Flosstube #46 - Fully Finishes, Finishes, WIPs, a Starts and Giveaways

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Wilma shares her latest cross stitch progress, starting with fully finished pieces from Stitching with the Housewives, stitched on 14-count chalkboard black fabric and finished as pillows or displays. She also shows a Blackbird Designs sampler, 'What Remains is Love', and discusses her finishes, including a Mrs. Claus ornament and a monthly chart series. Her WIPs include an ABC123 sampler by Brenda Gervais, 'Amazing Grace' also by Brenda Gervais, a scarecrow design for a local quilt shop, a Fat Quarter Shop ornament series, and 'Reflections of Amsterdam' by Ink Circles. She also starts a new project for the Blackbird Design Academy stitch along, 'A Little Bit of Spring'.

• Fully finishes four Stitching with the Housewives designs, including Mrs. Claus and gingerbread motifs, on 14-count chalkboard black.
• Shows a Blackbird Designs finish, 'What Remains is Love', stitched on 14-count white chocolate with hand-dyed floss.
• Completes a Mrs. Claus Bakery ornament and the July chart in a monthly series, both on 14-count fabric.
• Works on ABC123 sampler by Brenda Gervais, finishing the border and starting stems and leaves.
• Starts 'Amazing Grace' by Brenda Gervais on 14-count Peter Gray, working on the church and sheep.
• Joins the Blackbird Design Academy stitch along with 'A Little Bit of Spring', using DMC floss, and completes the letter Q.
• Announces a giveaway of four charts: Lizzy Kate's 'Gather a Harvest of Love', Little House Needle Works' 'Autumn Harvest', 'There is Always Time for Tea', and 'Sweet Apples'.