!). If all pictures were not accurate, I would be making substitutions on everything I stitch!! Fortunately I haven’t had to do that…hooray! I hope you have a wonderful stitchy week 😀

Hi there Inez! I had to laugh at your comment about not being able to limit your huge projects to 2 at a time!! Since I’ve caught the new start bug, I may not be able to do that either!! 😊 Good luck on the SAL you’ll be starting on Memorial Day. I have never heard of that chart and did search for it to see it. It is absolutely gorgeous!!! And really right up my patriotic alley if you know what I mean. I’ve not seen anyone stitch it. I’ll have to take a look at Hollis Hands Creates’ FlossTubes to watch the progress in that and see it up close after the SAL starts. Have a great stitchy week!!

Hi there! I know what you mean. At least you have the Let Love Reign book so you won’t miss out on it which is good. It’s there when you decide to start it 😀 I hope you have a great stitchy week. P.S. if you do start it at some point, you’ll have to let me know!!

Hi there Kelly, Home of a Needleworker is one of my all-time favorite charts! Congrats on your new start. 😀 it’s an incredibly fun stitch and I bet you have it fully finished in no time. Happy stitching and thanks for watching my video!!

Nice to meet you Celine 😀. I’m so glad you decided to subscribe to my channel! The one directly above Home of a Needleworker is Anna Theis 1859 by Permin of Copenhagen. And the one to the right of Home of a Needleworker (in the gold frame) is Regina Haible by With Thy Needle and Thread. I hope these are the ones you were asking about. And you could definitely send me a pic of your finished piece to my email, it’s EveryDayStitcher@gmail.com. I usually include that in my description box but see that I totally forgot to include it in my latest video. I’ll have to fix that! I hope you have a great stitchy week! P.S. there’s a playlist of all my videos since i started last July if you would want to watch from the beginning…just an FYI. The playlist is brand new. I just created it because some viewers were wanting to ‘catch up’ watching part videos and I thought that might make it easier.

Hi again Margaret! I went out and took a look at DMC 4000. What a great substitute for Slugbug. I’m going to have to educate myself a bit more on the other thread options available from DMC. I may be missing out! 😊. Have a great stitchy week!

Haha…I had to laugh at your comment about the Silver Creek Sampler chart and Mr. Rogers…too funny! And I’m glad you enjoyed the Moe Kitty visit. I never know when he might show up, he’s such a diva! Enjoy your week and I hope you have lots of time for stitching! 😀

Margaret, thanks for leaving a comment about the May block for my Stitching ABCs project. It appears that the Quilt block is the overwhelming favorite so I better get started!! Happy stitching!

Yes, Moe Kitty finally made an appearance…his hiatus was quite a bit longer than mine…hahaha 😀! Right now, the quilt block seems to be the overwhelming viewer favorite. I like them all so whatever was chosen was fine with me. I just would like to have the project done by the end of the year! I hope you’re having a fun stitchy weekend!

Hi again Margaret, thank you for the kind comment. I lived most of my life in Virginia Beach, VA in the mid-Atlantic seaboard of the US. We were lucky if we saw snow every few years so I love seeing it. One of my favorite things is to watch snow fall. I think it’s just so peaceful and beautiful. Wow, you must see a bunch of snow and I couldn’t imagine the cold temperatures that you experience!

Hi Margaret, here’s my details on Mary 395. I started her on 5-26-22 and finished on 10-11-23 and I stitched on her at least once every week. She’s stitched on 36 ct Vintage Country Mocha by Zweigart using DMC 3777. The stitched area ended up being 21 inches by 22 inches. I ended up framing her in a 23 inch x 25 inch frame from Amazon. I love having a red sampler always going. I’m working on another one right now!

Hello there Margaret!! I’m so glad you found me too and that you’re enjoying what you’re seeing on my channel. 😊 I love this hobby of ours and I hope that comes through. I do admire that you’re a knitter. I’m amazed when I see people knit without looking at their needles - that is fascinating to me. Are you one of those knitters? I do aspire to be one. I just picked up knitting a short time ago and have only done a wash cloth and scarf so far but I am looking at patterns so I can try to do a larger project. And it’s kind of you to be concerned about your US neighbors. Everyone in the US just needs to vote! I’m hoping that after the election there’s something done that requires fact checking and balanced reporting like in the days when I was growing up or as a young adult. There’s other things to be done too of course but I just believe in being truthful and doing the right thing. I hope you’re having a great stitchy weekend!

I absolutely think you should give fabric dyeing a try. It took me a couple of months before I tried it with the fabric and liquid dye just sitting in the small dishpan I purchased from Walmart all that time. I also use the same container for other things too like hand washing clothing etc. so it’s dual purpose. My next thing to try is to coffee/tea dye some fabric. I bought some pink linen by Zweigart for a project and I need to tone down the pink and make it look aged. Good luck! Let me know how it goes for you! I hope you’re having a great stitchy weekend 😀

I love that you’re doing as many new starts as you want this year! I’m so glad I tossed my rule of only working on my WIPs based on some great advice from viewers. It was the absolutely right decision for me and I don’t think I’ll ever go back to my ‘no new starts’ rule! I hope you’ve been having a great stitchy week so far. Have a great weekend! 😀

Thank you! 😊 Moe Kitty is a very sweet boy. I hope you’ve been having some great stitching time this week. Have a great weekend!!

Hi there Amanda!! Thanks for your vote in the Stitching ABCs. It looks like the quilt block is the overwhelming favorite so I’m getting ready to start that. And I’ll let Moe Kitty know that you say hi. He hasn’t shared what his plans are for next week yet…hahaha😀. I hope you’re having a great stitchy week.

Thank you for the kind comment Celine. I’ll let Moe Kitty know…haha! 😊 The sampler behind me is G. Leger 1898 by Reflets de Soie. It is the first thing that I fell in love with when I re-started my cross stitch journey two years ago. It is gorgeous! I hope you’re having a great stitchy week! 😀 And I forgot to mention that the quilt block is the overwhelming favorite!!

I’m pretty excited about attempting another full coverage stitch. So far, I’ve enjoyed it. I hope that continues 🤞. First day of granddaughter visit was fun. She was very cranky but that’s ok. It was just fun to be around her and hold her, etc. They don’t stay little forever and although she’s not my first grandchild it is the first time that I’ve been able to spend a fair amount of time with any grandchild as a young baby (I always lived in a different state before). Just trying to enjoy every moment and it also gives me time to spend with my youngest son so it’s doubly good 😊. I hope you’re having a great stitchy week!

Jill, that is so true. You just have to enjoy the moments when you get them with kitties. If they choose to spend time with you, that’s a big deal!! And the quilt block has been the overwhelming choice so I’ve got to get started…haha! I hope you’re having a great stitchy week! 😀

Thanks Kathleen for letting me know 😀. Right now, the quilt block is the one it looks like I’ll be stitching as the viewers’ choice. It’s been the overwhelming favorite so far! I hope you’ve been having a great stitchy week!!

@@everydaystitcher I've been stitching a bit. I'm about to start Create after seeing you stitch it. I'm deciding on the colors right now. I'm using up a bit of my stash for it. Kathleen

Carrie, I used to be the same way. Whatever you choose to do is perfect! To each their own I say. I hope you’ve been having a great stitchy week so far 😀!!

Morning, Carrie!!! 😀

That is awesome! I bet it’s so much fun with an 8 month old. 😀 Happy stitching!

Hi there Inez! I’m so glad you enjoyed seeing all of the new starts 😊 . And it was so funny to read about your dog Freddie - nice to know I’m not the only one! The quilt block was the overwhelming favorite so I better get busy. I hope you have a great stitchy week!!

Nancy, your PS Santa finish is gorgeous. I love your creativity with the 7 ct fabric and the various choices of floss…amazing! I’ll show it on my next FlossTube. I’m sure other stickers would be interested and inspired by it. Happy stitching this week 😀

Hi there Nancy! Glad you enjoyed my latest video…that makes it all worthwhile. And the quilt block is the overwhelming favorite so I better get busy 😊!! I hope you have a great stitchy week. P.S. I’m just getting ready to go check my email to see your Santa!

Haha….I love your comment about kitties, Carroll!! So glad you enjoyed seeing my new starts. The quilt block is the most popular response. The only other block mentioned by anyone was the scissor block as an alternative to the quilt block if I didn’t have enough time to get the quilt block done. I’m shouting for getting the quilt block done 😀 Happy stitching!

Hi there Amy! Thanks for letting me know about the stitch along. I’ll have to check out Cyndi the Scrappy Stitcher. I haven’t done a stitch along yet because I’m not sure that I would be able to follow through on the commitment. I usually stitch whatever calls out to me in the moment. I’m probably more like a stitcher who does a start along rather than a stitch along…so maybe I’ll just start it on Memorial Day!?!?!! Hmmmmm…that might be fun! And thanks so much for the tip on the audio books. That actually may really help! I’ve been an avid reader most of my life until cross stitch became a renewed passion. I’m going to definitely try it because I have soooo many books I’d like to read. Happy stitching! 😀