Ladybug Lane Designs Giveaway

Let Freedom Sing!
A great piece to stitch for Independence Day, or just because you're feeling patriotic!

I just love stitching Americanna. As I write this in my home office, I realize it is filled with designs proclaiming "Liberty and Justice for All" or " To the Red, White and Blue, I will always be True." I am ever so thankful to our troops and their families who sacrifice so much so that I am able to live in such a wonderful country.

July 4th is right around the corner and I really wanted to stitch a little red, white and blue sampler. My fingers have been itching to find just the right one. I had been talking with Jennifer of Ladybug Lane Designs about specialty stitches and she let me know she had a project in the works that might fit the bill.

When Jen showed me the sampler 2 weeks ago, I jumped right in my car and off to my LNS I went. I mean a girls gotta stitch right? I love starting new projects, pulling threads and fabric, getting everything set up just right. It brings such a happiness to my heart ~ I know you know the feeling (:

I called Jen to let her know how much I loved the new design and the creative way she showcased the American flag and brought a new twist on an old favorite. The fabulous mix of specialty stitches (her diagrams are clear and easy to follow, no worries), hand dyed threads and fabric and fabulously yummy buttons make this design a MUST STITCH!

and the best part....a few days later Jen sent me 3 charts so we could give them away to our members, HOW FABULOUS IS THAT!!!

Design Specs:

Fabric: 28-count hand-dyed Jobelan from Wichelt in "Bluebell" stitched over two threads, with explanations for all 10 areas of specialty stitches.

Design Size: 5.7" w x 5.6" h

Count: 80w x 78h

Threads: Crescent Colours, Weeks Dye Works, DMC and some Kreinik blending filament

Embellishments: JHB Ladybug included in chart pack. Several buttons from Just Another Button Company, small beads from Mill Hill.

Frame: By Starla's Stitch 'n Frame

Giveaway Info

Three lucky stitchers will win a copy of Let Freedom Sing. ADDED bonus ~ Jennifer, the fabulous designer behind LLD autographed the charts! How cool is that! The giveaway runs Wednesday, June 24th to Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 at 5:00pm EST.

You must be a member of Loose Thread Stitchers to win this giveaway. Membership is FREE ~ click here for more info

So how can you win? Glad you asked!
Check out Ladybug Lane Designs and tell us another design you like and why

Want additional ways to enter? You will receive an additional entry for each of the following (for a total of 5 entries):
1 ~ Blog about the giveaway and post the link in your comment on our blog
2 ~ Twitter it and include @LTSneedlework (our twitter ID) and a link to the blog
3 ~ Stumble it and post the link to our blog or website
4 ~ Join our Facebook group. We are in the business section under Loose Thread Stitchers
Each entry will be assigned a number. The winner will be chosen by a random number generator. We will contact the winner on Wednesday, July 1st and announce in our blog posting that week. Good luck to you all!

Whip it Up Wednesday ~ Rice Stitch
Each Wednesday we will choose a stitch to explore and post stitch diagram(s) to help you practice and master each one.

Rice Stitch ~ also known as the William and Mary Stitch or a Crossed Corners Cross

Steps ~ This stitch is worked from left to right. Come up through the fabric on the left hand side and go over 2 threads, up 2 threads to the right and go down through the fabric. From behind the fabric go down 2 threads and come up through the fabric. Cross over 2 threads and up 2 threads to the left and go down through the fabric. From behind the fabric go over 1 thread to the right and come up through the fabric. Cross over and down 1 thread to the right and go through the fabric. From behind the fabric go over 2 threads to the left and come up through the fabric. Cross up and over 1 thread to the right and go down through the fabric. From behind the fabric go down 2 threads and come up through the fabric. Cross over and up 1 thread to the left and go through the fabric. From behind the fabric cross over 2 threads to the right and come up through the fabric. Cross over and down 1 thread to the right and go through the fabric.

Rice Stitch over 2

A Rice Stitch can be stitched in horizontally as well as vertically. It can also showcase 2 different colored fibers to create a stand out effect. View diagrams below for different Rice Stitch effects.


Two-Color Vertical Rice Stitch

Triple Rice Stitch