The Great Big Little Stitchery Swap Round 3

 In my last post I shared the 4" stitchery squares I sent out for Round 3 of the Great Big Little Stitchery Swap. Now it's time to show you the wonderful squares I received. 😊 

I only sent out 5 squares this time around. (In the first round I made and mailed out eleven. In the second round I sent out eight.) Life hit one of my swap partners really hard before she had a chance to do any stitching so I won't be receiving a square from her. 

This first square was made by Laura in Colorado. She claimed this was the first time she'd done any embroidery. I choose to disbelieve her based on what she produced! Those houses are barely an inch tall and they are embellished with tiny stitches to create the details. Lots of little French knots too. 

 

This square came all the way from Margaret in New Zealand, my only international swap this time. (In previous swaps I have received squares from the UK, Canada, and Australia.) The colors are a little washed out in this photo. I actually find this very peaceful to look at.

Oops - this photo is sideways. Obviously, the button flowers should be on ground level. More French knots, some fly stitches, and a lovely piece of lace. There are beads decorating the butterfly applique too. This was created by Sue in North Carolina.

The first square to arrive this time was from Diane in Maryland. The head of the daisy is all tiny knots. I love her composition of the foundation layer with all those different pieces of fabric.

I have probably been remiss in not sharing photographs of all the other stitchery squares I've received in rounds one and two of the Great Big Little Stitchery Swap. I have 22 in total. That just feels like too many to put in a single post. However, Annie, the instigator of all this stitching and swapping, has created two galleries where you can see photos of the squares their makers submitted. The gallery for the first round can be seen here. And the gallery for round two will be found here. Annie is still trying to collect photos from round 3. The next edition of the Great Big Little Stitchery Swap will kick off in October of this year and come to a close on 31 December. It's too early to say whether or to what degree I will be participating. It's a lot of fun to make and receive the squares. The challenge now is to figure out what to do with what I already have!