▶ Watch on YouTube6 FFOs and 2 weeks worth of Having Fun in May (Flosstube #8)
Summary AI
Barbara, a stitcher from Bavaria, shares her Flosstube video from her dining room on a sunny Whitsun Sunday. She begins by showing six fully finished objects (FFOs) that she recently collected from her framer, who hand-paints frames to match each piece. The finishes include Primrose Cottage Spring Blessings and a Valentine's Day freebie, a Pontini fox from the winter animal trio, Jurassic Park Coffee Company Brewed to Extinction by Silver Creek Samplers, Summer Refreshes from Summer House Stitch Works, and Cottage Garden Samplings Summer at the Shore. She discusses the fabrics, threads, and framing choices for each piece, and asks viewers which is their favourite.
- Barbara shows six fully finished objects from her framer, including hand-painted frames and museum glass.
- She shares progress on her 'Having Fun in May' challenge, covering weeks 2 and 3.
- She admits to struggling with some projects, like Barbara Anna Designs' Sailing Dreams, which she has been stitching for three years.
- She reveals two new starts: a Permin 'boats and flowers' piece and a Bothy Threads Minuettes kit called Brookside.
- She discusses her love of dinosaurs, history, and stitching French-themed pieces for holidays in Southern France.
- She mentions that she stitched every day in May, even if some days only involved a few stitches.