FLOSSTUBE #132 - mid year WIP parade - can I end the year with less than 30? 😂

Instagram: leighbling (Leigh McDonald)

Happy mail (I love postcards; I’ll send one back … eventually):
Leigh McDonald
5 Te Punga Road, Trentham
Upper Hutt 5018, NZ

WIPs:
(11/50) 2020 Pandemic Sampler by Christie Steffensen (SarcyGurl) on 40ct Prehistoric with partial conversion.

A Year Long Mini Bouquet (SAL) by Jeannette Douglas Designs, on 40ct Haystack from Country Stitch with floss from stash.

[chriscanaday]

Love the WIP parade, so fun to see all your projects and progress. The spoon was very interesting, how fun. But the best was your floss holder, "don't let your needles rust"!

[margaretyoder]

Love love love the pomegranate fabric and floss! Perfect for you. You’ll find something perfect to use them!!! 💗💗💗💗And don’t let your needles rust…WOW!!!

[donnabennett]

Hi Leigh great WIP parade, your spoon is interesting, lovely stitching, wonderful that dad could get into town, have a good week Thankyou for sharing 👍🇳🇿🪡

[shareesayers]

Great to see all your projects Leigh. Love the floss holder with your saying.

[carolynlankow]

What wonderful happy mail - the spoon is wonderful and the thread keep - WOW, just for you after a rough week. Thank you for the WIP parade - wonderful projects and I love seeing what you are working on. I enjoy the variety of fabric colours you use for you projects and I'm learning heaps.

[stitchodyssey]

Enjoyed your wip parade and the stitchy kindness you received especially the thread card and needle minder with your motto! What a lovely gift from your friend. Best of luck to your dad. Take care and thanks for sharing.

[isweariamstitching]

The Love spoon is so pretty!
😍 Beautiful projects!

[suzielambert]

Looking forward to watching A Perfect World being stitched. And yes I agree, I wish it was to. Amazing how many people had an emotional week last week. Here’s to a great week this week 😊

[carolhensley]

Hi Leigh, love love love your Pandemic Sampler - I've got some Prehistoric - I may have to dive in to it. Great WIP parade. You may have to do a finish parade at the end of year because you're powering through them. We inherited a Welsh Love Spoon when we moved into our house. It hangs above the toilet where its always been and comprises from top to bottom: a wishbone, 2 doves, a horseshoe, a heart and a wooden spoon. The heart and wooden spoon, the first above the second, look comically anatomical. Every privvy needs one.

[mrsbobbinlacer]

Love the wip parade. I hope that what is wrong with you dad can be helped, my daughter broke one of those in her foot and I can't remember which but in the USA it cannot be repaired so I hope he is blessed with good results. I love what you call your rants because I learn to love people with their own thoughts and values, so many people are going with the flow and it makes a mess of a persons growth and knowing who they really are. Thank you so much for sharing your life with me. I think you are very fast in stitching so just enjoy your work and take it as it comes.

[terrifrid]

Margaret sent me over and what a great recommendation. You have many lovely WIPs. I especially like The Drawn Thread Winter Garden. I’ll need to add it to my wish list. Excellent choice of linen for Ruskin’s Penguins. The border really pops.

[hilaryallan]

Great to see your wip parade Leigh. Bet you were very satisfied to press the delete and block button with that troll! They aren’t worth it!

[marylynnlucas]

Just a shout out to my second favorite floss tuber...'ChrisXrossstitch'. When you are having an emotional day check him out. He will cheer you up.

[anaussieinakiwiworld]

Lovely to see you and all your amazing patterns. Well done on the progress of them so far this year.

A little while ago you mentioned about doing a short video on how you stitch, are you still thinking about doing this.

I am trying to find ways of being more efficient.

Love the happy mail you received, very you!

[heatherroggeveen]

Great video - laughed at your review of Maverick as my own review had used exactly the same words.

[zebstitches]

OMG I would totally want to get a thread organiser with your saying on it! What a lovely gift :D Wonderful WIP parade, and quite a few I think you could knock out this year, def possible to get than less than 30. Sorry about the asshat troll commenter, people love to be horrible online where they can hide behind the internet. :(

[deborahwatkins]

Can you tell me the maker/source for the frogging tool you received in your happy mail? That was a sweet little thing. :-) Loved the pomegranate fabric--look forward to seeing where you use that. I love the variety of your wips. Good luck with all. :-)

[margaretyoder]

Sorry it was a tough week. Hope this next one will be better!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️Maybe I’ll have to see Maverick. Your thoughts on Tom Cruise are mine exactly…. He never acts, he is just himself. But if you thought it was entertaining, then I should partake!

[cardiffstitcherdanielle]

Hey, sorry to hear some dick wit decided to have a go at you. He's not worth it! Hope you have a better week this week. Glad you liked your stitchy things, the floss holder and needle minder are custom made so are one of a kind