FlossTube #47 Stitch North and So Much Joy 

Mary is absolutely fabulous, gorgeous, stupendous, mind-blowing, etc. Congratulations!

Oh my goodness Mary is beautiful. What a great accomplishment. Hang her proud. Love blackbird designs ❤. Happy Stitching 🧵

Oh Sarah! What a beautiful finish!! We are sharing in your joy! Magnificent Mary!🥰 I am so happy that your heart was filled with so much joy at Stitch North!

Sarah my friend, your Mary is magnificent!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 I’m so happy for you to have that beautiful labor of love and art on your wall. I’m not even sure you held it up long enough for what an achievement that was! ❤❤❤ Brava! So glad that you got to go up to stitch North and the trip went well

Congratulations on a truly spectacular finish - your joy and emotion brought tears to my eyes, truly. What a special piece!

I loved hearing about stitch North. I have never been to a retreat and always enjoy hearing about them. Spring has sprung here in Texas! The birds are out in abundance this morning I saw a blackbird perched on the fence.

Thanks for sharing the amazing finish of Mary 395! While I have never been to a retreat, I'm able to get a glimpse of the special experience through you. Blessings to you and Stan.

❤. Sarah! I was totally cheering when you showed Mary in all her glory!!! Just stunning my friend!❤. Thank you for sharing your Stitch North fun! I hope to see you May to hug your neck! Take care!!!❤❤❤❤

Oh my gosh! How exciting! Mary is so big & beautiful! All your stitching is beautiful! Blackbird designs are the bomb!!

Blackbird. Sarah, you finish Mary.... it is fabulous! Congratulations!

Congratulations your piece is beautiful! You are so kindhearted, brought tears to my eyes listening to your joy over stitch north. 💜 blackbird😉

WOW!! What a fabulous finish!! She's stunning!! I always think that finishing a large piece like that is a bit like having a friend move out of town... I miss having them around. I love the 25/7 or two strands a day concept; it really does highlight how much progress we can make even when we only have a few minutes a day to stitch. I'm glad you had a wonderful time at Stitch North; retreats are such a special experience! 🪡👠

So glad you were able to go to Stitch North. Your finish is amazing. Way to go Blackbird.

Sound the trumpets!! Congrats on your huge, gorgeous finish. Glad you got to go to Stitch North. I wouldn't think that your table was disruptive, it just means you all were having a fantastic time with stitchy friends. Love that dark fabric! The shares are all so beautiful. I love Blackbird. Vince is too cute! Marilyn

Congratulations on your finishes Mary is just beautiful. Blackbird always nice to watch your videos

Blackbird. Your finishes are lovely. Wow your sampler is amazing! The Maximum Cross Stitch piece has wonderful colors. Thanks for sharing. Happy stitching. Vince is adorable.

Stitch North sounds like a wonderful experience. So glad you get to go there and have such a wonderful time. Oh, and Blackbird.

Sarah!! I loved meeting you and the fabulous Stan at Stitch North, and thank you for showing my silly little gift! Hope to see you next year! Mary 395 is simply incredible!!

It was so nice to meet you at Stitch North. You are a delight! Your stitching is gorgeous, especially Blackbird! I mean MARY!!! What an accomplishment! ❤

Sarah,I always Love to see you and your Floss Tube,I really enjoy you so much

Yay! Beautiful finishes! So glad you had a wonderful time! Thank you for sharing! Happy Stitching!

Blackbird, I am so glad you had such a good time at stitch North I am there this weekend, I can’t wait tomorrow morning to start Congratulations on Mary finished So beautiful thank you for doing your videos

Your finish of Mary is beautiful. I can’t wait to see how you frame it. It will be amazing. You are such a sweet and kind person. I’m sure your table mates had the best time at Stitch North with you at their table. Happy stitching and look forward to your next floss video!!!

Oh my, can’t wait to see Mary framed, it looks amazing! 💕🧵🪡

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Dear Sarah, M & A is so very pretty! Real Comfort is a pattern that I ought to add to my wish list. Congratulations on Finishing That AWESOME Mary's Bristol Sampler !¡! W O W Your sweet excitement is contagioys and very encouraging. 🌻💐🌺🏵🪻🌹🪷 Tjeerdje & Geertje looks like a good follow up! 😍 Nicki looks so honored with her blackbird pillow. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

So lovely seeing you again! AND MARY IS DONE! CONGRATULATIONS! You inspire me. i would love the blackbird.

Mary is awesome!!! Loved seeing all your amazing finishes. Thank you for sharing your wonderful stitch north experience with us. ❤

What a beautiful finish!! Mary is just a sight to behold! It is truly a labor of love, and one that your family will cherish! I know that you will enjoy looking at her once she is framed! It would be interesting to know how many stitches, and strands of floss that are in this! It is a stunner!! I really like your choice for your next big project by MFE! I am so happy that you had such a wonderful time at Stitch North! Retreats are such a wonderful time, and a place to meet and make life-long friends! Glad to know that Stan had fun too!

Congratulations on your finish of Mary! I always enjoy your videos. You exude JOY! Like the Blackbird...

Congrats on finishing Mary. I will always remember your cow with 3 legs. 😃 Wow your new Modern Folk embroidery stitch is another large one. Go you. Will gladly watch your progress on this one. Love all of your pretty wips. You have encouraged me to begin a two threads a day stitch like you are doing on the Blackbird chart, Helen Rigby. So many little treasures from Stitch North. 💖

What a video packed with goodies! So glad you had a great time. Ty for sharing it all with us. 🪡🧵☮️🌷

Love all your finishes Sarah! It’s exciting to see what you are stitching. The two strands a day is a neat idea! Thanks for sharing! Your channel is one of my favourites!

Sarah, I had to watch twice this was such a soul touching video you are so beautiful. Thank you❣️ Phenomenal completion of Mary 395 truly a masterpiece like I said before she will command the room when she is hung on your wall… I’m positive that your table mate’s feelings were reciprocated for you many times over! my heart was filled with joy at your happiness of a wonderful experience once again & those hugs in person how great 😘 Loved photos of stitch north..best award for cuteness goes to Vince ♥️ Happy stitching Sarah, see ya next time, LaNelle🤗💞

Great finish of Mary. Lovely to meet you at Stitch North! 💜Lorraine

It was so great to meet you at Stitch North! Congratulations on the big finish, so beautiful. I think anyone sitting with Betsy may be in the middle of at least a little trouble. 😂

Mary 395 is a masterpiece!! Congratulations! I am so happy for you. Isn’t bittersweet to finish a large design you have worked on for a considerable amount of time? I find it so. Happy stitching!❤

I wish I were better picking out fabric to go with each crossitch piece. I love the fabrics that look old and worn. Thank goodness I have teachers like yourself to rely on. God bless you and the hubby.

Oh Sarah, I see why you are so overwhelmed with joy...A fabulous Mary finish and an incredible retreat experience! Thank you so much for allowing us to live vicariously through your experience! I attend a quilt retreat near you in Arnold every year and know the absolute giddy, joy and love filled experience of a retreat with stitchy friends! I have yet to attend a cross stitch retreat, but it's on my bucket list! Hugs, Candace

Congrats on your two threads a day finish - I’ll be honest that has been a game changer in my productivity! You put your great and soul into Mary and it is an amazing piece. Stitch Noryh seemed to be a truly wonderful experience for all. I’m so glad you were there. I do love blackbird 😉. Thank you as always.

This is my first time watching your flosstube and I really enjoyed it. I love your finished Bristol Sampler. What an amazing accomplishment. The retreat sounded fantastic. Blackbird

Oh my, she’s beautiful. What a glorious finish. Congratulations ❤❤❤❤❤

🎉🎉🎉Mary is amazing!!! Congratulations 👏👏👏❤I’ve loved watching your progress on her and now she’s a masterpiece! It sounds like you had an awesome experience at Stitch north ❤❤Thank you for sharing. I’m stitching what I love! ❤️

Another great video with some beautiful finishes! Oh My Gracious - big beautiful Mary! Stunning!!!! I had watched the tutorial by Antique Needleworker showing the pin stitch. You are so right - this is a game changer! I have really enjoyed stitching with one thread since learning to do this stitch! The Tattooed Stitcher also did a tutorial on the pin stitch. I’m so thankful for all these ladies that share their knowledge! Have a great weekend!

I was so happy to find you this morning. I love your vlogs.

Thank you Sarah for sharing my little mouse. I was a little intimated to finish him, but he came together very easily and I do hope it inspires others to give it a go! So glad to hear you had a great time at Stitch North. It looks like you met and made some wonderful, lifelong friends!

Loved hearing about the retreat…. and Mary is gorgeous!!!!

I'm so glad you had such a wonderful time at Stitch North! Retreats are such a special experience to treasure. Love your sweet spirit and heart. Congratulations on finishing Mary! What an accomplishment! You & Deborah inspire me with your "two threads a day" projects & finishes. Missed you at our get together but knew you were off on your adventure. Looking forward to catching up with you.

Congratulations on finishing Mary! I knew when you teased us for a moment that that’s what you were going to show😉. I love it!

Hi Sarah! I’m just back from Stitch North weekend 2. It was fantastic! Thank you so much for your kind words regarding my stitched piece. It really is a great sentiment isn’t it? Congratulations on finishing Mary 395. Such a labour of love. It’s stunning. ❤️

How wonderful Sarah! I loved hearing about your StitchNorth experience. My husband has accompanied me to three retreats, Swindon 2023, Hobby House 2023, and The Attic 2024. He will be my companion for TGBSW Comes to America at Hobby House in October of this year, and Swindon 2025 next year. We plan personal travel /junkets in conjunction with these events, either before or after. I'm so lucky. But I've been to many motorcycle rallies and fly fishing jaunts with him. 😉 Grateful for health and the wherewithal to travel in the pursuit of our interests. Perhaps our paths will cross at a future event. I hope so! ♥

Your ginormous red sampler finish is amazing. Blackbird

Wow, what an amazing accomplishment on Mary 395 Sarah! Lovely work on all your finishes

You are truly blessed, great friends, family & and event to make more wonderful memories. I stitched a Nora Corbett Hummingbird pattern for my mom. She also loves to feed and watch them. It’s small and only has a tiny bit of beading. Happy Stitching 🧵🪡

❤❤❤🌻🐝🌻 Blackbird love Your finishes look amazing! Wowza on the big red Mary Sampler great job !!

Oh, Sarah. I’ve been horribly behind on watching my favourite flosstubers and I’ve just had the absolute JOY of having myself a little Sarah’s Stitchy Spot marathon. I’m struck by your kindness and generosity to the community; sharing people’s work, celebrating in others’ accomplishments, replying to every single comment, and wholeheartedly expressing your love of needleworkers everywhere. I’m so inspired by you and I want to be more like you! We’re so lucky to have you in our community. Congratulations on so many finishes in this video, it was also so great to hear of your experience at stitch north, I so badly wish that I could have been there. I’ll be going to weekend 2 next year and I’m so excited! No idea if you’re planning on going back but either way, I hope I’ll have the chance to meet you at some other retreat or other stitchy event at some point. Much love to you and Stan ♥️

Oh Sarah your Mary sampler is spectacular and I love how it touched you so much!

FlossTubes I enjoy are: The Prowr Stitcher, Floss Bossin’ Cousins, Running with Needle and Thread Jane and Julie, Antique Needleworkers, Nicola Parkman, and Georgia Girl Stitches among many others.

Sounds like a wonderful retreat. If I didn't say it before, Congratulations on finishing Mary 395. What a masterpiece 😍

Congrats on Mary! It's beautiful! Glad you had such fun at stitch North.

Sounds like such a wonderful experience at Stitch North! Congratulations on your finishes of M&A Sampler and Mary 395. It’s been so much fun to watch your journey as Mary grew! Your Blackbird Design pieces are looking great! Happy stitching, sweet lady! 🧵🪡

You are such a delight to watch! Thanks for being my bright spot at the end of a terrible, no-good, rotten kind of week. ( although with most things in life, the sweet moments were there too. 🙂) I’ll keep watching if only to see your smiling eyes.

Congratulations on your finishes. What an awesome accomplishment. Another great video which I enjoyed immensely. Happy stitching 🧵 ❤

Wow! Mary’s finished! What a stunner! So glad you were able to come to Canada’s Stitch North! I sure wish I’d been there!

Sarah, it is so good to see you. What lovely finishes...and Mary 395 is such a wonderful accomplishment. Congratulations! Happy to hear that you and Stan had a great trip to Canada and that you enjoyed Stitch North! Looking forward to seeing you at the next For the Love of Stitches gathering!

I'm glad you enjoyed Stitch North!

So glad you had a wonderful time at Stitch North!

I’m so glad you had so much fun at Stitch North! Retreats are so special and it is hard to explain to non-stitchers how much they lift your spirits! I was at a small retreat this past weekend and had so much fun being with other stitchers and getting to know new people! It really is a pick-me-up for me! I’m not a depressed person or anything like that but going to a retreat really energizes me! And it did you too! Really enjoyed your video! Congratulations on 3 finishes!!! Especially Mary 395 ( I think that is the number). What a tremendous piece with lots of memories stitching her! I’ll miss seeing her now but you have some others that are just as special!

Mary is done! Congratulations, Sarah! 🎉A real labor of love that will be cherished forever! ❤ Thank you so much for taking us on that journey with you. I was surprised to hear the name of the Roxy Floss Co linen called "Speculaas". It is beautiful and now I must have some! I recently discovered and made a spice mix called Speculaas. It consists mostly cinnamon but also contains eight other spices. It is the flavoring used in the windmill cookies we ate as children. My friend discovered some of these cookies at a Polish store in Omaha and brought a package back to me. They are wonderful! I would love a Blackbird pattern! 😊

Oh Sarah, Mary turned out stunningly beautiful. Congratulations on this huge finish! So enjoyed listening to you regarding the retreat. I would love to meet you someday (as would a cazillion others of us!) And Vince with his new haircut? Priceless.

Such beautiful stitching Sarah! It's so lovely to see you every time I get a notice when you have a new video. 🩷 I have to admit that I alway get a little bit envious of all the retreats you have in the US and Canada. I would love to meet all the wonderful stitchers. 🥰 Sending you warm hugs from Sweden.

There’s a BLACKBIRD sitting on the fence!

Oh Sarah your Mary finish is gorgeous! I love the hours and emotions that went into that piece! Congratulations :). So glad to hear you had such a lovely time at the retreat too! Sounds like it was a wonderful trip that you got to take with Stan!

Beautiful stitching Sarah thank you for sharing. It’s sounds like the retreat was wonderful. I will be attending my first one in July needless to say Im so excited. Happy stitching sweet friend.💖

Sarah!!!!! Oh my GOODNESS! Mary is beyond breathtaking, simply gorgeous! The color of the red against the linen is just scrumptious, not even kidding❤ I have been following along and I’m just crazy for this finish of yours! WELL DONE! And thank you for taking us along on the journey of this sampler. I had to stop the video right there to comment. Just love it.

Congratulations on your finish!!! She’s beautiful!!! 🎉

Love your collection of Barbara Ana designs in your intro. Blackbird.

MARYYYYYYYYYYY❤🎉❤🎉. Thx for sharing.

Blackbird has some beautiful designs! Oh my gosh, that sampler that you finished is gorgeous Definitely something to be proud of!

You came to 🇨🇦 to visit caroline and Kerri!! How lovely. I live in London Ontario as well, with those lovely ladies. Blackbird. Oh my, Mary is amazing!

Great show! Loved your intro. Your husband's song is great! Blackbird

Congratulations on finishing Mary, what an accomplishment! I love all your blackbird stitching. Can I just say I just love your emotion and obvious sincerity, you are one flosstuber who I would just love to meet in person one day at a retreat. I am hoping to go to my first one, Stitch North in October. Thank you for pouring out into this community.

Hi Sarah! I'm so glad you had such a wonderful Stitch North experience! I was there weekend 1 as well... I was a little shy about saying hi to people whose channels I follow, not wanting to interrupt too much. I did say hi very briefly, though! I was there with my mom, and we just had a blast. Our table was full of inspiring and kind stitchers... it sounds to me like every single table is like that! What an amazing experience - we will definitely be back. Retreats are such a special, unique time... Explaining it to my husband, he said "it sounds like a gathering of stitch nerds!" (we're both nerdy about other things too). Anyway, I thought that was a perfect description. How nice to be in a room full of people who are just as nerdy about stitching as me... 😄

So glad you got to go to stitch north. Your finish is beautiful. I love the cow. See you next time.

Congratulations on finishing Mary, she's beautiful ❤️. We have many Blackbirds where I live!! I love your new starts. Im hoping to start stitching again, I'm going through withdrawals!!!❤

Wow! Mary is done! Congratulations!

Take a bow for all of your beautiful work on Mary. She will bring happy memories to you each time you see her. Mary though long gone, lives through the joy you found in recreating her work.

So happy you made it to the Canadian Stitch North. I unfortunately did not make it this time...hopefully some year...lol. LOVE your big Red sampler....how amazing.

I’m a new subscriber and have been enjoying not only your current videos but also all your previous ones. I have gone back to the beginning to watch them all ❤ I’ve returned to cross stitch after many years and had no idea how many fantastic patterns there are to stitch. It is inspiring to see and I love learning about new fabrics and floss as well as patterns. Thank you so much for sharing. The finger chopsticks snacking tool is one of my favourite things! I use mine all the time when stitching (I am a crocheter as well as a cross stitcher) Thanks again for all your beautiful floss tubes, I love watching them ❤

"Mary" is awe-inspiring. Thank you for sharing your finish! Have you decided how she should be finished? Glad you had a wonderful time at Stitch North. You must had had a fun-filled time with your tablemates. 😉 Loved seeing everything that was given out, as well as your haul.

Thank you Blackbird.🥰

Wowza! Well done regarding Mary! You are a joy to "watch" while I stitch. I seldom comment but am usually stitching. 😊 this moved me to send congratulations. Hugs to you.

Wow Wow Wow! Your Mary Sampler finish is stunning and a true accomplishment, you should be so proud. I’m relatively new to your channel and I really enjoy seeing your lovely stitching. Blackbird is one of my favorites to stitch. Happy Stitching!

Your Mary finish is quite a beauty..I hope you show it after its framed. It will be stunning:) and thanks for the Stitch North recap..it sounded like a great time with stitching friends. I love to stitch a good Blackbird design.

Your energy and emotion are so genuine and beautiful. You seem almost sad that your red sampler is finished. I haven't stitched anything large enough to get that attached to it that way, so I can't relate, but it seems amazing. Your retreat recap was so great. I'm glad it was all you had hoped it would be.

Wow! You are an amazing stitcher and I love your 3 finishes! Including the BIG ONE! Well done! Wish I was at Stitch North. I love all things Blackbird too :)

Your finish of Mary is amazing!❤🎉

Oh my goodness, you took me by surprise with the finish on Mary 395!! I don't know at all anything else you talked about, that took my breath away. No, I of course do know the other things you talked about! But what an accomplishment, Sarah. Congratulations. I can well imagine it carries a lot of feelings with it to have finished.

Blackbird is one of the best. Your stitching is amazing. am stitching Remember me by Scattered Seed Samplers.

Oh Sarah, I’m so pleased you had a wonderful time at Stitch North. It is so beautiful to see you filled with the love and joy of having been with other stitchers. Betsy does say she had to work hard keeping you in line, but well, it’s Betsy so pinch of salt and all that😉

Congratulations on your finish! You have encouraged me to do two threads a day and I’m really moving along on my BAP Lila’s Studio Summer Quaker.