Floral Stitches Year II - Echinacea + A GIVEAWAY!

Just having completed Year I of the Floral Stitches sampler series, I didn't really mean to go for another round. Until I saw the Echinacea. I really really wanted to stitch it. So I signed up for the initial three months at least. Chances are, I'll do the whole series, just because I've enjoyed them so much.

I asked Rebecca, proprietress of Dropcloth Embroidery @dropcloth, if I could share her 'pre-stitched' picture of the sampler here, and she happily agreed. This way you can see what the sampler looked like before I started stitching. Lots of color already, right?

And here's my finished sampler!

I had so much fun stitching this one! Any chance you'd want to stitch one too?? Rebecca has generously offered for me to give away a six month subscription of the Floral Stitches Subscription Series here on the blog! The subscription includes never-before-released hand-drawn and hand-painted embroidery patterns made by Rebecca Ringquist in her Portland, Oregon studio. Each floral sampler is 4 inches across.

If you'd like a chance to win, just leave your name and email in a comment on this post before midnight PDT on Saturday, June 7. After, I'll choose a random winner and let Rebecca know who that lucky person is.  The giveaway is now closed. Thank you!

So good luck in the giveaway. If you have some embroidery-loving friends, let them know; or if you want to get back into embroidery or even try it for the first time, this is a great place to start. The Dropcloth site even has Stitch Diagrams if a new stitcher needs a little encouragement, and all the supplies one might need.