Hello and welcome to Cross-Stitch Sleuth!


Hey there, Stitchy Friend! 

I am not new around these parts of the 
Flosstube/Cross-Stitching Community but I feel like 
I would be a much better blogger than I ever was a Flosstuber.

I started my YouTube Channel back in the early months of 2014 when Whimsical Stitches from Cross Stitch It's Fun Facebook Group (now defunct) put out a call for all stitchers to make videos. And thus Flosstube was born.

This is where I will talk all things stitchy, show you my stash and present my WIPs, UFOs, FOs and FFOs for viewing.


In episode one I will start out with...
MAIL CALL!

I picked up a few items of haul today. They are from Etsy from Cherry Hill Stitchery. Don't they just look so fun and awesome? I can't wait to get started on them!

 The patterns are: I Love Fall, Pumpkin Spice and Willow House Alphabet. These are cute and simple patterns that I think will just fly off the needles! Check out the photos below to check them out for yourselves.




That is all for today. Tomorrow I may show you my WIPs and let you know where I am in the Stitch Nine Challenge. That hashtag was started at the beginning of the year to get us to focus on a few WIPs and get them completed before 2020. I have to admit that I am not as far fished as I'd like to be.

Catch you next time! Have a stitchy day!

-- Toni

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  1. KatieDecember 27, 2019 at 6:20 PM

    Oh I love these new pieces. I just can't get into floss tube. I love blogging. Floss tube just feels boring to me. I love reading blogs like notes from friends. Nice to meet you.

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