I rarely comment on videos, but I wanted to reach out and say thank you for sharing all your beautiful projects and extra thanks for calling out the haters. 🎉 Life is too short to give energy to bullies! Keep the stitching coming! ❤❤❤

Every time you say “mocking basket”, I envision something from Harry Potter like the sorting hat… a spirited bad attitude basket that throws verbal jabs and whines every time you enter the room about lack of progress on it’s contents. 😂❤ Love it! (I have bins that snark at me. ) Thanks for sharing with us! Lori

I LOVE YOU! Great attitude. Don’t ever let the bullies steal your sunshine. I always look forward to your videos.

Love your “mocking basket “!! Such a fun video! ❤️❤️ Deb

I will never understand some behaviours. I am so sorry that happened. Loved your WIP parade and beautiful projects!!! Thanks as always, Olivia.

Thank you for the long fun video! Don't let the cult of negativity get you down. It all stems from jealousy because you have incredible work and finishes. 🎉😊🎉

Hi Olivia! I really enjoyed your WIPs video. Who cares how many you have. I hope you had fun going through them as much as we all did. I always miss you when you don't have a video. I would love to see your quilt WIPs too. You do beautiful work!!

Laughed out loud when you brought out basket #2!!!!! Thanks for sharing - you're so encouraging and inspiring!

You are always an inspiration to me! Also, your voice is so sweet and soothing that my kids just love to listen to you while I cross stitch, and they color.

Love your floss tube videos. Keep up the great work. Thanks for sharing your wips. Makes me want to go through mine!

I am such a monogamous stitcher I am always so impressed watching and seeing all the amazing starts! And I love you call it a “mocking baskets of WIPS” because it would mock me! And I get the pulling teeth with some projects so much! I have had a few that I just couldn’t get into even though I loved them! Just love seeing all you do! Also … I am so ready for fall too! I have had enough of the heat!

I'm just starting to watch your new video but I must say you and all the other floss tubers are gracious enough to invite us into your homes, share a bit of your lives and of course your stitching and quilting. There is no need for negativity. If someone doesn't like your floss tube or anyone else's, how about just turning it off. Most of us love watching you Olivia, along with all the other floss tubers. I take notes because I find each one a stress reliever and a motivator to finish this project or start another. You are great! And I love all your flowers at the beginning of this episode! Now back to watching the Mocking Basket of WIP's!❤

As a stitcher myself I know that most stitchers have many many wips. I have to say that I admire you for how organized you are compared to myself. This hobby is all about the joy of stitching. Enjoy with not having to explain your number of wips. You do a lot of beautiful work.

Hello Olivia, you've been inviting me into your home for a number of years and I really appreciate the bravery it took to make some decisions about your wips.🙂 I have a number of them myself, so your video has given me some spine to do this myself. Thank you so much for the time it took to put this together! Happy stitching and I'll see you again soon!🌻

First-time watching. You’re delightful! Thanks so much for sharing your WIPS. So many beautiful patterns.

Thank you for another great video. I love seeing all of your projects. Take care and don't listen to those big meanies that don't like themselves so they have to say bad things about others. Love you sweet lady!

Wow! I loved your response to the bullying and rude people! Awesome! Although I’m a quilter and very occasionally cross stitch, I still have WIPs in both those categories 😊. I love your work and enjoy watching your channel.

Loved visiting your mocking basket of WIP’s - so much fun looking over what you’ve been stitching on. Good for you for creating a “No Bullies Allowed “ channel. Those people just need to move along.

I so appreciate how you spoke out about the person who was so negative (hateful) to you. Let's all take it as a reminder to be kind always

Hi Olivia! Your basket of WIPS are a delight to behold! I also have Birds of a Feather and the Gather by Pineberry Lane calling to me! You have so many gorgeous finishes! I have fallen behind on numerous projects I thought I would stitch along with you, but you have glorious finishes so tell those WIPS to hush..lol..but I soooo get it! I have a tote bag of Christmas, A tote bag of last summers WIPs, a huge bin of project bags I made filled with wips and or kits and other bins by designer..Dont we have a beautiful fantastic problem!! I am trying to knock out some WIPS this month and so want to get to some Christmas..just not enough hours in the day. Thank you for sharing all your beautiful projects in all their splendid stages…I wont even start on my hangers filled with finished quit tops..glorious problems indeed!😊

Lots of great things in that mocking basket. Can’t wait to follow along on all your progress.

Sure enjoyed seeing all your beautiful projects!

Thank you for sharing, Olivia! 💚💚💚

Great wip parade. Thanks for sharing. Enjoyed

So many starts exciting to see. Thank you

I enjoyed seeing all your mocking WIPS.

I can’t imagine someone being rude to you. I’m glad you called them out. Your videos are always inspiring to watch. I heard what I thought was a good idea for older wips: pick 1 day a week or 1 hour a week-which ever you wanted and work on the older wip that is closest to a finish and work in it at that time every week until it’s done. Then move on to the next closest to a finish…. Thought I might try that. I have wips I want to get finished that are not seasonal and they keep getting pushed aside for the seasonal stitching. Have a great week and happy stitching!

Olivia I appreciate you so much! Your stitching and quilting helped me get back into it 2 years ago. I don't care if you have 2 WIPS or 1000, as long as you're happy !

I really like your idea of working on seasonal stitches 6 months before the season - example: Patriotic in January. In the past I have been working the month before the season and then never finish them because I want to move on when that season begins.

Love your posts. Not only do you introduce many patterns, fabric, general information, and threads, but you are an inspiration of perseverance. You are honest about projects that went awry, but then you also mention how you fixed the oops! For a novice stitcher, that is very encouraging. Thanks for sharing your beautiful stitching.

This is awesome for me to hear. Im older and I think through my life I don’t let myself get angry at someone…livid angry. I keep it inside. Just these last few days I have been wanting to get angry and say so but was feeling reserved once again. I decided I needed to stick up for myself and speak my mind. I actually asked my husband to go please by me a bottle of beer for a little bravery. I’d love to do a KZread channel but that is my big fear, taking excessive mean criticism to heart. Constructive is different I love sharing ideas and chatting but i hate bullies as well. So bravo!!

So glad to be a part of this POSITIVE community that you have on KZread/FaceBook! I think I need to get the pattern for the Noel Sampler. You have made great progress on it. Maybe you can at least sneak that one in and finish before Christmas. LOVE to see all of your stitching.

I really enjoyed seeing all your projects! You have inspired me to take a look at my own mocking basket of WIPS and reevaluate some of my older projects too. I have at least as many as you do (if not more). 😉 I hope you have a wonderful few weeks until next time! ❤

I need to relook at my WIP’s. You are so organized, maybe this coming week I can go through and decide which projects I would like to make progress on and possibly finish. Thank you so much for sharing and the inspiration to go forward and accomplish. ❤

I loved all your wips!

Oooooliviaaaaa, we love you fo life :)!!! always love your videos, your intros are so beautiful & inspiring. It feels like we are at your home stitching with you. aye the haters can kick rocks, bare footed .. Keep shining bright our beautiful hairloom braided sunflower princess :)!!

All of your cross stitch are very beautiful

Yay! I loved this video. I’ll have to get a pen and paper and go back ❤

Thanks for taking time to share Olivia! Fantastic inspiration! My basket is much smaller, BUT I still need to do this exact same task! There are some designs I'm just not going to do in the immediate future, so there's no need for me to have to stare at them right now LOL. Hugs from NE Ohio.

I thoroughly enjoyed seeing your WIPs. I don’t think 38 is bad at all, but understand your reasoning in wanting fewer. Happy stitching!!❤

Great video! Thanks for sharing.

Hello Olivia. Love your videos. I don’t stitch on linen and I don’t stitch many samplers but am so drawn to your videos. I had to laugh when you described “Mock me” because we thought the same as you. I still use that phrase. Keep up the good work and ignore all the haters your style is beautiful

Lots of great projects.

Love all your projects Olivia! Thank you so much for your time and effort to share with us! I have had to have some discussions with myself about how many WIPs one person can actually manage. Oh how I can relate! I thought I could get 3 or 4 hours a night stitching. Reality is...maybe 2 hours and I am nodding off (especially if it is just fill work). So I too am working on keeping my number of projects down to a reasonable (doable) number. Why do I always think I can do more than I actually can? Is it contagious? Hugs!

loved catching up with you hun - great wip parade! :)

Olivia, you are so amazing. And so are your projects!! So enjoy you!! Btw, I was the one who thought we might meet in fall. But those plans have changed, and I won’t be happening. Current plans are with grandson in San Diego! Just a bit different. lol. But still on my list. Will Happen. You take care. Hope the days go well.

Enjoyable Flosstube!! I appreciate you taking the time to entertain me with your WIPS!! You are one of the kindest and sweetest Flosstubers that I enjoy watching!! I hope you get a break in the weather!! By the way!! What ever you decide to stitch will be beautiful!! ❤

Great videos love watching you. Amazing work. Keep it up x

Olivia, you made me laugh when you pulled up the second basket. 🤣🤣 I can relate! I am so sorry rude people leave you nasty comments. I appreciate all you share.

From what I have seen 30s wips is quit a small number as it goes in the cross stitch world. I have 12 WIPs which is overwhelming for me I'm a bit of a lightweight lol and slow stitcher. You have some beautiful WIPs and I'd have found it difficult to choose which to put aside. I am a sampler stitcher like you and my projects take time because there on the larger side. I always get enabled to buy patterns watching your flosstube as I love your choices of patterns and you stitch what I would stitch having the same taste in projects. Thank you for sharing your mocking baskets I really enjoyed seeing your projects. I came away with three patterns to look for to add to my stash from your projects you shared.

I love all your Flosstubes. Thank you for sharing all your beautiful work. You pick out gorgeous patterns. I appreciate all the descriptions in your notes as well. Thank you for your time and energy. 😊

I like the sunflower tree

Great video. Thank you for sharing your WIPS with us. Definitely wrote some projects down for the future once I get some of my WIPS number down.

I just loved all of your wips. I’m amazed at how much you get done with quilting work and family!! Thank you for your kindness and grace. Stitch on my friend!!

Another great flosstube.... You have inspired me to go through my WIP's!!

I actually cheered when you knocked down someone’s nastiness!! You are my stitching idol and I look forward to each of your flosstubes with your beautiful work.

Thanks it's good to know I am not the only one with lots of wops.. I work on them and will finish a few this year. I am working on Fish and Ships half done yahooo❤

That was so fun, thanks for sharing! :)

Olivia i am so glad that you called out that bully.

I just love your videos! Your work is amazing and I love your taste in patterns. I look forward to each new video. My question is though, how do you do it? You have an amazing garden, wonderful projects you work on, a family and a job! I'm retired and can't get nearly as much accomplished as you do! The views from your home make me jealous. So beautiful! See you next time 🩷

I so enjoy your floss tubes! I just found an unfixable mistake on a project I stitched the last two days. I ordered a small piece of linen to start over. I was heartened to know I am not alone 😂

I love our fortnightly catch ups. Wonderful stitching as always. Like you, I wish I had extra hours in the day to stitch. I remember my grandmother saying, "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all. If the negativity carries on, then call the person out. Keep doing what you're doing, Olivia ❤️

Fab video as always 😊

Thanks for sharing.

Absolutely love this video!! This was so much fun!! I totally agree about bullies. There's a wonderful instagram content creator that I follow that had some wise words on the topic - she said something along the lines of 'My page is not a free speech zone. If you're going to leave nasty comments, it will get deleted and you will be blocked'. That kind of re-framed my view on my own channel and gave the power back into my own hands. I get to decide what stays and what goes, no exceptions! I absolutely love your channel and just know you are so appreciated for everything you do on flosstube! ❤

Thank you, you have given me a good I idea. I haven’t really finished anything in a while and I feel over whelmed. So I going with chuck philosophy. I going to select ten Whips and work on them the rest of year. Included will be seasonal, Christmas and Halloween plus sampler September. In hope something will get done.

Ha! There must be something in the air! We are definitely on the same wave length Before I saw your video, I have been going through all my WIPs and pulling out the ones that I have lost interest in for the time being. Those projects are going back into the kitted drawers, yes, drawers, for a future stitch. The ones that I know I will never work on again are getting de-kitted. The ones that remain in my WIP basket have been added to my decision wheel on my phone. Each Monday I will spin the wheel and whatever WIP comes up will be worked on for 5 days. Then I will work on my Blackbird project which is my designated weekend stitch.

You go, girl! Love that opening statement…the negative folks should just have NO place or time in our lives! I did the very same thing recently and whittled my basket of active WIPs to a reasonable and realistic number. Now I need to go through all my stash of charts and give away all those I know I won’t get to….time for me to get real! Love all your choices, and adore Mr. Fred in the window! Hugs!❤️

Fun video!!!! ❤

Another fab video Olivia, Thank you! I’m also trying to finish Christmas at Hollyberry so I’m looking forward to seeing your progress! Have a great couple of weeks!

I can't believe you are bullied, no reason for it. I'm glad you know who it is, what a hypocrit. Loved seeing all of your WIPS. You have some great projects going. Marilyn

Shine girl, shine ✨

Hi Olivia, finally I get to catch up with you here. I am so sorry that you had a mean, old troll visit. What’s wrong with folk? As someone else mentioned they are the sad people who are unhappy with themselves and then be mean to the nice folk. We had a bully at school and she was the meanest. If ever there was a school reunion I would go up to her and say “Oh, I remember you, you were the school bully!” I love seeing all of your beautiful stitching and quilting. I have too many WIPS but now I don’t care ha I enjoy looking at them and one day will stitch them like all my quilts I have on the go. Take care and I love your flowers in the garden. Best wishes Alison 🇬🇧

You are one of my favorite flosstubers, and I wish I could stitch as good as you! I just don’t understand nasty people in the cross stitching community they really need to find a new hobby! You always come off very sweet and humble and I love everything you share! Good for you standing your ground and staying strong amongst the evil doers! 😊

Well, you have a lot of lovely projects in the works! I always say it might be cheaper for us if we get together and sent some of our favorite designers on a long cruise all expenses paid...only condition is that they can't design anything new while on it. My problem is I spend a week getting something kitted up...and before I can start it something else gets my attention that I think I must do, and kit that one up. I really don't think I have a lot of Wips...maybe around 8...but I do have a lot kitted...which means I have a lot of thread, and some fabric just hidden away in all of these bags. I just amaze myself how I can have all of these project kitted up, but then when I decide to start stitching something I grab something else to kit up and stitch. I think you should finish up the Prairie Schooler Summer Breeze one. I wanted to start that one this year, but I'm already working on 3 Summer stitches and by time I finish them I'm going to want to stitch some Fall and Halloween since I like to stitch in season. Probably the root of the problem is that I buy too many charts...I'm doing a little better than last year, but still if I want to think of the whole thing with logic I probably should not be buying more charts than I usually stitch in a year. Don't worry the trying to think with some logic about the whole thing is only because I'm way older than you are! I will say that I love this hobby though and it has brought me a lot of joy and stress relief over the years...Happy Stitching!

Olivia, I really enjoyed this video. So many of your wips are on my list! I understand the dilemma you face being a seasonal stitcher, as I am also one. I've also decided to start projects on off seasons, if I want a finish for the season it's being stitched for. I think that will put less stress on me to finish, and like you, I lose interest once the season has passed. Time to pull out my autumn wips. 😊😊

Hi Olivia! I love all your wips 💚I have 15 myself and I adopted your name "the mocking basket of wips" from you. I am a monogamous stitcher with a bunch of wips, so I work for many days on one wip and then I can't stop! I have to impose myself a rotation in order to complete all of them. A stitcher's life is full of difficult decisions 😂Happy Stitching!!!

I loved your video :) and your stitching is gorgeous!

I wish I could hold all my wips in 2 baskets! LOL!

Your House, Your Rules. Have Fun.

Winter rose manor was the chart that got me back into crossstitch.

Olivia, I cannot tell you how many times I gasped when you held up your WIPs. They. Are. Beautiful! You make me want to stitch ALL the things. Our tastes are similar in patterns and color palettes. You’ve enabled me many times 😊

Beautiful WIPs…thanks for sharing. I look forward to seeing them finished. I admire your organization and enjoy seeing all the designs and fabric choices.

Thank you for sharing all of your WIPS! I love the idea of honoring your family members on your projects. So special!

I have a mocking room of fabric! LOL...wish it was only a couple of baskets!

Thank you for sharing. I am waiting to start Noel Sampler and as this will be my first sampler I keep putting of starting as I'm a bit scared of it. Love what you have shown and Letters for Santa may have to be my next purchase

Girl, you call that wrinkled? 😂 I've got you way beat. Thanks for your effort. Hope your job is going well ❤

Can’t wait to see some progress on Autumn on lazybear mt, I started mine after I saw yours on your channel. I did not work on mine last year but I’m excited to pull it out and get some progress this fall!! Since you’re going to get yours out in August, I may pull it out a little early and start in August too. ❤❤

Goodness! I can’t imagine anyone posting or even thinking anything hateful or negative about you! I guess there are all kinds of people in the world, so we need to prepare for the worst and embrace the best. Good job addressing the haters today! 👍🏼👍🏼 Love your channel and look forward to each video ❤️

I appreciate how much thought and time you put into everyone of your videos and who doesn't love a WIP parade. I'm always amazed at how much you get done between videos. I also like that you include your challenges with pieces. Thanks again for sharing your projects they are amazing❤

Oh the mocking basket!!! Lol! I have one or two of those as well! Love all your projects. I stitch pretty much the same patterns as you. And good on you for setting the record straight! Move on people if you have nothing nice to say! 🤨 But don’t turn around and preach goodness! WTH! I would call them out or flag their comment to the top so everyone can see it and know who it is! 🤨 Anyway keep on stitching and try to stay cool! Have a great weekend!

I always love a WIP review.......and I may have said this before, but the lace issues on Shores is real. I did one side 3 times and the other I had to pick out parts...... Almost threw it out the window. I kept on redoing the same mistake..... I did the lace first before anything, and that may have been part of it....Will send good mojo for your stitching the lace.

What a fun episode! We all have WIPS (a lot more than we want to admit). I stitch for the joy of stitching and I love seeing your beautiful work and your creativity. Love Love Love your floss tube!

Thanks Olivia. Lots of inspiration. I like your organization. Your opening garden was beautiful-did you have trouble keeping it watered during the awful heat. My hydrangeas did not like it!! Happy stitching.

No matter how many projects we have finished and unfinished, the joy is in the making. I go through my quilt project boxes occasionally and if I decide I'm not thrilled with a project, I pass it on to a friend that likes it. I just ordered the stitching and mending cross stitch you showed. I want to have it as the center of a small wall quilt. Thank you for showing all the lovely work you are doing.

Love your FlossTubes, Olivia! You’re a natural in explaining everything as well as great at creating enthusiasm about your craft! I look forward to many more! 😍💗

Fabulous

Olivia...beautiful projects in your basket...love them all...like all of us, your time is precious...I appreciate all your videos...thanks and best wishes ❤❤

Great video, wonderful content, thank you SO much for making the time to video your cross-stitch and quilting every two weeks for us all to enjoy. Love, Diana (UK).

What a luxury of riches to have projects to chose among. I hope the projects you keep fill you with joy. I am in a winnowing season of life, so thanks for sharing.