OMG! I'm blown away by your designer showcase!!!! Just beautiful. I just LOVE Laura's Duet sampler!!!!! Red is my favorite color, but I can imagine it in a beautiful blue!!!! You both hre the BEST BFF's ever!!!!! Laura, I almost died laughing when you pulled out the yard of fabric with you tiny start.
Laura Duet 1962 - LOVE LOVE LOVE! Karen of Fox & Rabbit is AMAZING! HATS needs to slow her roll.... I cannot keep up with all of her AMAZING releases. I want to stitch Mary Snow and Rose and giant pear. You all are giving me an H&H today. Happy Birthday again Laura and happy early Birthday Brenda - and most of all - Happy birthday Month to both of you. Celebrate all month long.
Hi gals. Love all your stitching and goodies! Love your attitudes toward stitching and life too. So glad you doing better Brenda - Praise God. Thanks for all you do!
Thank you G!!!!!!! and thank you again for the amazing birthday presents!!!!! Love everything! Love you for your kindness, generosity and great wit! and mad curling skillz!!!!
Started my Jane Bannister as I was watching you two this afternoon. Now have twenty more “must buy” HATS on my list. Honestly, you’d think being surrounded by stitching patterns and threads every day would get me about as inspired as I can be (it does), but somehow watching you two just always ramps that up another notch! - Sheri
Thank you so much for staring Hands across the Seanad enabling me to stitch my first sampler. Lots of terrific starts among them all, keep stitching ladies. Happy birthday to you both. Love and blessings xx
OK! Let’s start out with the fact that everybody needs a Brenda/Laura stitching friend!! Your friendship is a gift! Love the designer spotlight! I started Jane Hopkins on Christmas Day in DMC and I am loving it! Of course, after today’s episode I see more HATS in my future😂
I am now even more HATS crazy after yesterday!!!!!! Can't wait to get home from work and see what else I can start. I need to make a special basket of HATS starts!!!
Buy all the HATS?! You're killing me, Smalls. I just ordered Ann Roberts. It's stunning. Brenda your birthday is the same day as Josh's, so I'll remember to send a special thought your way on Sunday. Thanks for sharing all your treasures, ladies!
Happy Birthday to Josh!!!!! We will be sending all kinds of love his way!!!!!! I need to start Ann Roberts. I have about 25 samplers that I am about to start!
Wow! Never have I ever seen so many beautiful charts and stash! Happy Birthday Brenda! I’m amazed each time I watch at all of the beautiful samplers on your walls, and at the number of more you want to stitch! Where on Earth will they go?
You guys are DA BOMB!! Not only do I love to watch your FTs, but whenever you mention my bags or cards, I get a flurry of activity at my Etsy shop and more sales!!! You are the Royal Enablers!! But I really do appreciate you ladies and wanted to thank you again for jump-starting my shop! Bless you both! Great video today! Happy Belated Birthday to Laura! And Happy Future Birthday to Brenda! Laura, what a wonderful gift of that personal chart!! 💖
Ladies Ladies Ladies🤦🏼♀️ I think I could probably count on one hand how many times I have NOT made a purchase after watching an episode. You two are diabolical 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hi birthday girls! So great to see you again. Yall both look wonderful. Laura, how special is the chart that Brenda had Karen to do for you! That Brenda is the best of friends. I think that should be your first start. I enjoyed your video-so many laughs and beautiful charts to see! Wow! Brenda, have a super birthday this upcoming weekend. I know Laura enjoyed hers. Love you girls! Pam Miller
I needed a cold shower after this episode! I would love to stitch the Laura Duet circa 1962 sampler. It is so beautiful. I always counted your early designer parade episodes among my favorites.
The BEST Sunday afternoons are Brenda and Laura afternoons!!! Happy birthday to both of you! I love seeing your HATS charts! I love so many of those!!! My wish list is growing!!!
In the 1960's I bought a beaded strawberry coin purse that looks exactly like the one you showed today. It was new at the time. I used it as a coin purse in my evening bag. I was taught to carry a dime for a phone call, a tissue and a lipstick in a small evening purse when I went to dances or parties.
I'm a January baby, too (1/14/??). My LNS offers a discount on a full project plus was given a gift certificate (where I spent way more) plus gift certificates to 123Stitch (where I spent waaaay more) so I feel I did my part to keep the cross-stitch economy moving along! Thanks for all the HATS enabling!
Ladies JOB WELL DONE AGAIN!!! The sampler made one of a kind for Laura makes STITCHING what it is all about!! I will have to just CONGRATULATE YOU MS. DUET!! ,What a BEAUTIFUL stitchy life you both live...wish mine was as exciting!! Do you know you have over 19,000 views on this episode!!! HAPPY STITCHING TODAY AND EVERYDAY IN 2022!!
That Laura Duet sampler abides by ALL the rules and laws of cross stitch and it is gorgeous and perfection!! You two wonderful ladies always brighten my day. ❤️❤️🥰🥰🪡🪡🪡. Have a wonderful Birthday Brenda 🎂🎉❤️
First of all you two are my all time favorite. I just love both of you. Now Brenda how wonderful for you to be able to give Laura the special sampler that Karen had made brought tears to my eyes. The Laura Duet Chart is beautiful and I hope Karen sells it if only for a day because I would love to stitch it. Happy Birthday Laura. Next holy cow on Hands Across the Sea Samplers ladies. I love them all and I need to go shopping and spend lots of money. My husband will not be happy but what the hell I will be. I glad you did a designer parade, I have missed that. I loved, loved, loved this video. It was so much fun. And Brenda early Happy Birthday!
Thanks Deb!!!! and did you see??? Karen from Fox and Rabbit put the sampler up for free with a donation to charity!!! Go to their website if you have not already. Glad you are going to get some HATS!!!!
Happy Birthday Brenda! Ubba Dubba but you are both going to be busy. It would be so nice to have a stitching buddy to share the joy and excitement of projects with.
Thanks for showing your beautiful wips and your stach. Love all that you showed. Would love to have and stitch all of them. Love watching your video's they are never to long. You both make me laugh.
Happy Birthday to both of you!! What an amazing friendship you have and for Brenda to order a sampler designed for Laura is really something special!! I really love the Mother's strawberry gift as well!!
Such a fabulous flosstube. Thank you for showing all of the HATS - lots on my list now. Happy Birthday to both of you January babies.. I have one of my own - my son on the 29th
WOW, I was a little sweaty after that impressive video!!! Brenda what an amazing gift you gave Laura, her own personal Sampler and Laura loved the gifts you gave to Brenda, you two are just awesome!!!! Happy Birthday Brenda, wishing you a boat full of happiness and lots of stitching. 🎁🎂🎉💕 Hugs to you both, Lynn
Wow!! So many beautiful things!!! So much stitching to do and so little time🤣🤣🥺as always just adore you two! Happy Birthday Laura and to you on your upcoming birthday Brenda🎊🎉🎊🎉
Fantastic video. I loved seeing EVERYTHING! That custom Sampler for Laura is awesome. Laura, I hope you had a fantastic birthday, loved the video. Happy Birthday Brenda! Marilyn
Wow! That was some treat seeing all those HATS patterns!! They are all so beautiful! I hope you get to stitch them all one day! I have yet to add any to my stash, so I will try to do so in January (and somewhere a cuckoo sounds off) 😆 Happy Birthday Brenda!
Just wanted you to know……before Christmas I received my first total framing order. Well….it took forever! But…..it was well worth the wait. They made my stitching look so good that at first I thought it wasn’t mine. Have already sent them more cross stitch to frame. They told me it might be awhile as they are backed up. Told them it is definitely worth the wait. Thanks for recommending them. They just love you two at Total Framing!
Total Framing is THE BEST! I need to get some stuff out to them this week. I (Laura) have had stuff to send to them for 2 years and I have not done it. I am weirdo. So happy that you had a good experience Kim!!!!!!
No way next Sunday is your birthday Brenda, it is also my husband's bday. Have a great day. Love all that you show I have most as wips Sophia Dogget was a must stitch as is Mary Snow, which is my cousins name. Laura love your customized sampler have a blast stitching it
You ladies sure are bad for the pocketbook! Just ordered my first HATS...Mary Snow...doubt I will get around to stitching her this year since I already have my long list of charts I already have kitted to start this year. It is so hard to decide what to stitch first...I get something kitted up, and then I change my mind! Work sure gets in the way of our stitching time. I turned 65 last year...so in Oct. I semi-retired so I hope to get a few extra hours of stitching in this year. Happy Early Birthday Brenda!
As always I loved my time stitching with your floss tube. Seeing Nicola and HATS designs are what lured me into samplers. Samplers helped me find you two beautiful ladies. We are off to a great year! Happy Birthday month to both of you
Wishing you a happy birthday Brenda!! Laura, your personal chart from Karen is to die for - I was drooling!! Enjoy. Brenda’s strawberry gift from Laura made me tear up, even though my mom of 95 is still living; such gorgeous gifts. I was just thinking before the video how much I loved your old format with the special sections, so I was thrilled when you said you were going to showcase the HATS charts and projects. I just love it when the two of you do the special sections, so fun. Enjoy all your projects, and happy stitching to you both.
Hello this is Mary Ann from South Jersey I enjoy your video so much happy birthday ladies it's a good year 2022 January 9th we can never have enough cross stitch or enough fabric to do quilting
Happy birthday Brenda. Loved your new organizer pouch in the teal color. Fancy. I have 2 HATS charts Mary Carter and Sarah Brazier. Love them both. Laura happy birthday to you as well.
Ooh boy that was fun! I don’t have any HATS charts (yet) but I hope to change that very soon - thanks for the enabling! Laura - you need to stock up on ALL the DMC! I got “lucky” a few years ago when a local craft store was going out of business and all their DMC was 10 cents a skein! The hubs authorized a purchase of every single color!!! When I got back into cross stitch two years ago I only needed to stock up on the newer colors. So now I’m a bit OCD, but I have all the colors listed in a spreadsheet and I note which I’ve pulled for a project- then I know right where to go if I need that color for a different project (and I put them back with the original project when I’m done). It might seem like a lot of work, but pulling colors for a new project is my very favorite thing to do! If I’m getting low on a color, I make a note in my phone and next time I’m at Hobby Lobby or Joann’s I restock. Have a wonderful couple of weeks!
Fantastic sampler for Laura.... Beautiful stitchy goodies from Brenda... Wowwww I think you both have bought nearly everyone o Nicola's pattern ladies .... I had a finish yesterday... My first one in Book of days.. Jane Marshall 1837... Stitched oan coffee /tea dyed 28 count Laguna I dyed it meself.... I am stitching oan Pride and Prejudice by Kristen Ashley... Saphire Mountain Crafts. while visiting today.... you are suppossed to listen to the book while you stitch... I have tried many times I just can't stitch and listen to a book... I like a book in my hand when reading... Hubby has bought from a few shops today. trying to get the floss for some Samplers.... My birthday is this month too... Happy Birthday Brenda.. Happy stitching... xx
Happy, Happy Birthday Brenda! I have drooled over all these beautiful stitches. And I have a huge collection since I have crossstitched since later 70s. And there is no possible way I can yet them all done. It's the joy of stitching everyday. It keeps us sane...as much as possible. Stitch on.
Such a dynamic duo! I think you both must live a few lifetimes to complete all of those gorgeous charts. Brenda, you are such a thoughtful friend to Laura to arrange with that designer that lovely personal chart. What a dear friend! XOXO
I loved seeing all of your HATS charts! I recently started my very first one "When Thou Art Rich". Thank you very much for taking the time to share with us. :) Happy birthday Brenda and happy belated birthday Laura! :)
Oh my goodness! I had to pause the video “STAT!” to comment on Laura’s absolutely amazing personalized sampler from Fox and Rabbit. What a treasure. Laura, can’t wait to see your start and FINISH on that!! How special you must feel to have been showered with so much love for your big birthday. Happy Birthday to both of you lovely ladies!!
Laura's personalized chart was A-mazing! What a treasure! So many HATS patterns to choose from. It's overwhelming! Maybe one pattern a month? I need a plan. Such enablers, you two are! Love it!
Hi ladies 🙂 Happy Birthday Brenda for the weekend 🎉🎉🎉 OMG what a wonderful video loved seeing all HATS charts and like you Brenda just could not resist Sophia Doggett 1804 as soon as I saw it on Nicolas floss tube I had to have her 🤗 also had to have Ruth Gibb , Wow ladies what a video even I'm tuckered out just watching all those chart perades between you both 🤣 it made me smile 😁 xxx looking forward to seeing what you decided to stitch till the next Video !!! Happy stitching ladies and keep safe and healthy 💛💛
What a fun video gals! It’s cool that you both celebrate January birthdays! Happy early birthday Brenda! Laura, the chart Karen made for you is incredible. I doubt she would sell it to anyone. I wonder if she would for someone that just turned 60 in December, that also happens to have Dutch heritage?! Hmm 🤔 Your designer series of HATS samplers was great. I have a lot of them, and I’ve stitched a lot of them. I don’t have your curated collection of charts though. I kind of ran out of money. But when one really speaks to me, well…ka-ching!
Fabulous video as always ladies!! Happy birthday month to both of you wonderful people. Thank you for continuing to inspire and enable us! I have to rewatch with a note pad at the ready... so much beauty. I'm so glad you spotlighted HATS... I'm working on a few at the moment and now have more on list :) Happy stitching to you!
Happy Birthday to the best 2 gals of cross stitching, I love you both. Everyone needs a friend like Brenda and Laura. Thank you for doing these videos.
Oh Brenda, getting Karen to customize a sampler for Laura is the ULTIMATE!!! You are the greatest friend!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Those two really surprised me!!!! It was so wonderful!!! Both of them are great friends for sure!
Yay! Start them both, Brenda! Jane Hopkins is probably the most fun stitch I've ever done. The colors are just gorgeous and happy!
OMG! I'm blown away by your designer showcase!!!! Just beautiful. I just LOVE Laura's Duet sampler!!!!! Red is my favorite color, but I can imagine it in a beautiful blue!!!! You both hre the BEST BFF's ever!!!!! Laura, I almost died laughing when you pulled out the yard of fabric with you tiny start.
Love, love, love this video! Thanks for sharing your wonderful collections of Hands Across the Sea charts!
Laura Duet 1962 - LOVE LOVE LOVE! Karen of Fox & Rabbit is AMAZING! HATS needs to slow her roll.... I cannot keep up with all of her AMAZING releases. I want to stitch Mary Snow and Rose and giant pear. You all are giving me an H&H today. Happy Birthday again Laura and happy early Birthday Brenda - and most of all - Happy birthday Month to both of you. Celebrate all month long.
Hi gals. Love all your stitching and goodies! Love your attitudes toward stitching and life too. So glad you doing better Brenda - Praise God. Thanks for all you do!
Thank you so much Deborah!
As always ladies, your enthusiasm and exuberance (which was cranked up to eleven this week!!!! ) has been a restorative tonic. 😘🤗❤️😘🤗❤️
Thank you G!!!!!!! and thank you again for the amazing birthday presents!!!!! Love everything! Love you for your kindness, generosity and great wit! and mad curling skillz!!!!
Wow, all the birthdays in January! My birthday is the day after yours, Brenda. So Happy Birthday to all of us 💕
Laura, what a treasure your birthday sampler is. You MUST start and finish it so we can see the beauty of it! Happy birthday belated!
Thank you Sue!!!! I will try!
Started my Jane Bannister as I was watching you two this afternoon. Now have twenty more “must buy” HATS on my list. Honestly, you’d think being surrounded by stitching patterns and threads every day would get me about as inspired as I can be (it does), but somehow watching you two just always ramps that up another notch! - Sheri
Thank you so much for staring Hands across the Seanad enabling me to stitch my first sampler. Lots of terrific starts among them all, keep stitching ladies. Happy birthday to you both. Love and blessings xx
Your first sampler!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is so exciting!!!!!!!! I bet you will be hooked! Thank you Julie!
OK! Let’s start out with the fact that everybody needs a Brenda/Laura stitching friend!! Your friendship is a gift!
Love the designer spotlight! I started Jane Hopkins on Christmas Day in DMC and I am loving it! Of course, after today’s episode I see more HATS in my future😂
I am now even more HATS crazy after yesterday!!!!!! Can't wait to get home from work and see what else I can start. I need to make a special basket of HATS starts!!!
Buy all the HATS?! You're killing me, Smalls. I just ordered Ann Roberts. It's stunning. Brenda your birthday is the same day as Josh's, so I'll remember to send a special thought your way on Sunday. Thanks for sharing all your treasures, ladies!
Happy Birthday to Josh!!!!! We will be sending all kinds of love his way!!!!!! I need to start Ann Roberts. I have about 25 samplers that I am about to start!
Once again so very happy to see you both! Happy Birthday Brenda. Thanks for the permission to buy more!!!!!
Wow! Never have I ever seen so many beautiful charts and stash! Happy Birthday Brenda! I’m amazed each time I watch at all of the beautiful samplers on your walls, and at the number of more you want to stitch! Where on Earth will they go?
Who knows Carol! Who knows! We just feel compelled to keep stitching them! We might have to move into a big warehouse!!!
That knitted Yoda is priceless! I saw snack bag holders with Yoda on them when I was at Walmart!
That custom sampler from Karen is the BEST! Loved all the Hands Across the Sea charts. They are my favorite.
You guys are DA BOMB!! Not only do I love to watch your FTs, but whenever you mention my bags or cards, I get a flurry of activity at my Etsy shop and more sales!!! You are the Royal Enablers!! But I really do appreciate you ladies and wanted to thank you again for jump-starting my shop! Bless you both! Great video today! Happy Belated Birthday to Laura! And Happy Future Birthday to Brenda! Laura, what a wonderful gift of that personal chart!! 💖
Oh, I actually teared up a little at the sight of Laura's custom sampler! What a special treasure for a lovely lady!
Happy birthday to you both! ❤
Thank you so much!!!!
Ladies Ladies Ladies🤦🏼♀️ I think I could probably count on one hand how many times I have NOT made a purchase after watching an episode. You two are diabolical 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
We are evil!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Such a fun episode! Loved when Laura started listing every Fox and Rabbit fabric name! 😂 Happy Birthday Brenda! 🎂🥳
Thank you Shelly!!!!!!!!
Hi birthday girls! So great to see you again. Yall both look wonderful. Laura, how special is the chart that Brenda had Karen to do for you! That Brenda is the best of friends. I think that should be your first start. I enjoyed your video-so many laughs and beautiful charts to see! Wow! Brenda, have a super birthday this upcoming weekend. I know Laura enjoyed hers. Love you girls! Pam Miller
Thank you so so much Pam!!!!!! We are sending you a big hug!
I needed a cold shower after this episode! I would love to stitch the Laura Duet circa 1962 sampler. It is so beautiful. I always counted your early designer parade episodes among my favorites.
Thank you so so much!!!!!!!! We will have to do some more parades!!!!
I don’t comment often, but I wanted you to know I JUST LOVE designer showcase. I like seeing what all the designers have to offer Thank You !
Thank you so much Eva!!!
Quite impressive collections! Looks like the new motto is "Buy all the Hands Across the Sea!"
Thanks for sharing.
I think that is the new motto! Uh oh!!! Thanks Sally!
So glad to see you again. Laura's sampler is wonderful. It really needs to be available for everyone. I Love it.
Thanks Susan!!! and did you see???? Fox and Rabbit have the chart on their site!!!
Wow! What a wonderful gift from Karen! Blows me away.
Me too!!!!!!!!!! Amazing!
I just got the Sampler download and made a donation to the RED CROSS. Thanks Laura, Brenda & Karen
Thank you for doing that Melissa!!!
Wow - that was magnificent!!! If only we could buy more time..........Thanks for sharing.
The BEST Sunday afternoons are Brenda and Laura afternoons!!! Happy birthday to both of you! I love seeing your HATS charts! I love so many of those!!! My wish list is growing!!!
Thank you Vicki!!!!!!!!!! I feel a bit HATS obsessed today after all of that!
In the 1960's I bought a beaded strawberry coin purse that looks exactly like the one you showed today. It was new at the time. I used it as a coin purse in my evening bag. I was taught to carry a dime for a phone call, a tissue and a lipstick in a small evening purse when I went to dances or parties.
That is the best story Carolyn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Those were the days!
I'm a January baby, too (1/14/??). My LNS offers a discount on a full project plus was given a gift certificate (where I spent way more) plus gift certificates to 123Stitch (where I spent waaaay more) so I feel I did my part to keep the cross-stitch economy moving along! Thanks for all the HATS enabling!
One of my very favorite episodes. I already watched twice! Happy Birthday to both of you!
Thank you dear!
Ladies JOB WELL DONE AGAIN!!! The sampler made one of a kind for Laura makes STITCHING what it is all about!! I will have to just CONGRATULATE YOU MS. DUET!! ,What a BEAUTIFUL stitchy life you both live...wish mine was as exciting!! Do you know you have over 19,000 views on this episode!!! HAPPY STITCHING TODAY AND EVERYDAY IN 2022!!
Thank you two tons Karen!!!
That Laura Duet sampler abides by ALL the rules and laws of cross stitch and it is gorgeous and perfection!! You two wonderful ladies always brighten my day. ❤️❤️🥰🥰🪡🪡🪡. Have a wonderful Birthday Brenda 🎂🎉❤️
Thank you so much Betsy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I CANNOT thank you two enough for your flosstube and being you!!! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
oh wow!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for watching Theresa!!!!!! Hugs!!!
Great friendship, great projects, great enabling, great surprise! Happy birthday to you both!
Thank you so much!
Happy Birthday 🎂🎁 Brenda! You two are amazing, your informative, knowledgeable, funny, and enabling😃 Thank you both for doing what you do !
Thank you so much Denise!
Oh my goodness ladies!!!! I love it all and on a retirement budget! Love you two! I am a collector at heart too. Have a great week
Thank you Elaine!!!!
First of all you two are my all time favorite. I just love both of you. Now Brenda how wonderful for you to be able to give Laura the special sampler that Karen had made brought tears to my eyes. The Laura Duet Chart is beautiful and I hope Karen sells it if only for a day because I would love to stitch it. Happy Birthday Laura. Next holy cow on Hands Across the Sea Samplers ladies. I love them all and I need to go shopping and spend lots of money. My husband will not be happy but what the hell I will be. I glad you did a designer parade, I have missed that. I loved, loved, loved this video. It was so much fun. And Brenda early Happy Birthday!
Thanks Deb!!!! and did you see??? Karen from Fox and Rabbit put the sampler up for free with a donation to charity!!! Go to their website if you have not already. Glad you are going to get some HATS!!!!
@@brendaandtheserialstarter2410 I have it and I can't wait to start stitching it. Thank you Laura for allowing Karen to release it.
Happy birthday Ladies xx so good to have you back, missed you both
Happy Birthday Brenda! Ubba Dubba but you are both going to be busy. It would be so nice to have a stitching buddy to share the joy and excitement of projects with.
Happy Birthday Brenda! Have a great time celebrating you❤️
Another educational and enabling flosstube...Thank you! Wishing you a happy and healthy 2022!
Thank you Marjorie! We wish you the same!!!!
What a great designer showcase!! Happy birthdays and happy stitching ladies!! You guys have such wonderful plans!! I’m cheering you on! ❤️
Thanks for showing your beautiful wips and your stach. Love all that you showed. Would love to have and stitch all of them. Love watching your video's they are never to long. You both make me laugh.
Happy Birthday to both of you!! What an amazing friendship you have and for Brenda to order a sampler designed for Laura is really something special!! I really love the Mother's strawberry gift as well!!
Thanks Teresa!!!! I think Karen of Fox and Rabbit came up with the idea and Brenda helped her with the family initials. Amazing gift!!!
Happy Birthday young ladies! Wow, HATS eye candy! Such goodness! So inspiring!
Thank you Mary!
Happy birthday Laura and now Brenda on the 16 th. The pattern for Laura is beautiful.
Such a fabulous flosstube. Thank you for showing all of the HATS - lots on my list now. Happy Birthday to both of you January babies.. I have one of my own - my son on the 29th
Thank you Robyn!!! and Happy Birthday to your son!
Beautiful stitching! You ladies are awesome!
WOW, I was a little sweaty after that impressive video!!! Brenda what an amazing gift you gave Laura, her own personal Sampler and Laura loved the gifts you gave to Brenda, you two are
just awesome!!!! Happy Birthday Brenda, wishing you a boat full of happiness and lots of stitching. 🎁🎂🎉💕 Hugs to you both, Lynn
Thanks Lynn!!!!!! We hope to see you someday soon!!!!
I hope so too!! @@brendaandtheserialstarter2410
Wow!! So many beautiful things!!! So much stitching to do and so little time🤣🤣🥺as always just adore you two! Happy Birthday Laura and to you on your upcoming birthday Brenda🎊🎉🎊🎉
Thank you so much Dee!
Fantastic video.
I loved seeing EVERYTHING!
That custom Sampler for Laura is awesome.
Laura, I hope you had a fantastic birthday, loved the video.
Happy Birthday Brenda!
Marilyn
Thank you so much Marilyn!!!
Hope you enjoyed your birthday Laura and your wished a wonderful Birthday Brenda. Laura your custom sampler is stunning. Enjoyed the Hats parade.
Wow! That was some treat seeing all those HATS patterns!! They are all so beautiful! I hope you get to stitch them all one day! I have yet to add any to my stash, so I will try to do so in January (and somewhere a cuckoo sounds off) 😆 Happy Birthday Brenda!
Just recently found your channel after getting the urge to get back into stitching after many years. You guys are a hoot together!
Happy Birthday, Brenda! Laura, you need to start your birthday sampler. That is amazing. What a special gift! Love, you two!
Thank you Nancy!!!!! I will be starting it very soon!!!!!!!!
Just wanted you to know……before Christmas I received my first total framing order. Well….it took forever! But…..it was well worth the wait. They made my stitching look so good that at first I thought it wasn’t mine. Have already sent them more cross stitch to frame. They told me it might be awhile as they are backed up. Told them it is definitely worth the wait. Thanks for recommending them. They just love you two at Total Framing!
Total Framing is THE BEST! I need to get some stuff out to them this week. I (Laura) have had stuff to send to them for 2 years and I have not done it. I am weirdo. So happy that you had a good experience Kim!!!!!!
No way next Sunday is your birthday Brenda, it is also my husband's bday. Have a great day. Love all that you show I have most as wips Sophia Dogget was a must stitch as is Mary Snow, which is my cousins name. Laura love your customized sampler have a blast stitching it
You ladies sure are bad for the pocketbook! Just ordered my first HATS...Mary Snow...doubt I will get around to stitching her this year since I already have my long list of charts I already have kitted to start this year. It is so hard to decide what to stitch first...I get something kitted up, and then I change my mind! Work sure gets in the way of our stitching time. I turned 65 last year...so in Oct. I semi-retired so I hope to get a few extra hours of stitching in this year. Happy Early Birthday Brenda!
As always I loved my time stitching with your floss tube. Seeing Nicola and HATS designs are what lured me into samplers. Samplers helped me find you two beautiful ladies. We are off to a great year! Happy Birthday month to both of you
Thank you Candy!!!!! So glad you found sampler stitching....to my mind..it is the most fun!
Wishing you a happy birthday Brenda!! Laura, your personal chart from Karen is to die for - I was drooling!! Enjoy. Brenda’s strawberry gift from Laura made me tear up, even though my mom of 95 is still living; such gorgeous gifts. I was just thinking before the video how much I loved your old format with the special sections, so I was thrilled when you said you were going to showcase the HATS charts and projects. I just love it when the two of you do the special sections, so fun. Enjoy all your projects, and happy stitching to you both.
Thanks Pam!!!!!!! Hugs to your Mom!!!!! We will try to think up more special sections for you!!!!
@@brendaandtheserialstarter2410 You are so sweet!! Thank you 😊
Loved this. I had all my HATS in front of me following along lol
Oh that is so cool Patti!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i almost had an H and H after seeing all the stash you both have. So lucky and I want it all, too.
What a show. Your collections are amazing. I love your showcase shows.
Thanks Debi!!!!
Great video! Lots of laughs. It’s so nice to see others with the same addiction! Happy birthday!
Thanks again!!
Wow,wow wow is that the best Laura. Your very own Sampler. Karen you are something else. I want to learn to do something like that. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I am new to stitching. I love watching you two..such a hoot and beautiful stitching!!
Thanks Kim!!! Welcome to the fun world of stitching!!!
So excited after watching you two ladies. I want to stitch all the things
Us too!!!
Hello this is Mary Ann from South Jersey I enjoy your video so much happy birthday ladies it's a good year 2022 January 9th we can never have enough cross stitch or enough fabric to do quilting
Happy Birthday Brenda!! Awesome sampler for Laura, what an honor! Love you guys so much! Happy stitching ladies!
Happy birthday Brenda. Loved your new organizer pouch in the teal color. Fancy. I have 2 HATS charts Mary Carter and Sarah Brazier. Love them both. Laura happy birthday to you as well.
Thank you Cheryl!!!!!
Thank you for a great video, my list has grown again. Laura thanks so much for sharing your chart, I am also Dutch and love it!
That is so great Pat!!!!!
Ooh boy that was fun! I don’t have any HATS charts (yet) but I hope to change that very soon - thanks for the enabling! Laura - you need to stock up on ALL the DMC! I got “lucky” a few years ago when a local craft store was going out of business and all their DMC was 10 cents a skein! The hubs authorized a purchase of every single color!!! When I got back into cross stitch two years ago I only needed to stock up on the newer colors. So now I’m a bit OCD, but I have all the colors listed in a spreadsheet and I note which I’ve pulled for a project- then I know right where to go if I need that color for a different project (and I put them back with the original project when I’m done). It might seem like a lot of work, but pulling colors for a new project is my very favorite thing to do! If I’m getting low on a color, I make a note in my phone and next time I’m at Hobby Lobby or Joann’s I restock. Have a wonderful couple of weeks!
It was sooooo much fun to watch and spend time with you both! Happy Birthday to you both!
Thank you Kari!!!
Happy birthday, ladies! God Bless you both. 🎂
Fantastic sampler for Laura.... Beautiful stitchy goodies from Brenda... Wowwww I think you both have bought nearly everyone o Nicola's pattern ladies .... I had a finish yesterday... My first one in Book of days.. Jane Marshall 1837... Stitched oan coffee /tea dyed 28 count Laguna I dyed it meself.... I am stitching oan Pride and Prejudice by Kristen Ashley... Saphire Mountain Crafts. while visiting today.... you are suppossed to listen to the book while you stitch... I have tried many times I just can't stitch and listen to a book... I like a book in my hand when reading... Hubby has bought from a few shops today. trying to get the floss for some Samplers.... My birthday is this month too... Happy Birthday Brenda.. Happy stitching... xx
Happy, Happy Birthday Brenda!
I have drooled over all these beautiful stitches. And I have a huge collection since I have crossstitched since later 70s.
And there is no possible way I can yet them all done.
It's the joy of stitching everyday. It keeps us sane...as much as possible.
Stitch on.
We agree with everything you said Doris!!!!!
Happy Birthday Ladies!🎂🧁Thank you for your super fun video!! SO inspiring!
Whew. Incredible ladies. Have fun!
Great video Brenda and Laura. Happy Birthday Brenda.
Such a fun episode, and Laura’s sampler is beyond words. My face hurts from smiling! Happy New Year and joyous birthdays to both of you!🥰
Thank you so so much!!!!!
Your friendship makes me :-). The love you have for each other is evident.
Happy Birthday Brenda, hope your day is special. You two are a “hoot” to watch . Wish I had your stitching mojo
Thank you Lucinda!! We will send you some stitching mojo over the airwaves!!!
Such a dynamic duo! I think you both must live a few lifetimes to complete all of those gorgeous charts. Brenda, you are such a thoughtful friend to Laura to arrange with that designer that lovely personal chart. What a dear friend! XOXO
Happy birthday girls! Loved seeing all of your stitching as usual. 😘
Thank you Diane!!!
Hi Ladies! You have started 2022 in a great way. This video was delightful! Thank you so much! Happy Stitching!
Thank you so so much!!!
I loved seeing all of your HATS charts! I recently started my very first one "When Thou Art Rich". Thank you very much for taking the time to share with us. :) Happy birthday Brenda and happy belated birthday Laura! :)
Thank you! Glad you are stitching a HATS!
Amazing video! I always love your designer showcases!♥️♥️♥️
Thank you Christina!
Oh my goodness! I had to pause the video “STAT!” to comment on Laura’s absolutely amazing personalized sampler from Fox and Rabbit. What a treasure. Laura, can’t wait to see your start and FINISH on that!! How special you must feel to have been showered with so much love for your big birthday. Happy Birthday to both of you lovely ladies!!
Thank you Jennifer!!!! I am positively thrilled about the sampler and will be starting it ASAP!!!!!!
What fun ti spend an evening with you both,,,,happy birthday to you both…may this year be the best…happy stitching Cheers!
Thank you Susan!!! We wish you a great new year too!
Love your sweatshirt! My parents lived on Bainbridge Island and my brother-in-law worked at Bay Hay. Love that little shop!!
That is so cool Marci!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bay Hay is such a great place!!!
Laura's personalized chart was A-mazing! What a treasure! So many HATS patterns to choose from. It's overwhelming! Maybe one pattern a month? I need a plan. Such enablers, you two are! Love it!
Hmmmmmmm...one pattern a month makes sense..............but I want to start about 4 of them tonight! I don't know what we are going to do!!!!
Hi ladies 🙂 Happy Birthday Brenda for the weekend 🎉🎉🎉 OMG what a wonderful video loved seeing all HATS charts and like you Brenda just could not resist Sophia Doggett 1804 as soon as I saw it on Nicolas floss tube I had to have her 🤗 also had to have Ruth Gibb , Wow ladies what a video even I'm tuckered out just watching all those chart perades between you both 🤣 it made me smile 😁 xxx looking forward to seeing what you decided to stitch till the next Video !!! Happy stitching ladies and keep safe and healthy 💛💛
What a fun video gals! It’s cool that you both celebrate January birthdays! Happy early birthday Brenda! Laura, the chart Karen made for you is incredible. I doubt she would sell it to anyone. I wonder if she would for someone that just turned 60 in December, that also happens to have Dutch heritage?! Hmm 🤔
Your designer series of HATS samplers was great. I have a lot of them, and I’ve stitched a lot of them. I don’t have your curated collection of charts though. I kind of ran out of money. But when one really speaks to me, well…ka-ching!
Great video! Way to many samplers for me to stitch in my lifetime!
Happy Birthday Brenda, May your day be filled with fun and love.🎂🎉🧁🥳🎈🌸🌻🎂I love you January babies, I’m a January baby too🥳🥳🥳
Thank you Debbie!!! Happy Birthday to you too!
Fabulous video as always ladies!! Happy birthday month to both of you wonderful people. Thank you for continuing to inspire and enable us! I have to rewatch with a note pad at the ready... so much beauty. I'm so glad you spotlighted HATS... I'm working on a few at the moment and now have more on list :) Happy stitching to you!
Happy Birthday to the best 2 gals of cross stitching, I love you both. Everyone needs a friend like Brenda and Laura. Thank you for doing these videos.
Thank you for watching them and always leaving such nice comments Ida!!! Hugs to you!!!