Flosstube ~ Lila’s Studio Spring & Summer Quakers! 

Thank you, thank you, thank you for your video and enthusiasm! I love seeing a variety of patterns and styles on FlossTube. You are a joy to watch!

Those quakers! I didn't know how much I loved that style, but the more I see, the more I'm drawn to them. The spring is fun, but the summer is amazing! Thank you for sharing.

So lovely to watch and stitch along. It's Mother's Day here in the UK and I had the treat of a new start and your flosstube in peace with breakfast made for me. Thank you sweet Samantha 💐🙏

Hi Samantha! Wow! What a great video and stitching time with you today! I always love when you post a new flosstube! Yes, it’s fun to see how other people stitch, and do things different and I’m the same way trying to figure how some things are done, it’s just a brain thing! You’re so blessed to have a friend like you have....a true treasure! It would be fun for you to have her on sometime and showcase her work! Your Mira’s are fabulous! Real works of art Samantha! I died laughing about the invisible thread journey! You are so fun and sweet! I do like your new haircut with the layers, hope you do too. Have a fun stitchy week, and p.s. I now have to get Spring Quaker, I love it!

Samantha, loved your cross stitching…it is so delightful…loved everything you shared…it was great to see all your stitching aides and storage containers…loved the story of your invisible thread for beading…I am grateful for everyone who has helped me achieve a better way to stitch, bead, knit, crochet and quilt…thank you for all your great information on your crafts…wishing you the best and happy stitching ❤❤

Hi Samantha, you stitching is so very beautiful, goodness and I love your enthusiasm for cross stitching!!!!!! 💚

My gosh!!! You Summer Night Fairy on the fabric you chose to stitch her one is . . . breathtaking!!!! WOW!!!! You did an absolutely gorgeous job stitching her! Again, it is the PERFECT fabric!!! WOW!!! Congratulations!!! On, yes! I would also look at her DAILY!!!! WOW!!! Yes, again!!! WOW!!!! The photo in the pattern does NOT do the finished piece any justice!!!! NO! Her face is gorgeous!!! Perfection!!!! You did amazing!!!!! I'd LOVE to stitch that piece exactly as you did!!! I am DROOLING over her!!!!! The purple ribbon really attracts attention!!! Yes! The wings are . . . there are no words they're perfect!!!!! Sooooo beautiful!!! I also LOVE Miribilia!!! Sooooo breathtaking!!! I LOVE fairies!!!! Beaded and sparkly fairies!!! Thank you SO much for sharing!!! I am now a NEW subscriber! I just found FlossTube and am addicted!!!! Thank you, dearly, for sharing ALL you have!! I look forward to MORE!!!! Enjoy stitching!!!

Enjoyed seeing all of your Miribilia finishes and upcoming ones you are going to start. So beautiful. And the Quakers are lovely, too.

Great video. Love hearing your stories. You are a wonderful stitcher who does amazing projects. Thank you for sharing with us. ♥️🙏

The two Fairies are so BEAUTIFUL and wll look just stunnng hanging together , they shoul dnot be in a drawer!!! find some funds LOL REally enjoy listening to you Happy Stitching

What gorgeous stitching and projects I love nora corbet designs and I've been inspired to stitch a mermaid

Thank you for sharing your beautiful work! And thank you for enabling me! That Summer Quaker is calling me! I’ve been wanting to start a pattern like this for a long time. I am an east coaster living in Ottawa, and this will bring a little bit of ‘home’ to my home. 😊

Hello Samantha! I LOVE IT WHEN i SEE YOU'VE PUT UP A NEW VIDEO! I enjoy your Flosstube so very much! Beautiful Mirabillias, I love all of your Nora Corbett fairies, I want to stitch them all too... And your Spring Quaker is just stunning so far! Happy stitching. xoxox

I have three mermaids on my bedroom wall it's such a pleasure to wake up and see them each morning. I'm just finishing my fourth the three mermaids.All ways look forward to your video such beautiful work

'The Flip' - genius!!! Really enjoyed the video (eh, from one Canuck to another).

Really enjoyed seeing your floss tube early, early this morning! What a positive way to start the day!! I love, love the Summer Quaker and will be ordering that one to stitch for my daughter! Having you share your tips and the way you stitch, store, and plan was very helpful! Can’t wait to see you again!

Wow! Get those beauties framed!! Love watching your floss tubes.

I absolutely love your channel! This episode is the very best so far ❤️

Love your unbridled joy, Samantha. The spring Quaker is stunning. Thank you for sharing.

i stumbled across your flosstube and subscribed immediately ❤. Just want to add that Grace is gorgeous 💗. She has a beautiful smile just like her mommy and mimi. Looking forward to more videos from you ladies❤

You killed me tonight!! I want every stitch you have done or want to do! Thank you so much so your details regarding stitching Miras and your storage systems. You are my favorite- I love your enthusiasm and sincerity! I wish I could be that friend that lived near you to stitch with..😊 Buffalo, NY I look forward to you next video.

I love your videos. It gives me courage to stitch complex designs.

I loved seeing your Mirabelia’s! I wish I could see them in person; I bet they are even more beautiful! I have only seen them in videos and pictures as I don’t personally know anyone who has stitched one and don’t have an LNS that really has a great display. I have never done one but I keep feeling the urge to try one. I was really happy when you said Petal Fairy would be a good first one. I also enjoyed hearing about your organization. Thanks for all the great info!

I stitched cottage garden fairy. On a vintage clouds fabric so it looked like she in sky. It an easy stitch. Was my first cross stitch project

Great video as usual your stitching is absolutely gorgeous. Those Mirabilia’s are beautiful.

Loved you video, thank you, I new here but for sure will keep watching your content, loved also the Alice in wonderland 🎉🎉🎉

You are a flosstuber whom I always watch.💐

Hello from BC! Lovely to see a fellow Canadian here! I am relatively new to cross stitch but have been sewing all my life. I also stitch in hand with my needle down and turning the fabric upside down was an eureka moment! Of course, so simple. I am working up the courage to start my first mirabilia! An interesting bit of stitching history for you, I went to a church jumble sale with my friend today and found a beautiful cross stitch frame from Eatons. It was with a couple of vintage patterns from Jean McIntosh Ltd, Needlework, Winnipeg and they were dated 1972! So they have a new home now. I really enjoy your videos too, keep on inspiring us!

Your Mirabilia pieces are stunning!!! I had to get the Petal Fairy!!! Alice is such a gorgeous and fun sampler!!! Thanks so much for sharing your storage system for your kitted Mira's and for the beads and Kreinik. I do need to do something better with my beads so this is great food for thought. Thanks so much Samantha!! You are such a joy to visit with and I so look forward to your videos!! Happy Mira month!!!

Your mirabilia look stunning. Thank you for sharing

Samantha, I was so excited to see your Petal and Bliss fairies. I bought the kit for Bliss fairy and had been intending to get Petal fairy to do exactly as you’re intending to do, so it was great to get a preview of what the 2 next to each other will look like. I’ve just started my first Mirabilia - Nora Corbett’s Faerie Summer Love and am enjoying every minute of it so far. Thank you for showing all your beautiful wips and some of your finishes. I love your enthusiasm and can’t wait for the next instalment 🥰

Hello Samantha! I want to stitch the Lila's Studio Summer Quaker and join you for your birthday start! I haven't stitched a whale or a Lila's Studio yet! Your OFE Alice is so beautiful! I think I'm going to have to watch you show it on the big screen for full variegated floss effect! Love those Mira fairies and what you said about the color blocks makes complete sense . There's still detail , but the color blocks are a lovely break from the more complicated figuring. 😆 (for me anyway!) Excellent episode, as usual! Love to have our visits! 😉❤🪡 Thanks for spending your time to share your stitching and your lovely personality! You are one of my all-time favorite Flosstubers too! 🥰🥳

I‘m in love with the summer quaker by Lila‘s Studio too. I already bought the Spring Quaker, but haven‘t started it yet. It was fun to see yours. I also enjoyed seeing your Mirabilias. I loved stitching Shakespeare‘s Fairies and enjoy them on my wall every day.🙋🏻‍♀️

Love all your finishes and your progress on your wips. Your finishes are amazing. You got me this time, preordered the summer quaker. Happy stitching!

I loved seeing all your wips. Alice in Wonderland is my next large project, and I can't wait.

I'm so happy to have found you! I'm a new subscriber and really enjoying your videos. I have never stitched a Mira before but thats about to change! Thank you for your joy and enthusiasm for this fun craft! Off to watch more of you! 🏵

Hi Samantha - yes it was great to see you at the meeting on Thursday. I was thinking the same thing about Lila's Studio - there should be a winter and an autumn one. Those 2 "matching" fairies - I can't wait until you get those framed and placed on your wall. The yellow-skirted one is a bit longer I think so that might make it hard to adjust so that they are both lined up. But the framer should be able to do something about that. Good luck.

Lovely video, thanks for keeping me company whilst I stitched this morning. The fairies are gorgeous, I'm very tempted to see if I can get the patterns. Have a great week ❤

I really enjoyed your Mirabilia talk. It’s great to see how you store all the elements- beads, kreinik etc. I’ve messed about for years trying to find better ways. It sounds to me like we might stitch the same way- and I also hate going UP! But I often want to start in the middle to be sure my Mirabilia is centred properly. Many years ago I tried turning everything upside down and I still sometimes do it, but I do notice the stitches sit a little differently for me😊, so I keep my upside down stitching to a minimum. I also taught my daughter to stitch- but she’s left handed and I’m right handed so it was a complete disaster until I found a video of a left hander for her to watch. She’s sorted out her own way now, like your daughter, and does beautiful stitching. 😊Still needs help sometimes 😉. Your lovely videos are always a delight. I look forward to them every time.👍. Susan in Australia.

Great flosstube! If you have the space where you store your completed pieces, you might want to consider using a cross stitch 'project roll'. Vonna Pfeiffer has a tutorial on how to make one...and gives you the reasons behind storing you completed pieces in them...mainly to not have creases as they await their frame-day! You can store more than one in a roll. Etsy carries many handmade ones. / Regarding flipping your chart and linen and stitching upside down...I'd heard this mentioned a few years back and didn't really grasp why someone would do that. But as I sat here stitching 'with you'...I reflected on my frustration with stitching 'up'. I like to stitch 'down'. So an upper L corner is my strong preference, never the center. NOW I see that I can begin at the center etc and still stitch 'down' both ways. Thanks...this will be a huge help!!!

You got me in trouble. Lol. I immediately had to go buy the summer quaker. I didn't even try to talk myself out of it. 😆. It will be my first quaker and I'm so excited. You're my newest enabler. 😆

I loved seeing your Mirabilia collection. I use the same tic tac containers Vonna uses and I really like them.

Hi! How have I not found your channel before now?! Loved your video. In fact, I paused it so I could go purchase the Spring and Summer Quaker. 😂. I have Shakespeare’s Fairies completely kitted up and want to start it this summer. It’s so beautiful! Thank you for sharing your stitching. It’s all beautiful! Happy stitching 💜

I just discovered your flosstube and binged them all. You enabled me to finally buy spring Quaker and summer Quaker fell in my cart.

Thanks for another great flosstue and thanks for sharing your Mirabilias. I am working on my first one: The Three Mermaids. It has been challenging for me but fun. I also imediately put Summer Quaker on my wish list. I'm stitching 100 Owls from Owl Forest, another one of their free former SALs. Hope to do Emerald City and Alice eventually. So many charts, so little time! Happy stitching!

Hi Samantha! You have become my favorite floss tuber. Love your Mira's. I have 4 Mira's to stitch. Trying to finish current WIPS before i can concentrate on my ladies. It kills me that yours r sitting in a drawer but i do love them when u bring them out!

Thanks again Samantha! Love love love watching you! I still haven't done a Mira yet but love seeing that you love them! Joanna from Vancouver Island, not too far from where your friend is :)

I love love your Mirabila’s. Your 2 fairies with the half hearts are beautiful. When you get them framed I think they it would be beautiful if you have the mats cut like the half heart so they come together. Just a thought. Thank you for another great video always look forward to them.

Your Mirabilia are gorgeous!!!! I never got tired of looking at them. I also use the same magnet board and the magnet strip to keep my place. If i am working down I place the magnet strip just below the line I am stitching and continue to move it down. Just like you do. Them when I am stitching towards the top of the pattern , I place the magnet strip above the line of stitching I am on and continue moving it up as I stitch and am able to see all my previous stitching. I don't know if this will save you from flipping everything up side down or not. I enjoy all your videos and look forward to seeing you again, take care.

I just love watching your videos! I went back and have binge watched all your previous videos and am now finally caught up! Summer Quaker is my favorite from market too and will be my birthday start in July, I can't wait to stitch it!

I dont think I've met a fellow stitcher in person here in the UK, although there are a few of us :) I love though that I can spend a while on flosstube visiting....I loved the story about the invisible thread, my daughter asked what I was laughing at!

What gorgeous Mira’s!! Love your stitching. I am also doing the Spring Quaker and enjoying it very much. I’ve just found your flosstube and will certainly subscribe, I’m looking forward to watching your progress.

The fairies are so beautiful .& inspiring! Now I would like to do them, also.!

Nothing wrong with sounding Canadian. Love your videos. A neighbor in Saskatchewan.

I’ve really been enjoying your floss tubes! You do such beautiful work. I have never learned to stitch in hand, but I need to give it a try.

Thanks for sharing!

Thank you, Samantha, for another enjoyable FT! Your episodes are like meeting up with a stitchy friend, and I stitch while you share with me what you’ve been stitching. ☕️🫖🪡❤ I’m with you about Summer Quaker - Love!!!! 😍 And I also hope she does come out with an autumn and winter that is similar in format. (Though Halloween and Christmas are beautiful) ♥️♥️ Lol, my assumption is that I stitch differently from everyone else. (I’ve not seen anyone stitch like I do, although I do insert my needle like you do, top to bottom) I stitch in hand, one stitch at a time. I also stitch both forward and backwards. I’m left handed, so the most comfortable is stitching for me is left to right, but when I finish a row to go back, I then stitch right to left. Being able to change direction also makes it easier for me when the stitches aren’t in a straight line. (Like stitching quakers) My favorite part of stitching is figuring out the path to stitch do that the thread is not carried too far in the back. (This is probably throw back to learning to stitch in the late 80’s, early 90’s when confetti stitching and backstitch was very common, lol) Happy Stitching! x Lynn

🌸hi, I'm new to your channel , had a year break from stitching and watching flosstube and I looobe your videos . So far I watched 3 of them and I'm sure I'll catch up on all of them over thr weekend 😊 love your positive energy and your stitching. I'm also a hygge and Nora Corbett fan ..have a lovely day

Just found you! What a fab video! Love, love, love the quakers and your Mirabillia are just beautiful! K

Would you PLEASE make a video showing how you stitch on linen? I'd love to see you in action. Plus, you're absolutely one of my favourite RU-vidrs - my favourite Canadian for sure ;)

Hi Samantha! I too saw the new Lila’s Studio Summer Quaker on Instagram and immediately headed over to Etsy to pre-order my copy! Any my birthday is in the summer, so maybe this will be my birthday start as well! I love the look of 2x2 on 36 count on your Spring Quaker - the colors look so rich and beautiful! Happy stitching!😊

Hello! I just love your floss tube. I am inspired and entertained. Plus your energy is so positive. Would you consider showing/telling how you do your beading. Sometimes I find that beads don’t quite fit on 32 count. Thank you again!

Great progress. And I have also my chart upside down when I start stitching with page 1. But when I start right below than I stitch the "right" way. Happy stitching!

Love your stitches and mirabelia stitches, I want to do a small easy one but my goal to do the Florence nightingale one since I’m a nurse.. thank you for all the i fora too. And how your store things! First time seeing your floss tube!, I. New to cross stitch I actually quilt getting ready quilt retreat in. Up in Maine. Finally founds a cross stitch shop locally where I live that summer Quaker so beautiful I love anything ocean theme.

Love your stuff! Gorgeous! If you ever want to help your daughter with her projects... Turn the project sideways! You can stitch in your regular way, and it'll match. I tend to flip my projects around when I'm stitching in hand and did that a few times before I noticed lol

Love all of your Quakers. I have Halloween and Christmas ones. You have enspired me to get a Mira. Fun video.

I love your Spring Quaker stitch, it looks gorgeous! I might have to do that one myself!

That is so funny!!!🤩

Love to see your video.. your Mirabilandia are stunning 😍😍 I'd like to see other people and how they stich but I can't.. so I'm always so interested in video were you explain so I can get lots of informations. I hand stitch like you from top to bottom and always turn my fabric if I need. Hope you'll do a video where you explain Ihow to stich on linen and tips 😂

I ran so fast to Owl Forest to get the Alice in Wonderland chart!! Your stitching in beautiful. Thanks for sharing. : )

Beautiful Mira’s!

Your work is beautiful!!

Just happened on your video. Really enjoyed your Quakers. Thanks for sharing.

I enjoyed your floss tube. I just found you and subscribed. Going to a hotel and just stitching sounds like fun.

New sub! So glad I found you!! I love your energy and excitement. You talked me right into buying Lila's Spring quaker. I couldn't order it fast enough, lol. I also did a pre-order on the Summer Quaker, lol!! Happy stitching!! I look forward to seeing more of your videos.

Love seeing all your projects! I need to get some of my quakers out…🤓

Such a great video! I’ve never stitched a Mirabillia before but after your video I went and bought petal fairy 😊

Summer Quaker will be my birthday start also! In June. 🎉 Im excited for us

Samantha, I love when your next video is up! Your enthusiasm is so catching…always happy and smiling 😊…I loved seeing all of your beautiful Mira’s…they are all stunning! Till next time thank you for sharing your time and talents!

I just found your flosstube today, and I am now a subscriber. Just loved your flosstube and your gorgeous stitching. Now I need to get the Summer Quaker pattern! :)

love your blog!

Lovely flosstube as always and your Spring Quaker is looking SO good. Doing 2 over 2 is really giving it depth and saturation. Like you I'm fascinated by how different the same design can look! And I think we all enjoy your flosstubes as much as you do - the more the merrier! 😃

I absolutely prefer to move down as well!

Love your flosstube and your Mirabilia... rekindled my urge to finish 2 I have as wips. What I find frustrating is the bead package which I tend to spill all over when I open the mill hill plastic package

When you said "Eh?" I laughed before you even said "I don't have an accent." LOL. I like your accent. Thanks for the tip on the first Mirabilia because I have been wanting to start but I tend to start on the hardest one and quit...when I start something;). I am from Florida and knit, crochet and cross stitch and starting to quilt...I tend to quit crochet and knit in the warmer months as 90 degree weather doesn't inspire me....but as you mentioned your techniques, I knit and crochet completely differently than most because my grandmother taught me and told me to hold my hands "what feels best for me" hence why I have no wrist or hand issues...so when my friends want me to "teach them" I don't because it's such a motion by "touch" I can't really teach them...believe me, I have tried;). I don't have any crafty friends here so I enjoy your videos so much because like you said, I cross stitch while I watch you feeling like I am in the room with you. Thanks so much!

Bread crumbs, thread trail ….it all works to find your way back😂😂😂😂 That was a great story❤ I like your kreinik container.

My first video with you! Enjoyed it so much. You do beautiful work! I love Lila Studios but haven’t stitched one yet. I think you mentioned a stitch called emerald city. who makes that one? I love the Wizard of Oz. Can’t wait til the next video.

Oh yes, you totally sounded Canadian when you said Eh/Hey. 😀I love that you stitched MidSummer Night Fairy on that beautiful mottled fabric. I think it adds so much more to a Mirabilia. HA HA HA. Yes, keep showing it to us until we say Hey Samantha, go frame that beauty. I have to say I love how organized you are. You already have your stitched piece clipped to a board and ready to show us. No wrangling a big piece of linen. I really appreciate that. And yes your Mira's are beautiful and thank you for sharing them. Have a fun evening at the Guild.

Absolutely loved your flosstube!! I don’t stitch Mirabilia’s “yet” so I so love seeing yours!! They are so beautiful! And, yes, I love hearing how other people stitch!! Question: are either you or your daughter left-handed? My granddaughter is a leftie and when I taught her to stitch, she was inclined to do her stitches the opposite way I do. I think she was mirror-imaging my stitching. There are so many beautiful new releases! I had a really hard time! Happy stitching!!

I just love your videos! I get so excited when they come out! I so badly want to start Spring Quaker! I'm curious how you stitch in hand. I've never done it but am more and more interested in learning.

Those Miras are definitely meant to be together, however you decide to frame them. Have you considered framing your Miras in one frame with a mat around each of them to separate them? I have a non-stitched piece where I had them framed in that fashion so that they are together. Something to consider, but not something you'll be able to separate without removing them from the frame if you ever want to gift the pieces to others.

Always love seeing you Samantha. I wish I'd named my daughter that! Your Winter to Spring Quaker is fabulous! Fantastic idea on flipping the chart!

Your Midsummer Night Fairy is stunning! And your Spring and Bliss fairies look so good together, I definitely hope you can get them framed and on the wall soon. Thanks for your fun video! Happy stitching.

Hi Samantha, I’m cheering you on for your Spring Quaker goals! And yes, Summer Quaker is amazing!! I hadn’t seen that one yet, so thanks for sharing! I can hear your Canadian accent and I’m Canadian (Ontario) haha!! Love it

Your story of the beading thread cracked me up! I thought you were going to say it was still attached when you got home! Ha ha... Love seeing all the Mira's, my favourite! I too saw the Vonna flosstube she always gives great information. Great video.....looking forward to the next one!

Your stitching is amazing and I love watching your floss tube channel. Where did you find Garden Verses by Mirabilia? I have been looking for the pattern for years!! Thank again for your wonderful spirit and stitching. 😊

This was an excellent episode! Your passion for stitching really came through. I may have to try a Mirabilia after watching today. And the Lila Studio's Quakers are a must!

Your Mira’s are SUPERB ❤❤ love your floss tube You are so inspirational! Thank you ☺️ Fairy Idyl is the biggest Mira I have stitched.

Samantha, Love watching your flosstubes…..I would be interested in your method of stitching. You mentioned you held your needle differently. I have been trying to find a way to stitch in hand but it isn’t always the way I like stitches to,lay. Curious! I plan to start summer Quaker soon. Just waiting on fabric. I loved spring Quaker and sad when I finished. Those bunnies! Now I’ll have a lobster! Living in NH and near ocean and Maine you’d think that I’d be a fan, but am not….

I enjoy your podcast and I don't have many stitching friends but my goal is yo do a Mirabilla one day