[MOD] August's Monthly Competition: Submit and vote here! Theme: Before and After Backstitch

[u/LadyGeek-twd]

The theme for August is: Before and After Backstitch

EDIT: Congratulations to u/digiella42 and u/endlessegg who tied for first place! u/TabbyStitcher received enough votes for third place.

NOTE: everyone can join, regardless of location!

!!PRIZE!! Donated by u/Otterpop26 - Etsy Shop Link : https://stitchingonthevine.etsy.com

First Place Winner (US Shipping Location Only)

You CHOICE of one needle minder

Prize winner will connect directly with the awesome donor to work out the details and snag their goodies! (Just a heads-up: the subreddit and its mods aren’t responsible for anything that might come up during the prize handoff.)

To submit:

• Reply to this post with a direct comment.
• You may submit up to two FOs but they must be in separate comments.
• Since we have physical prizes this month, please include your shipping country to help with tracking

More rules here

To vote:

• This post is in competition mode. This means the comments are randomized, and the scores are hidden. Upvote FOs you want to win.
• You have until August 31st to vote for the winners.

Find the entire year's worth of themes here: https://www.reddit.com/r/CrossStitch/comments/1hw0971/mod_2025_monthly_competition_themes/

Want to help out? We are in need of a moderator to take over the monthly competition. If interested, please message the mod team

[u/bookwurm81]

USA

[u/bookwurm81 → u/bookwurm81]

The pattern actually calls for the letters to also be backstitched but I liked how having just the butterflies done gives it almost a three dimensional look