Flosstube 59: Stitching into Summer

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Jacinta, host of Crafting on the Plains, shares a mix of cross-stitch finishes, WIPs, and a quilting finish. She starts by revealing the winner of her FFO battle: Real Comfort by Modern Folk Embroidery, which she turned into a pillow using a pillow form from Amazon and two fabrics, one from a quilting shop in Inverness, Scotland. She then shows three WIPs: Nature's Journey by Sprouting Lupine, a SAL with Just CrossStitch Magazine, where she's close to finishing the spring section; The Raccoon by Cottage Garden Samplings, part of her animal series with Choctaw names; and Mini Ravenkin by Heaven and Earth Designs, a full-coverage piece where she's tackling confetti stitches. She also presents two candidates for the next FFO battle: Moon Glow by Nora Corbett and Barbara Anna's Light, asking viewers to vote. Finally, she shows a finished quilt for her daughter, made with Studio E fabric and quilted by Gina's Quilting Studio.

• FFO battle winner: Real Comfort by Modern Folk Embroidery, finished as a pillow with a fabric back featuring foxes and flower crowns.
• WIP: Nature's Journey by Sprouting Lupine, spring section nearly complete, with a goal to finish by summer solstice.
• WIP: The Raccoon by Cottage Garden Samplings, part of a series with Choctaw names; she plans to add 'shawi' (raccoon).
• WIP: Mini Ravenkin by Heaven and Earth Designs, full-coverage piece with heavy confetti stitching, on 25ct antique white Lugana.
• Next FFO battle: Moon Glow by Nora Corbett (framing planned) vs. Barbara Anna's Light (no finish plan yet).
• Finished quilt for her daughter, made with Studio E fabric, quilted by Gina's Quilting Studio in Oklahoma.