Embroidery Sampler

Oops, forgot to post again yesterday.

This week I finished an embroidery sampler I was working on.

About 9 years ago we did this sampler design as a workshop project at the embroidery group I belong to.  This year they redid it for new members and I thought I would like to do it again and see how differently it would come out as I worked it again.  I deliberately didn't look at the first one at all as I worked on the second, although of course I knew what colours I had used and chose a different pallette. 

This is the one from 9 years ago.

It is interesting to see the areas where I have worked in a completely different way, and also to see some areas where I have made exactly the same choice of stitch.  Also, the different colour pallette gives a completely different look.

Also working this I have found that I really like stem stitch used as a filling stitch.  The bottom flower on the new sampler is done with this technique and I really like how it has come out.