Thank you! Yes I am lucky with how much stitching time I have right now! I really need to get Lily back out but I don't know if it will be September or not haha.
Andrew your Long Dog Saga is looking magnificent and YAY to it fitting what a big sigh of relief for you. Please don't stop reading the stories they really are such fun.
I low key thought Lilly was going to be finished. You made tremendous progress on her! Bee Queen and Donnor saw a lot of love too. Great job on your stitching.
Loving story time with the arches pattern. It looks amazing so far. What a great idea to stitch a mini pattern for learning how to sew a pillow. Have a great rest of your week!
The flowers in Queen Bee look like Moon Daisy’s. Your back on the arches sewing looks fantastic and so neat, I am envious. Yes, enjoy learning to make the pillow, and I am sure it will go well and I look forward to seeing it. Yes the Bomb is cute. I happily sewed while listening, and looking at your work, managed quite a few stitches. Yes, please finish Lily of the Woods. 😊
Glad you got some sewing in while catching up with my progress! I think the flowers might be Moon Daisy's! Thanks for the kind words and I'll hopefully get Lilly finished soon! Stay tuned :)
Always enjoy watching you and your progress. That fabric of the month is amazing. You're getting so close on that Mira. Enjoy your trip and have a wonderful birthday if we don't see you before then.
Thank you for the video. I think I like the red dragon the best on you sampler, and I enjoy the stories on your Long Dog. I enjoyed it all, so thank you for the visit.
Thank you! I do really love how the red dragon turned out. He was a big one but one of my favorites as well. Glad you enjoy the long dog stories! Happy stitching!
Wow Andrew, such a great stitchy July, that’s amazing 😍😍 You can be proud! I’m so excited to start on the lighthouse and yay to joining us on the Quakerween 😬😍
i love how your confidence has grown as your RU-vid channel grows. You are such a good stitcher! love your work & your choices. I am a new cross stitcher, love your channel. Great job!
Aww thank you so much! I really appreciate you saying that! I'm learning so much as I go! This is such a great hobby whether new or a long time stitcher! Thanks for stopping by to catch up with me! Happy stitching!
Hi Andrew ! Love your stitching….. it’s just beautiful! Winston is too precious for words !❤ I have a chihuahua named Jimmie and like Winston he is the love of my life. I love to watch all of your floss tubes. Stay well and thank you for always having a kind heart.❤
Aww thank you so much for your kind words! I'm glad you're enjoying the channel with stitching and Winston ha. Chihuahuas are definitely special :). Happy stitching!
Loved the arch story about the Battenburg cake it was my favourite. We used to get it at marks and spencer when it was in Canada. The story brought back memories of buying it with my mom. Your stitching is beautiful. The detail in the Winston stitch is amazing. Have a great vacation
Aww that's so cool! I'm glad it brought back some good memories for you and that you enjoyed the story! Thanks for the kind words and spending some time with me! Happy stitching!
HI Winston! (And Andrew... lol) Your beach day sounds like perfection. I love those slower days at the end of Summer. Good luck with your training. The dragons are coming along! You are getting so close! It makes me wet to pull out my Summer Magic again... her charts are such fun. Donner will be so elegant. I have considered those patterns before, anytime Samantha finishes one I think... maybe?? I am excited for your pillow finish (es), you can do this, they will be great! Happy birthday in a couple of weeks!!! That was my Grandfather's birthday as well, a good day. Happy stitching!
Winston does kinda steal the show haha. Yes, those days are rare, but it was just so lovely. The dragons are close! I'll get them back out in September for the final stretch of daily stitches ha. Her patterns are amazing! Lots of colors changes which I'm not always in the mood for, but the results are worth it! Samantha is such an enabler with her fantastic stitching of Nora Corbett! I'm nervous about the pillows, but I've been watching all the tutorials and I think I understand the principle ha. We will see! So cool that was your Grandfather's birthday also! Happy Stitching Laura!
Love all of your WIPS - Beautiful Progress on them. I want to start Halloween Quaker but I haven’t even bought the Pattern yet. I just love this one. Take Care & Happy Stitching ❤️🤗🧵🪡🧵❤️
I love the stories with the gorgeous Saga pattern. Yours is beautiful! You’ve made progress on everything. Good luck with your marathon training and have fun on your vacation if you don’t record first. Look forward to seeing Winston in a pillow!
Thank you so much! Saga has been such a joy to stitch and I'm so happy to share the little stories with you! Thanks for spending some time with me and happy stitching!
Hi Andrew Just a quick update Been Queen is looking great. I’m a gardener myself and in terms of begging of the growing season I only had a few bumble bees but lately I’m counting more as things continue to grow . I just love to sit and watch them work. Doing back stitching is a little intimidating but I’m cracking on . 123!stitch has new stock of the Bellaphiliapinia coming soon . It’s right up your alley.
Thanks so much! I've really enjoyed the Bee Queen during this season :). It's fun to watch the bees work in the garden! I do love the new BellaFilipina charts! They are on my list for sure! happy stitching!
I had to keep rewinding to hear what you were talking about because I got distracted by Winston’s adorable teeth! And then his little (well, huge) ears would pop out and I’d get distracted again. He’s so handsome!!! ARGH I can’t believe I missed you at the Midsummer Stitch! But I also love that the community is so huge that it’s even hard to run into people in a small event like that, you know? Wow, you’re really cooking along on SAGA - and so glad you won’t have a fabric shortage on it!
haha he is distracting huh?! lol. I love his ears and when he pops them up and down :) What a good boy haha. I'm bummed I missed you at Midsummer too! Would have been fun to stitch for a bit, but I'm so glad you ran into your friend you hadn't seen in a while! That was such a cool story! I'm happy about SAGA too and it's nice to just know it'll be ok. Happy stitching Wendy!
Hi Andrew. I always find stitching in white to be a challenge. Winston has the best little smile 😊 My pup, Mya, always makes me laugh when her teeth show 🦷 Bee Queen is a lovely pattern. I have a thing for bees.
White can be very challenging! Yes Winston's teeth showing is just so cute. I love it :). I've really been enjoying Bee Queen too! It's a lovely pattern!
Delightful, Andrew. I am a huge fan of Goodnotes. Glad someone brought it to your attention. Your projects are looking wonderful and coming along nicely. I enjoyed meeting you at Midsummer Stitching. Take care, my friend.
Goodnotes is really great! I'm so glad I tried it! I loved meeting you too Sarah and I hope we can meet in person later this month! I'll keep you posted! Happy stitching!
Thank you so much Helen! I'm so excited about getting my Mira close to beading! Donner has been so much fun with all that sparkle! I can't wait to pull him out again as we get closer to the holidays! Happy stitching!
I love Teresa Wentzler too. I have yet to finish one but have a couple started. I was lucky enough to take a class from her years ago. She was the one that gave me the freedom that my back did NOT have to be super neat. Have a great vacation and hope your pillow adventure is fun for you.
Oh that's incredible that you got to take a class from her! That must have been such a great learning experience! I love that you have a couple started! I need to do the same :). Thanks and happy stitching!
It is always a joy to see Winston. Also, I will be celebrating my birthday on August 12th but I will leave of the year. (LOL). I love all of your stitching. I think you are the biggest Kreinik fan I have ever run into!
Glad you enjoyed the update! Oh wow August 12 is your birthday too?! So cool!! How will you be celebrating? I really don't mind Kreinik and I love how much it adds to a piece! Happy stitching
Love seeing your progress on your WIPs. You’re so close to a finish on Lily. I’m sorry I didn’t see you at Midsummer Stitch. Glad you had fun. Saga is just awesome and I so enjoy listening to the cute stories that go along with each design. As always, Winston is so adorable and I love seeing him at the beginning of your video. Happy August stitching🪡❤️
Thank you so much! I was very happy with how much I accomplished in July! SAGA is definitely fun and I'm glad you're enjoying the stories! Happy stitching :)
Good job on the long runs in the humidity. There no JOKE! Can't wait to see your FFO of Winston. Would like to do something similar for my little border Collie.
For sure! I just finished 15 today in the humidity and it was rough haha. Ooh that would be great for your collie! you could check the etsy site to see if they have one similar!
Love seeing your dog. He is very cute. I did see you at the Midsummer Stitch. It was a fun event. Hope they have more. You are very gifted at stitching.
Glad you enjoyed Winston's appearance! I'm glad you enjoyed Midsummer Stitch too! I think they will have more and maybe we can connect at one of them. Appreciate your kind words! Happy stitching!
@@therunnerstitcher I am a dog lover. My dog did bark when I was in the same group (table) you were in . I think she scared Winston. He is such a cute and sweet boy. Please start with Winston on your lap. I love seeing him. I love his cute smile. I do also enjoy watching you as well. You are very talented.
I'd forgotten how lifelike that Winston project is. Nice progress on your Wips. I can't imagine running in the heat and humidity. I went for a walk yesterday and that was bad enough. I hope to run again soon. I've had a few days with my foot feeling fine. It was a little sore again after group training this morning, but has settled back down. I used my birthday money to get a Lowery Stand because my left hand has been giving me problems. It's an adjustment using it but I'm getting used to it. The cat doesn't think much of it since she can't get as much attention with my project in the way. Have a great trip and birthday!
Thank you so much! Yes even walks with Winston these days leave me sweaty ha. I'm glad your foot has been a little better! Exciting about your Lowery stand! It's definitely an adjustment. Have you had trouble with it shaking it all? too funny that the cat is not a fan... they always want our attention all the time haha. Happy stitching!
@@therunnerstitcher I haven't had trouble with it shaking. I was having trouble with the q snap staying in place with the normal clamp but adding non skid shelf liner to the clamp seems to help for the most part. And I needed to get the longer L bar
Loved your video. I like the way you have goals monthly and change the goals the next month. That is how I stitch too. Happy Birthday (I think your birthday is coming up). Looking forward to your next video.
Thank you so much! I'm glad you're enjoying the videos and hearing about all my goals ha. I'm definitely a person who likes to have a goal/challenge to see if I can complete it! Thanks so much for the bday wishes. Happy stitching!
Glad you like her! I have done two TWs (The Castle and Millenium) with "Peacock Tapestry" in the 'future pictorials' list. I'm getting to the point (at sneaking up on 70 years young) where I have to be realistic on my lifetime stash amount LOL. So glad "Lady" found a home with you. BTW, I love your Mira Lily and also Gaia - Fancy Ladies in swoopy dresses - so pretty.
I absolutely love her and cannot wait to stitch her. That's incredible you have 2 TW completed! That's so inspiring! Peacock will be great as well. And yes.... who doesn't love a fancy lady! :). Thanks Karla!
I have realized I missed your last video! Aghhhhh how dare I. I have been so diligent with your channel since day 1. To be fair to myself, I am realizing summer is more of a stitchy downtime for me. I watch baseball every night and spend all my free time in the garden, no complaints tho 😊 And now I’m off to find the vegetarian alternative for our Pixel Dragon (thanks for that reminder many weeks ago!) thank you for sharing Andrew and until the next stitch :)
haha no worries at all!! Summer does get so busy... August is going to be a slower month for me I think :). Ooh yes, if you need the vegetarian option I can look for it as well, but it was definitely with one of the charts that was sent out! Happy stitching Jennifer and thanks for stopping by :)
Great update for your Wips, can’t wait to see the Winston pillow finish, hope to join the 2 Sals, Lighthouse and Halloween Quaker, but still need fabric for my quaker, found tons of lighthouses want to stitch may want to make that my August focus and get a few started.
Awesome, glad you'll be joining in! There's so many good lighthouse pieces out there it's hard to choose! Sounds like a fun August plan! Happy stitching!
Look at that handsome Winston steals the show. Andrew it's always nice to see you ,your stitching and to hear about your running journey. I'm in love with Saga and the stories, just beautiful. Gaia is so pretty, great fabric choice.
Thank you so much for the kind words! Winston definitely is stealing the show! Pretty soon he will have his own flosstube haha. I'm loving Saga and Gaia as well! Happy stitching!
I love the Saga stories! They are so fun to hear. And your stitching is beautiful. Happy Birthday! My birthday is tomorrow, so glad to know you are doing a birthday start for me 😂😂😂. I live in So. Cal…I hope you are coming to this end of the state because it’s been crazy hot up north! Have a great vacation !
Glad you enjoy the stories! Happy birthday!!! We will be up north unfortunately, but will get to visit Lake Tahoe which I always love and the water is always cold haha. Happy stitching!
Soooo much to see...I love Bee Queen and Donner and you did a fab job with eating your vegetables(AKA the border) on Donner and now can do all the fun parts! Have you got any of the other reindeer in the set yet? I enjoyed story time with the Long Dog again and very happy to hear your fabric margins will be OK- phew! Looks like a packed August for you and can't wait to see it all 😄💜
Thank you Kat! I am so happy to have the best parts of Donner left for when we get closer to the holiday! Such a fun piece. I don't have any of the other reindeer yet so I need to start collecting ha. Glad you liked the story and yes, I breathed a sigh of relief when I found the fabric margins were ok ha. Talk to you soon and happy stitching!
Love the saga story! It’s coming to life as you stitch it. ❤ Both versions of Winston (stitched and real-life). You inspire my running journey too. 💕 Thank you! 💕
Oh Andrew...I love the Lady of Shalott. I had the print 'I Am Half-Sick of Shadows, Said the Lady of Shalott' painted by John William Waterhouse in my dinning room for many years. We actually have the original painting here in Toronto at the Art Gallery of Ontario. Your stitching pieces are coming along great and I love the L.D. Saga story....might have to look into maybe one day stitching it. Hi to Winston! Later!
Oh that's so cool! It is a lovely piece that I'm so happy to have received! Glad you're enjoying SAGA! It's definitely a fun piece for me. Happy stitching!
I love Winston💜. I enjoy hearing your running journey.with the humidity does it help with your running? I don’t miss the east coast humidity.The dragon is so adorable. That pattern is cute. 💜all your stitching.
Thank you so much! I'm glad you're enjoying Winston and the stitching! The humidity makes it much harder for me to run. I just don't do well in humidity and can get overheated. I'd rather run in the cold :). Happy stitching!
Hey Andrew great to see u again!!! U have gotten SO much done since the last time! All ur wips look phenomenal!!! I FINALLY joined Instagram (what took me so long?!?🤦♀️😂) and got to see ur start for the lighthouse- it is looking amazing!! Hope u have a wonderful time in CA!!! happy stitching!🐈⬛🪡❤️
Thank you so much! I was really pleased with how much I got done in July! It was definitely a good stitching month! August will be less but I'm so excited for our vacation :). Happy stitching!
Hi Andrew and Winston. Your WiPs are all wonderful Andrew and you get so much progress done! I am having fun with little projects ( mostly ) to get back into a stitching groove after a nearly 10 year hiatus.
Hello and thank you so much for your kind words! I was able to get a lot accomplished in July which felt good :). Small projects are great too! and it's awesome you're getting back into the hobby after a break! Happy stitching!
I did see you at the Midsummer Stitch event! It was brief and I meant to say hi but missed out. It was my first stitching event as well! Glad you had a great time. I also have a Teresa Wentzler book that I've been dying to start a pattern from but it's also very intimidating.
Oh awesome! Well I'm glad you got to see me for a brief bit! I will definitely be doing them again in the future and maybe we can connect there! Teresa Wentzler patterns are super intimidating. I gotta work up the courage in the right moment to get one started ha.
@@therunnerstitcher For sure would love to connect with you at future events! For sure wishing you all the courage for the Wentzler and will let you know if I get up my own courage to do one as well haha.
Hi Andrew and of course Winston. I was cracking up when Winston was posing on your lap when his teeth sticking out. He looked like he was smiling showing his teeth. My son’s dog also has the same issue with her bottom teeth. I think it gives them character. I love how your Saga is coming along and I love it when you read the story for each part. You need to keep the story with the piece when you are finished with it. I love your Dragon Pixel it is coming out really cut. Gaia is beautiful, I can’t wait to see her finished. Your Winston pillow is going to look great as a pillow. All your WIPS are amazing. I am jealous with how much you get accomplished. I love you hearing about your running journey, getting ready for your marathon. Have I great trip to California. I hope you are ready for hot, right now we are in the low 100’s. Where in California will you be? I live in Southern California. Looking forward to your next FlossTube.
Haha he is a little ham :). His teeth sticking out definitely gives him character I agree! Saga has been so much fun and I'll keep reading the stories! We will be in Northern California near Sacramento. A few days in Lake Tahoe and I can't wait to jump in the cold water haha. Thanks for all your kind words and support of the channel. I really appreciate it! Happy stitching!
