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Sunday, September 9, 2018

Stitch with Me #37 Show Notes

Happy Sunday!! It's September 9 and my wheel is TOTALLY in the Halloween spirit. It spun Halloween Luck for the third time this month:

I'm stitching this in all of the called for colros except the moon, for which I'm using Treadworx 1027 (because it was on clearance at Mindy's in Eugene).

Here is what it looked like at the beginning of the video:

I should take this as a sign that I need to just be participating in Lolly's #SeptSALStitching. But I'm not going to give it. You may see the wheel a bit less next week because I have swaps to stitch!

Anyway, I'm working this in almost of all the called for fabrics on a piece of 18 count Aida that I found on eBay about 18 months ago. And it's perfection.

Here it is at the end:

Alzehimer's Benefits:

There are auctions going on on my personal instagram page: @michellebendy. They end on Tuesday, September 11 at 0600 PST with the highest bidder donating directly to my Alzheimer's walk here: Donate to my Alzheimer's Walk
HUGE thank you to everyone who participated in the Live Sale to End Alzheimer's on my Flosstube. It was a crazy, resounding success. And now everything that we didn't get to is listed on Instagram @bendystitchydestash so check it out!

click on the picture or here to fill out the Google Form if you bought from the Live Sale or plan to buy from the destash!

Hopefully when the live sale stuff is invoiced and shipped I'll be able to make longer blog posts again. For now, I'm choosing my battles.

Outside links:

Sunday, August 26, 2018

Stitch With Me #35 Show Notes

Happy Sunday!! Today I'm stitching on October 31 from Kathy Barrick:

That's what it looked like with Darlene B gave it to me at the August Meetup at Acorns & Threads.

Here is what it looked like at the beginning of the video:

I was so close when I put this down to go to sleep last night but I said to myself, August is meant to be Arbitrary! So I packed it up and spun again this morning.

Not kidding. I spun it again today. So I'm DEFINITELY going to get it finished!!

I didn't finish it during this episode, but later today for sure. Here it is at the end:

I'm stitching this 1/2 on the called for 40 count linen in all of the called for DMC colors. The only exception is the basket color. I couldn't find any DMC 680!! So I'm using Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe Americana Bronze. It's working for me.

Kyle Rekemeyer, Stitching In Sound Tag #1

When and why did you start your craft?
What is your favourite thing about your craft.
What is your least favourite thing about your craft.
Tell us a horror story surrounding your craft. (ie, spilling coffee on a piece)
Have you ever struggled to finish a project? Why?
What is your favourite place to do your craft?
How did you feel when you completed your first project?
Are there any subjects that you gravitate towards?
What completed project would you like to revisit? Would you make changes?
What do you know now about your craft that you wish you had known at the beginning?
Name your favourite bands and/or musicians. Rank them.
Name your favourite songs.
What is the first album that you bought with your own money?
What is your favourite concert that you ever attended?
What song/band/genre is your guilty pleasure?
Have you ever missed the opportunity to see someone live that you really wanted to see?
What music were you raised on growing up?
If you could bring one musician back from the dead, who would it be?
Do you play or wish you could play any instruments?
How would you describe your taste in music?
When you go to a bar, what is the first drink that you order?
Who do you want to play you in a movie? Who do you think the casting director would choose?
What is the title of your autobiography?
Which one is scarier: being locked in a room with 100 angry poodles or with a lepoard with no legs?
Who are you in a horror movie: hero, victim, or killer?
What was the last movie that made you go, "WTF"?
What is your ideal vacation spot?
What is one food that everyone seems to like that you hate?
What slogan or phrase sums up your life?
Give us a rough estimate: how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.

Songs I mentioned:

Alzehimer's Benefits:

There are auctions going on on my personal instagram page: @michellebendy. They end on Tuesday, August 28 at 0600 PST with the highest bidder donating directly to my Alzheimer's walk here: Donate to my Alzheimer's Walk
Flosstube live sale on my channel, Monday, September 3 at 1100 PST. That's Labor Day.

click on the picture or here to fill out the Google Form and get ready for the sale!

Flosstube Mentions:

Outside links:

Sunday, August 5, 2018

Stitch With Me #32 Show Notes

Happy Sunday!! Today I'm stitching on Halloween Quaker from Lila's Studio: (click on the picture to purchase from Lila's Stuido Etsy)

This is the fifth project for #ArbitraryAugust and I used the Tiny Decisions app to help choose it. It was FUN!

Here is what it looked like before I started stitching today:

Here is where it was at the end of the video:

I kitted this up from stash (as I do) so here's my conversion:

CC Bamboo = ??
CC Lobster Claw = SM Orange Grove
CC Honeycomb = C&C Buttercream
CC Blackbird = DMC 3799
CC Smoke = WDW Americana
CC Black Coffee = DMC 3021
CC Rainy Day = WDW Mulberry
CC Frog's Legs = C&C Elf
CC Sassy Brass = C&C Golden Star
DMC 310 = self

CC = Classic Colorworks, SM = Ship's Manor, C&C = Colour & Cotton, WDW = Weeks Dye Works

Alzehimer's Benefits:

There are auctions going on on my personal instagram page: @michellebendy. They end on Tuesday, July 24 at 0600 PST with the highest bidder donating directly to my Alzheimer's walk here: Donate to my Alzheimer's Walk
Flosstube live sale on my channel, Monday, September 3 at 1100 PST. That's Labor Day.

click on the picture or here to fill out the Google Form and get ready for the sale!

Push Stitchery

This books is SUPER cool and very much stitchy eye candy! Jamie Chalmers, Mr. X Stitch, did a review on his channel and I had to drop everything and buy the book. So. Worth. It. If you'd like to drop everything and buy it too, click on the picture above to grab it from my Amazon Associates page!

FiberTalk today!!

It's Trisha from Three Owl Threads!!! WHAAAATTTT!!! Go give them a listen:

Flosstube Mentions:

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Sunday, June 17, 2018

Stitch With Me #27 Show Notes

Happy Father's Day! Here are a couple of pics of my dad and I (because you were probably wondering):

This was WAY more than 6 years ago.... I think it was more like 15 years ago.... Our first trip to In-N-Out.

This may have been 6 years ago, because it was pre-Rose. Maybe even 7 years ago. It's at Pearl Harbor.

Anyway, this week I worked on In Lieu of Flowers from Prairie Moon. Definitely OOP and HTF and NFAA (not fair at all):

Here is where it was when we started the video:

I'm stitching this 1/2 on 32 count Stitches and Spice linen that came with it when I bought it at Stitchers' Paradise in Las Vegas with a surprising number of the called for flosses. See below for my stitch from stash conversion.

At the end of the video:

I'm totally in love with this and I can't wait to have it finished!!

Here is my conversion:

WDW Snowflake --> TW 011231
WDW Island Breeze --> SM Calypso
WDW Envy --> C&C Evergreen
WDW Kris' Bon Bon --> WDW Chestnut
WDW Juniper --> same
WDW Kentucky Bluegrass --> same
WDW Sweet Potato --> WDW Chrysanthemum
WDW Chesapeake --> DMC 500
WDW Tigers Eye --> VMSS Americana Bronze
WDW Mascara --> same
WDW Turquoise --> same
WDW Curry --> same
WDW Honeysuckle --> SM Between the Shadows
WDW Pumpkin --> same

WDW = Weeks Dye Works

TW = ThreadWorks

SM = Ship's Manor

C&C = Colour & Cotton

VMSS = Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe

What I'm planning to take to StitchCon:

Stacey Nash Primitives: Martha Agnes

I have fabric picked out for this one. It's a bit darker than the picture so I may invert the colors. 0_0

Birds to the Boughs from Lindy Stitches (Stephanie):

I have my fabric for this one narrowed down to two choices, so I'll floss toss this week and decide.

One current WIP, probably Quotes to Live By:

Do you want to stitch Toasty Tardis?

Click on the picture above for a direct link to the listing. Or you can check out the entire store, Mandarink's Designs. Be careful though, you're going to need it ALL!!

Have you seen Theresa's (KittenSticher, Shakespeare's Peddler) new EXCLUSIVE design?

Now you want it too, right? It comes with the Pashmina from Gloriana AND that handmade strawberry!! "but it's out of stock!" I hear you saying. Never fear. You can message Theresa through her website, www.kittenstitcher.com, or message her on Instagram (@kittenstitcher) and let her know you want to put your name on a list--she reordered enough to kit up 100!! No deposit required, just tell her Bendy sent you. ;-)

So, I'm thinking about stitching Fraktur Friends from Shakespeare's Peddler: (click on the picture to buy from Jen's Stitching Niche on Etsy)

Linda Spalding suggested stitching this on navy blue linen and that's absolutely GENIUS!! Because Leslie from Under the Sea Fabrics will be at Stitch Con as a vendor I'm SURE I can score the chart from Keepsakes and then fabric from Leslie.

Flosstube Mentions:

Outside links:

In case anyone ever wonders, here is my glamorous Stitch With Me set up:

See you Tuesday!!

Sunday, May 27, 2018

Stitch With Me #25 Show Notes, May 25, 2018

Happy last Sunday in May! It's Sunday High Tea with Caroline at Off the Grid Needlearts, but rather than making a new start, I'm going for a finish on Be Inkspired by Emma Congdon (Stitchrovia) from the Summer 2017 issue of Cross Stitcher:

It's also on the Stitchrovia Etsy shop, so click on the picture to buy.

I super love this piece! It's not small but it really does stitch up fast if you use the Weasley method and stitch the black first. If you want to see them all, check out #TattooTuesdaySAL on Instagram.

At the start of the video:

I'm stitching this 2/2 on a mystery 25 count linen (WHY am I doing 2/2 on 25?!?! AGAIN) that I picked up at the thrift store and hit with a little bit of Navy Rit to mottle it up with MOST of the called for flosses. My only changes were to the word "Yourself" to make it say "Science" instead and the skin tone on the sailor girl and one of the hands is now a combination of 436 (Latisha's base color) and 869.

At the end of the video:

I'm totally in love with this and I can't wait to have it finished!!

Alzeheimer's Needleminders from Heather the Imperfectly Perfect Stitcher!

Heather, the Imperfectly Perfect Stitcher on Flosstube and TheIPSNeedleminders on Etsy, is selling Alzheimer's Needleminders to support my Walk to End Alzheimer's in October. Here are her minders: (click on the picture to buy)

They're $7 and ALL $7 goes to my walk!! So THANK YOU Heather!!

Every October, the Alzheimer's Association hosts a walk and fundraiser in Eugene, Oregon. This year ours is on October 14. I didn't realize this till I was grabbing the link to the page this morning, but y'all, we are the HIGHEST SINGLE PERSON FUNDRAISER SO FAR THIS YEAR!!!

Thank you all SO MUCH for donating and helping find a cure for Alzheimer's!!

And speaking of finding a cure, here's the graphic that I found that shows how much of our money goes to research vs administration:

That's 77% of all funds straight to care, support, research, awareness, and advocacy! I can get behind that!

If you'd like to donate directly to my walk without buying a needleminder, go ahead and click on this picture: (because we all walk together)

Acorns & Threads Fall Retreat!!

The fall retreat is Nov 2-4 with events at the store and ALL the stitching at the Oregon Bar Association. Cost is $180 with $65 non-refundable deposit due at sign up.
Call the shop to register: 503-292-4457
Email the shop to register: http://www.acornsandthreads.com/orders/
There are 60 total spots and only 31 (or so!) are taken!! Get your retreat on with us at Acorns!

WIPocalypse

It's a phenomenon, started by Melissa at Measi's Musings. Here is the link to the explanation page.

And the WIPocalypse SAL Facebook group is pretty fun too!

Get the app: Bloglovin' (click on the picture to get the app)

Flosstube Mentions:

Outside links:

Sunday, May 20, 2018

Stitch With Me #24 Show Notes

Happy Sunday (again)! Today on my Stitch With Me video I worked on the Sally Spencer Sampler from Birds of a Feather. (click on the pic to purchase)

I super love this sampler! It's small, 156x156! But it takes a WHILE! (worth it) It was my start for May 1 with SO many wonderful stitchers. <3 <3 we're doing it for the #MustangSallySampler SAL on Instagram

At the start of the video:

I'm stitching this 2/2 on a mystery 25 count linen (WHY am I doing 2/2 on 25?!?!) with exactly none of the called for flosses. See below the second picture for my conversion.

At the end of the video:

I'm totally in love with this sampler and I cannot wait to finish it and frame it!! <3

My Sally Spencer Conversion:

GA Buckeye Scarlet (DMC 321) --> VMSS Garden Rose
GA Black Crow (DMC 310) --> WDW Mascara
GA Brethren Blue (DMC 501) --> C&C Sherwood
GA Melon Patch (DMC 758) --> VMSS Tahital Floral
GA Buttermilk (DMC 3823) --> WDW Parchment
GA Tropical Ocean (DMC 598) --> VMSS Coastal Seaweed

GA = Gentle Arts

VMSS = Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe

C&C = Colour & Cotton

WDW = Weeks Dye Works

Royal Wedding Chat!!!

My highlight from the wedding was Harry & Megan's kiss on the steps of St. George's Chapel:

And her dress, from Givenchy!!! WOW!!

With Queen Mary's Sapphire Bandeau tiara!!!

I wanted her to wear the Strathmore Rose Tiara that the Queen Mother wore on her wedding day, but I was wrong:

(that's a Photoshop, not mine)

The Sapphire Bandeau Tiara was a gift to Queen Mary and was specifically made to hold her sapphire brooch and also allow the brooch to be removed and worn alone:

And Harry, Gingeriffic!!

I was just not digging Wills' red jacket. I know there's history there, but Harry's black jacket was just BETTER. #notsorry

Here is the sampler that I didn't buy yet:

It's Elizabeth Biggs 1833 by Gigi R. The Glorianas are the beginnings of Jeannine's conversion.

FAN-TAS-TIC!!!

Harbor Haven SAL from By the Bay:

Acorns & Threads Fall Retreat!!

The fall retreat is Nov 2-4 with events at the store and ALL the stitching at the Oregon Bar Association. Cost is $180 with $65 non-refundable deposit due at sign up.
Call the shop to register: 503-292-4457
Email the shop to register: http://www.acornsandthreads.com/orders/
There are 60 total spots and only 31 are taken!! Get your retreat on with us at Acorns!!!

I'm going to have Bird Study finished by Vonna!!!

Here is the link to her blog: https://thetwistedstitcher.blogspot.com/ and you'll find all of the contact information for her finishing business there.

Brooke's Books Sleeping Beauty:

Jeannine's Gloriana Conversion for Sarah Braizear so far:

Gloriana 264 Wooly Bear for AVAS 4536 (using the same color in Tudor Silk for the 1/1 areas)
Gloriana 045 Lacquered Gold for AVAS 526
Gloriana 276 Tacna Gold for AVAS 3815
Gloriana 275 Sassy Green for AVAS 2145
Gloriana 274 Tanager Green for AVAS 3725

My favourite sign for goods and services:

Flosstube Mentions:

Outside links:

Acorns & Threads
Vonna's Blog
Shakespeare's Peddler
Gulf Coast Stitches
Jen's Stitching Niche
Colour & Cotton
Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe
Brooke's Books Publishing
Eliza Bell Cox 1832 SAL
Sarah Braizear 1829 Stitch Along
Stone Street Stitchers (for the Royal Wedding SAL freebie)

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Sunday, September 9, 2018

Stitch with Me #37 Show Notes

Sunday, August 26, 2018

Stitch With Me #35 Show Notes

Sunday, August 5, 2018

Stitch With Me #32 Show Notes

Sunday, June 17, 2018

Stitch With Me #27 Show Notes

Sunday, May 27, 2018

Stitch With Me #25 Show Notes, May 25, 2018

Sunday, May 20, 2018

Stitch With Me #24 Show Notes