NOT QUITE CROSS-STITCH

 I love the look of embroidered cards but hardly ever seem to have the time to make them.  This is a quicker and easier option than deciphering charts, counting squares and sorting threads.

I've used variegated cotton  to sew rows of an elongated crossed stitch (which I'm sure has a name of its own  that currently eludes me).  You should be able to see the pattern in the close-up shot.

The work has then been mounted in one of Regal's white textured square cut-out cards using double-sided tape, and the first panel secured behind to hide the somewhat messy back.