4x6 Exchange, Take Two

I've decided that my overlapping circles embroidery will be my contribution to the 4x6 exchange. That link shows it in progress, and here it is finished.

I am really, really happy with this. While the skunk cabbage watercolor is okay--perfectly acceptable, I know--this feels more authentically me. Now, one caveat being that this 4x6 piece of embroidery weighs just over one ounce, which means one stamp won't cover it. Since we send in a self-addressed, stamped envelope to get someone else's work back to us, I'm not sure how that's handled. (The rules just say it has to lie flat to be mailed.) I emailed to ask. If this is too heavy to swap, or I don't hear back by the postmark date of Saturday, I'll send in the skunk cabbage instead.

So, back to the embroidery. I cut a piece of book board to size and sewed the embroidery around it. I followed the instructions in Stitch-opedia, but it's more or less like this. I didn't take a photo of the trussed-up back in progress. Here's what it looks like finished.

I need some work to make a nicer label thingy to go back there, I know. The plain piece of cotton hides all the thread work and is sewn onto the embroidery fabric.

One more view of the front!

Seriously, so pleased with this. I want to start another one (but different) right away.

{Thanks for all the good vibes you're sending my way! I can tell they're helping.}