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Flosstube #56: Stitching the Summer Away, Losing Track of the Days

Stitcher with the Laughing FaceUnited States
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In Flosstube #56, Nancy Joy Trower shares a summer stitching update from her home, where she has been enjoying a relaxed break filled with stitching, quilting, and reading. She shows off three FFOs: Strawberry Saltbox by Pinker n Punkin, Parade Sammy by Calico Confectionary, and Welcome Home Summer by Stitching with the Housewives. She also discusses her WIPs, including the American Sampler by Crocette a gogo, Made in America Roundabout by SWTH, and several temperature-based projects like Make Today Count by Hands on Design and Honey Bee Garden by SWTH.

  • Three FFOs: Strawberry Saltbox, Parade Sammy, and Welcome Home Summer
  • Temperature stitching WIPs, including Make Today Count and Honey Bee Garden
  • New starts: O Come All Ye Faithful and Whimsical Quaker
  • Car stitches: Dream Big and Strawberry Goose
  • Hand-dyed Monaco fabric and DMC floss used in projects
  • Plans for upcoming 'Make New Friends' week and Christmas stitching
Finishes / FFOsHand-dyed threadsNew startsWIPs
Description from YouTube
Email: nancyjoytrower@gmail.com
Instagram : Stitcherwiththelaughingface 
Named for the song Nancy with the Laughing Face, (which was my Dad's favorite) with a stitchy twist.

FFO's 
• Strawberry Saltbox - Pinker N Punkin
• Parade Sammy - Calico Confectionary
• Welcome Home Summer - Stitching with the Housewives @priscillas2000 

WIPS
• American Sampler - Crocette a gogo
• Made in America Roundabout - SWTH 

Temperature WIPS
• Make Today Count - Hands on Design @HandsOnDesign 
• Honey Bee Garden - SWTH 
• Stitch Goddess - Tiny Modernist @TinyModernist 
• Hope and Love - Teresa Kogut @TeresaKogutsCreativeWhims 
• Bee-Atrice - SWTH
• Love You a Latte - SWTH

NEW STARTS
• O Come All Ye Faithful - SWTH 
• Whimsical Quaker - Primrose Cottage Stitches @PrimroseCottageQuiltsStitches 

CAR STITCHES
• Dream Big - Tiny Modernist
• Strawberry Goose - SWTH
• Bittersweet Blvd - SWTH
• Christmas House - NaraX (?)

PLANS
 • Start Freedom Street from Waxing Moon
• Christmas Ornament Marathon (with a Hallmark Movie Marathon, of course!)

BOOKS
• Lightfall #4: A Place Between - Tim Probert
• Twisted Threads - Lea Wait
• Shield of Sparrows - Devney Perry
• Eat, Pray, Hex - Tara Lush
• The Sirens - Emilia Hart
• The Sunrise Cafe - Shelly Martel
• The Book Lover's Beach House - Melody Grace
• Spells and Shenanigans - Karen MacInerney
• The Bakery Next Door - Nyssa Cowles

Crescent City - Sarah J. Maas
• House of Earth and Blood (1)
• House of Sky and Breath (2)