There's an App for That.

For those of you who haven't heard, there's an amazing new app for keeping your hoards of cross stitch supplies perfectly organized! I've had so much fun using it, and it's come in very handy when I need to see quickly if I've got a certain thread - or heaven forbid, buy a chart that I already had in my stash!

Here's a few screen shots of the app, from right after I got it. The photo on the Home Screen is the default one, but I can upload any photo I want from my album.

My dear friend Katrina's husband, Jeff, created the app when his perfectionist/neatnoid/accountant wife decided that she needed a tool to help keep all of her charts, threads, linens, and even shopping and wish lists all in one mobile place. (Jeff, I need an app that makes my husband take out the trash, if you don't mind. Just whip that up, would you?) Jeff then got a few beta testers to try it out, and it was such a hit, he made it available in the App Store for purchase for iPhone or iPad.

Of course, I had to have it, and it's been a lot of fun entering all my charts under their respective designers. Here's just a small view of my entries... each picture is customizable, and obviously I haven't taken one for the bottom entry yet. I've also added notes, which you can see a snippet of beneath the design title.

The only down side to this app is that if your husband stands over your shoulder and sees all that you've entered, you're busted. When he says "Is that a new chart?" you'll have to resort to, "This old thing? Oh I've had it for ages!" (And then drive the point home by muttering something about your linen being practically dry-rotted, you've had the project going for so long.)

Anyway, unless you've got a "little black book of stash" in your purse like my friend Pam Hoerner, look up this app (called X Stitch) in the App Store and see if it's something you could use! And if you download it, I'm happy to share my new Wish List with you...  ;)

Comments

[Stephanie Messenger]

This is a great app! Spent time yesterday adding charts, etc. Will be great to avoid duplicates. I did send a designer request to add Dinky Dyes the floss list.

Thanks so much Paulette for sharing this with us!!

Stephanie

[Kathy Krause]

Got the app downloaded - you sending me your wish list???

[Carol Grierson]

I bought this when it first came out...a few weeks/months ago because I saw it online - I love it and I've really only entered my threads so far.

[Karen Chaudoin]

This looks great! Can you share who makes The Birds and the Bees pattern showing in your post? thanks.

[Laura J]

I got this app too. There are a few things in that app that bug me big time. The project area only has a box to type in which flosses or linen is being used. It doesn't go anywhere from there, it's like notepad. I wish you could select a thread or linen from your inventory and allocate it to a project you've kitted, then when you look at your inventory maybe they could have an icon that shows it's currently with a kit. I can't tell you how many duplicates I have in threads because I love to kit all my stuff up when I get it, but then don't know it's with a kit. The new Floss app from Coffee House Works has a nice project area where you can pick threads and add them to your project, but they don't even have a Colorworks floss list. If they could only combine the two programs we'd actually have an awesome app.

[Kerri]

This app is great! Thanks so much for sharing this and showing us how huge your stash is. I just finished entering all my stuff and of course added all your new charts to my shopping list.

It is nice to leverage technology to enhance my favorite activity - shopping for supplies!

[Dannette Fout]

This App is great but it would be great if all the specialty DMC floss like metallic, variegated ect could be added. I love having it on my phone to see what I actually own so I don't duplicate charts and floss.