Your last video was the first FlossTube video I ever watched. You certainly set a high standard of content. You started me down a great road of discovery in the world (and possibilities) of cross stitch samplers. It was fun to hear of your summer memories… My favorite childhood memory was visiting our local library. We lived in the desert (St George, Utah). Summer temperatures were always well over 100 degrees every single day. After lunch once a week we would make the 1 mile trek to “the Library”. I can still recall to cool air mingled with the smell of books and wood polish as we entered the building. Walking home with several Nancy Drew mysteries and the anticipation of reading was equally memorable…loved that tall glass of cool water on entering the haven if home! Thank You for another great FlossTube video! I have ordered many times from you since that last video. Your service is efficient and dependable! So glad that I found you that first day!!😊

A favorite childhood activity we did a lot in the summer was grab our big inner tubes walk or ride our bikes to the river, carefully holding the tubes with us and float down the river. Such a blast playing all day long. So much fun growing up in a tiny town. It was great to see a new flosstube from you, they are the best! I hope you get time to enjoy your summer and not be so busy. So many beautiful pieces of art. Thank you for your time!

My favorite summer memory…..hanging out at home playing with my brother and sister. My sister and I would pick these certain flowers and walk down the driveway throwing the petals as flower girls, skateboarding with my brother, hanging out on my grandparents porch trying for the first time my grandfather’s cigar with my brother, picking figs from the neighbor’s tree, picking avocados from my grandparents’ tree, lying on the living room floor at night watching tv with my siblings and my grandfather nearby. Just lots of small fun cherished memories.

You telling about trying to water ski brought back memories for me. My uncle had all the patience in the world to work with kids to teach them to ski. I could ski all over the lake squatting on the skis, but the minute I stood up I would fall in face forward. Like you, I wasn't sure when to let go. It was all very exhausting, no one had to tell me to go to bed after working hard to trying learn. Those are some of the best my childhood memories.

My favorite summertime activities included amusement parks, days at the pool and camping. Oh, to be a kid again! Have a great day! 👙🎢🏕☀️💕

I appreciate you packing up all I want! So glad to see you back with a video too. I'm a native American from Arizona and although I'm not Navajo, I am familiar with their lives. Yes, they do live miles and miles away from the nearest town that may have a Joanne's or a Hobby Lobby. Many heat their homes with wood (it doesn't get North Dakota cold but it does snow here in northern Arizona) so quilts are a necessity. I admired you already for being vocal about your struggles with depression but even more so after offering a way to help donate fabric. Thank you Theresa!

My favorite summertime activity - sitting in a tree and reading a library book.

Your finished samplers are beautiful. My favorite summer activity as a kid was jumping rope. All the neighbor kids would come over, we had a big rope, we each would take turns spining the rope and we would jump rope all day reciting all the little rhymes. Sometimes as an adult one of these rhymes will pop into my head. So good to see you again. Take care and happy stitching!

It’s wonderful to watch your new video. You are inspiring to watch and share so much information! I enjoy seeing all your purchased samplers and you thoughts on reproducing them. As a young girl I was already doing needlework and sewing as my favorite pastime. It has brought me many hours of pleasure and helped me through some difficult times. Looking forward to watching again.

My favorite summer time memory is sitting around a fire pit with friends and family. Thanks for your video!

Hello 👋 the antique samplers are beautiful. And congrats on your epic finishes. Your needlework is beyond fabulous!

So good to see you again. Thank you for taking time to visit with us. My favorite summer activity was catching fireflies.

The possible teacher sampler is exquisite! What a find! My favorite summertime activity was swimming in the lake--all day.

So happy to watch your new video again! I'm glad you're doing fine. Love all the finishes and the Blackbird fabrics.

My favorite childhood summer activity was running through the water sprinklers at the playground ❤️

Good to see you back! Summer memories,…wow. There’s a few. But my mind tends to wander summer holidays at Wizard Lake. Fishing, walking, swimming, evenings by the campfire…so many memories. To this day, all I need is to hear the birds, and I’m 5 again and at the lake.

So great to see you and hear that things are good. I loved seeing your antique and reproduction samplers. I wish you could find a couple of other people to help when orders get heavy. Some of my summer memories are of our family camping trips and going to the city pool everyday. Thanks for all you do for the stitching community. Take care.

My favorite summer activity growing up was riding my bicycle all around my small town. I always enjoy your videos.

I was able to water ski as a teenager. My dad had a boat and we spent lots of time on the river. I grew up in a company town in PA and we had a community pool. One of my favorite memories was going to the pool every day, then stopping at my aunt’s house to play a board game with cousins. You are taking me down memory lane…..another memory is swimming across the river and back with my dad going along in the boat. I lover your videos, and ordering from your shop. Please don’t stay away too long 😂

Great video, as usual. Love your finishes, acquisitions & plans! I also really enjoyed seeing the retreat exclusives - a wonderful gift for the attendees & something to look forward to for the rest of us :)) Take care of yourself & enjoy the rest of your summer ♥️

Was just about to go to sleep but now those plans have changed…so excited to see your Stitchytube pop up this evening, Theresa. We’ve missed you so! Happy 4th ❤️

Market season is like getting dragged on your face going 40 miles per hour in Minnesota lake water 🤣😂😆!!! Instant Flosstube gold! You were sorely missed! Thank you for providing the world with some much needed stitchytube! Favorite childhood summer memory???? None. Favorite adult summer memory? Seeing the smile and satisfaction my Husband gets every year while he tends to his garden. A priceless gift 💝

My favorite Summer thing was coming to Maine and swimming at our family camp. Good to see a new floss tube from you.

You make me laugh. I love your authenticity and energy. There is nothing wrong with saying "no"; women try to take care of everything and forget to take care of themselves. My favorite summertime activity was rushing through supper and meeting all of my friends in the neighborhood to play kickball in the street. We lived on a deadend street and didn't have a lot of traffic. Of course, as soon as the bats started to come out, we would throw rocks up in the air and watch them dive bomb them. You have been missed and it was such a joy seeing you again.

The unsigned sampler is just.. I mean.. Gorgeous! It's a museum piece. Love your finished work too!

It was so wonderful to see your video and to be able to listen to what is going on in your world. I too have set boundaries this year with myself and others, so being an extremely busy person as yourself I’m happy to hear that you are trying to take care of you! I’m an extremely busy person myself, so I get it. My favorite pastime as a child was to bike ride and we would take day trips to the beach and or go for drives in the country. I was always a country girl at heart so when we moved to the country the beginnings of my teenage years, I was a very happy girl, I then traded my bike for horses! I so enjoy seeing the samplers you showed us and the goodies in your shop. Thank you 😊❤️

So wonderful to see you again. Awesome podcast and always so informative. Beautiful framed projects and I love the new sampler you bought, especially the border. My favorite summertime activity when I was a kid was definitely swimming. I lived in a very hot area and swimming was so much fun! Hope to see you back soon!!

Hi Teresa! Fun video. Your antique samplers are awesome! Love to see the kitties. The fabric donation to the Navajo tribe is a great idea. I hope you have a fun and relaxing weekend. Happy stitching til next time!! 🪡🧵🪡🌞🌼🌸🍓🍅🐝🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💕💕💕

So good seeing you posted a video! My favorite summer memory was always gardening. Still look forward to it every summer!

Soooo glad to see you again🥰☺️🇺🇸♥️🤍💙!!!!!!

Great to see you again! My favourite summer activity was 'pressing and identifying wild flowers' - I guess i'm just nerdy that way.

One of my favorite summer activities as a child was running through the sprinkler in our yard.

My favorite childhood memory is going to the local pool!! We rode our bikes 1.5 miles to get there. Thanks for the memory jog. 🌻🌻🌻

I'm so glad to see you! I loved to float on an intertube in the lake @ my grandparents house.

Always love your stitchy tubes, whenever you have time to make them! My favorite summer activity as a kid was swimming, anywhere - lake, pool, river, didn't matter.

My favorite summertime memory was going with our cousins for a picnic at the swimming hole each Sunday.

So excited to see you & get to stitch with you today, Theresa! What a treat! Thank you very much for this awesome video! 😊😊

Wow! The unsigned sampler that you purchased recently is extremely beautiful and I cannot wait until you reproduce it. The border is so dainty and beautiful. This is absolutely the most intricate and beautiful sampler I have EVER seen. I will be watching for this one to come up in your shop. It is a rare jewel. Kudos to you for finding it. I live in the south and it's Arnold Palmer if it has 1/2 tea and 1/2 lemonade. I have never measured my sugar in inches. I used to use 1 cup of sugar and 2 family size tea bags per 1/2 gallon and bring to a boil, then cool. Now, I do not use any sugar and a bit of lemon juice. Water exercise is great for pain relief and I am so glad it is giving you relief. My favorite memory is going to our family's cabin in the mountains every summer with my grandmother and my cousins. What great times we had!

Wow, childhood memories, rollerskating on uneven sidewalks -ouchie knees - riding my bike with no hands - lookout there's gravel ahead - chasing lightning bugs. My very favorite was climbing trees to jump on the Tarzan swing! Yes, I was a tomboy kinda girl. Thanks for the trip. Good to see you again, y'all come back now ya hear!

Very entertaining video! All the samplers are beautiful. As is your stitching. I started water skiing at 6 years old, maybe no fear at that age. Yikes! My favorite summer activity was getting all the neighbor kids together and at dusk, playing kick the can. Such fun times. Hope you get some free time to rest a bit!

Summer memories of chasing fireflies, knocking around in rowboats, and riding the Island Beach Boat ferry, sometimes getting off at the beach and sometimes just riding back and forth enjoying the breeze and water. It as so good seeing a video from you tonight.

Great seeing you. So like you, my husband has always said that when the 4th of July comes, summer is over. Used to drive me crazy, but now I feel the same way. Seems like the years are going too fast, so I’ve been trying to slow down, stitch more, sew more and enjoy family more. Thank you for all you do for us. Take care and try to enjoy what’s left of summer.

#youdonotworryaboutthehow #whenitcomesyoujuststarthandlingit #OHIO Yes asparagus takes forever to produce! It’s a labor of love. My favorite summertime activity was setting up a lemonade stand at the top of our hill of a driveway and selling to all the folks in the neighborhood. I’d use that money to pay for ice cream from the truck that drove down our street maybe every three days 👍🏻

My favorite summertime memories are riding bikes all over the neighborhood with my friends. Glad to see you back, your kitties are adorable!

Your water ski story made me laugh so hard! Your videos are such a treat, it was great to see you again. Your new charts look beautiful…

Your story about water skiing had me belly laughing! Been there, done that! Swallowed more lake water than anything else! My favorite memory as a child is camping. I know we did it because we couldn’t afford to do anything else, but my brother, sister and I loved it! Enjoyed having you back.

So good to see you back. We sure understand how busy you are. Love everything you shared with us!

When I was little we would catch fireflies in a jar - that is a very favorite memory.

My favorite summer time activities were spending time with the kids at Wild Adventures every other weekend. We always rode the first coaster just insider the gate as a family, fun times. After lunch we hit the water park. The drive home was always blissful peace and quiet.

I love your finishes and your antique sampler purchases. All are beautiful! A favorite summer activity/memory when I was a kid was going swimming every day at a local public pool with my brother. Afterwards we bought saltwater taffy, Chick-O-Sticks or snow cones for the walk home.

I freaking love you so much. I laughed so hard during your water skiing story. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I LOVED water skiing. I got so excited when you said, “Hit it! 👍🏻” I remember that so well! My husband had a boat when we were in college. We spent all day every day of weekends on the lake. I skied the full day. 🤣🤣🤣 In fact, young me would be skiing all summer, now that you mention it! But now, in retirement, I’m cross stitching my first grand baby’s Christmas stocking. I also watch him on the days that my daughter works as a nurse at the hospital. Thank you for publishing a video. I’m glad you’re taking care of yourself. We can wait for when you’re ready. Namaste

Lol, I could not get up on water skis to save my life! Every boy I knew swore they could get me up. It never happened!! I grew up in a small college town in western Pennsylvania, which was awesome. We walked and rode bikes all day everyday, and swam at the community pool and the lake at the country club. My best memory is the week my family and my cousins’ family spent at the Jersey shore in a rented house. It was the best!❤

You described childhood water ski attempts perfectly!! My best memories are days at the city pool!

I was thrilled to see you. One of my favorite childhood memories was watching lightening bugs after supper.

Favorite summertime activity from when I was a child: sitting in trees.

Thanks for taking time to visit 🤗. Favourite summer activity when I was a child was hiding behind our grandparents garden munching on fresh picked stolen peas with my cousins 🤭

Grew up a few miles from the ocean (south shore of Long Island, NY,) so, absolute favorite activity was going to the beach: sunbathing, swimming, and boating. I, too, could never get the hang of water skiing, even though my other siblings and friends were all good at it.

My favorite thing is swimming at the lake with my kids!

I too had a similar skiing experience, finally got up at the end of the summer! My favorite activities were playing outside all day, going swimming and collecting lightening bugs in the evening.

Great to listen to you. Very inspiring. Thank you so much for the old Salem linen. So pretty. Love your kitties 💕

Evening Teresa... Thank you for sharing your Beautiful finishes.... I have been stitching oan Maria Vincenza Laricchia 1837 while visiting with you today... Happeness is stitching /crafting...

My favorite thing to do as a child was go swimming. I loved to be in the water. I could play all day.

Thanks for your lovely podcast…You are such a sweet person that we miss your postings…favorite summertime activities were all the games played with my many cousin’s…loved everything you showed…wishing you the best…happy stitching❣️

Stitchy Tube .....is back! Continue to take care, so loved seeing you and Zero! You make me laugh and lift my spirits. I appreciate your talent and spirt. You never disappoint.

So happy you are back. My favorite summer memory is camping with my cousin in Canada at lake Louise.

Thank you for the wonderful video. Loved the water-skiing story

I love your shop but this is the first episode I've watched. You are one BUSY lady! I love hearing your cat purr in the background. When I think of summer I think of riding my bike, playing jacks, roller skating (the kind you strapped on your shoes), reading and eating popsicles. Loved seeing your samplers. Keep on stitching!

One of my favorite summertime activities is traveling, especially to the Rockies.

My favorite childhood memory is gardening with my grandmother on the farm. Thank you for sharing all you do! I was never a water person so trying to water ski would have been worse nightmare stuff for me. 😬 I’m working on boundaries myself… it’s a work in progress. 🙃

Going to Grandma’s and crossing the rickety wood bridge to get to the creek swim hole where we had so much fun. Occasionally had to get out long enough so the preacher could do some baptizing. lol. Green sparkly Honda Trail 70 mini-bike and red go cart + long dirt road = miles of smiles. Thank you for sharing your world with us Theresa.

Thank you for the fun video! You cracked me up so many times! Favorite summer memory of mine is riding horses down dirt roads in rural MN listening to the crickets in the tall ditch grass and the squeak of the saddle:)

Your ebay purchase is STUNNING! I can only imagine what it looks like in person. My summertime memory as a child: Going to the beach. I was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii. My family would get together with other families and reserve a pavilion at Onekahaka park and have potluck and grilling. I got to spend the whole day at the beach, but is was more than swimming and building sand castles. We would also go tide pooling and fishing. I never understood why people would go the beach to sunbath.....I never did that and still won't. Way more interesting things to do.

Oh Theresa I am totally with you - I also totally nearly drowned after trying water skiing in the south of France - no thank you!! I am totally bookish and love to stay in and stitch and sew :) When I was really small a little friend in my street had her very own "Laura's Library" in her garden with her own stamp and labels and we could borrow up to 3 books a week and have a cup of juice - life goals eh!! Happy stitching - love from Wales x

My dad could water ski barefoot and it was something to see! One I have my favorite summer memories of a child was at my grandmother’s house in Georgia in the backyard with the family making peach ice cream with the manual ice Cream churn. It took forever! But we all got to take turns cranking the ice cream. It was the best ice cream ever!

It was so great to see you today! Glad to hear you’re taking a little time for yourself and are able to say no on occasion. Self care is important. Your water skiing story would have been me too if I would have ever given it a try. I spent a lot of time riding my bike as a kid. My friends lived four miles away, so if I wanted to see them I got on my bike and went for a ride. Have a great rest of your summer. Look forward to seeing you next time.

I love your finishes. Just gorgeous. Thanks for taking time to make a video.

Loved catching up on what you’ve been up to! Like sitting down with an old friend . . .

One of my favorite summer activities was going on vacation with my family to Door County , Wisconsin. Thank you for sharing with us. :) Love your market releases!

I was so excited to see you pop up on my notifications. I loved all my Blackbird material and appreciate all the hard work you put into sending out a beautiful package. I’m like you, I was the totally uncoordinated child that was a master of nothing. I have made sure everyone of my children could swim because no matter how many lessons I have taken over the years I sink to the bottom because I’m petrified of drowning and dying. My favorite memories are of going to my grandparents for two weeks every summer. We got our school clothes, we would go to the zoo, to the ocean and had a great two weeks every summer. Get some rest and I enjoyed our evening together.

Great to see you again! Loved the sampler with the outstanding border. The finished pieces were framed perfectly. I used to make "sun tea", gallon jar, 6-8 tea bags, set in outside for a few hours, lightly sweetened after brewing always with a cut wedge of lemon. Delish! So many childhood summer memories: outdoors most of day riding my bike, roller skating, making a hop scotch grid, going to library several times a week, limited to check out 5 books, so I'd read them the first day, go back next day for 5 more, Nancy Drew mysteries were faves. When we moved up the coast of CA I spent as much time at the beach as I could. Still miss the salt air & sound of waves, walking on the pier.

So glad to see you! Your upcoming antique projects are exciting and I loved seeing the originals from your market releases. I love the booklets and books you produce to show your patterns! You amaze me with everything you have going on simultaneously. So glad you have started saying no. Btw the video was blurry for me. I usually wear glasses and it was clearer without them. Nevertheless I watched the entire video . Thanks for the update!😊

Every year we would go to the lake tubing with family. It was so much fun.

Summertime in Illinois was for swimming out to a raft in the middle of the lake. Laying in the late afternoon sun, letting the water rock the raft, dreaming of the cute boy skiing by and waving. Skiing was not a favorite for me, I could never get the hang of getting up, so I spent many a time with my face planted. So happy to see a video from you, I know that you have been extremely busy. I think you are a superwoman doing the whole thing by yourself! Take some time and enjoy life with your family. Sending you hugs from sunny Arizona.

My favorite summer activity was catching fireflies at dusk.

Loved seeing you today,always enjoy your floss tubes

So glad to see this video. One of my favorite summer past times was toasting marshmallows on a bonfire - and making s’mores. About water skiing: it took me three summers and thirty three tries to get up on skies. Eventually I was able to cross the wake, but never tried one ski. Swimming is great exercise - without weight bearing. Your feeling that summer is over by the 4th of July has some basis in fact - bird migration starts in July!

I'm new to watching stitchy tube. I've been a stitcher since I was a little kid. I really enjoyed seeing your "buy it now" treasure, and I look forward to buying your chart of that...no pressure, but I can hardly wait! Okay, yes, pressure. Sorry. I probably violated one of your boundaries. 🙄 I learned stitching in 4-H, which was what consumed my summers as a kid. When I wasn't stitching, my other favorite summertime activity was riding my pony. I envisioned myself being like Roy Roger's and Dale Evans, riding and singing.

So good to "see" you. Totally understand ☺️ Favorite summer activity in my childhood would have to be simply playing outside with my sister Tammy. We have a very special bond...Looking forward to stitching more samplers now ❣️ Take care of yourself 🤗Robyn, formerly of southwestern Illinois, now in northeastern Missouri 🙋❤️

What a enjoyable video, loved your two new antique samplers! It’s always a pleasure to listen to you, I always learn so much..thank you for sharing your time with us! Enjoy your day!

It was so lovely to see you back. I enjoyed hearing all of your news and seeing so many beautiful samplers. Your memory of water skiing sounded horrendous! More like a nightmare than a memory. Family holidays near lakes in Australia and prawning ( catching prawns when there was a full moon with a net and a torch)are great memories for me. I love the project for quilters, what a worthwhile cause. Thanks for sharing your very valuable time with us. Love and blessings xx

My fav summertime activity was water skiing. 😃 I grew up on a lake in the summers in southern VA. Your story about water skiing reminded me of teaching my friends to ski for the first time.

Horseback riding with my Grandpa ( He was the stagecoach driver at Knotts Berry Farm in the early 60s) and gardening and canning produce with My Grandma. I spent every summer with them. FYI I tried water skiing once. Coming out of the water the pressure ripped my bathing suit top off lol I dropped back into the water fast to grab it and put it back on, and well, I never tried that again!!! 😃

Welcome back! I always love your Stitchy Tubes. The summertime activity I enjoyed the most was having NO school and NO homework and being able to read whatever I wanted without worrying about writing a book report or an essay. Like you, I am not at all athletic and hated any kind of sporting activities. These days I enjoy a good walk or easy hike for exercise.

So happy to see a video from you! My favorite thing in summer when I was young (a long time ago) was making a hopscotch game on the driveway with colored chalk. I would be out there all day. Kids today probably don't even know what that is!

Those Samplers you are reproducing!!!! The pink house!!! Can't wait. Thanks for the sneak peak. My favorite summer childhood memory was going to my Dads uncles house in Star Valley Wyoming. He owned a horse ranch and we rode horses for a week. I fell in love with horses and have loved them ever since.

I just loved your water-skiing story. It was like you were there at Redfish Lake in Central Idaho in the '70's describing my attempts at water-skiing. I'm definitely better at stitching. Thanks for the fun video. It's always fun shopping on your website. Great products, great service, and great packaging. Thank you, Wendy

I loved riding my bike to the library. Still love to read. Your water skiing story was really funny. Its always wonderful to watch your video and its great to hear how you are taking time for yourself.

My favorite summer activities were playing outside all day and no school.

Good to see you back! Favorite Summer memories, riding bikes, swimming in Lake Superior, camping, water skiing too. Not such a favorite part for this redhead😊 were the sun burns I usually got and the freckles that went with!

There is a way to teach anyone to water ski, and obviously your friends didn't know. if we were 40 years younger and my dad drove the boat, I would bet we could have changed your memories! thanks for all your work