And the finalists are…
UPDATE: Poll closed! More info soon.
Thanks to everyone who entered the coloring contest in celebration of Urban Threads’ third birthday! It’s been awesomely inspiring to see all your variations on the Maiden Monarch embroidery design. You should definitely check out all the entries – they’re gorgeous!
Because choosing finalists would have been far too difficult, we asked some fabulous celebrity judges to do it. Erich Campbell of Black Duck selected the machine embroidery finalists, and Mr X Stitch chose the hand embroidery finalists you see here. All finalists are guaranteed a $10 gift certificate to Urban Threads, but each category’s top winner, chosen by YOU, will win a $100 gift certificate.
Ready? Check out the finalists in this post, then vote (only once per category, please!) for the one you like best in the poll right below each category’s entries. Voting closes Monday, June 6 at 8 a.m. Central time.
First up: machine embroidery finalists!
Jeannine went with a fire and ice theme:
Katarina says she’s all about adding a little glitter and glamor to everyday life:
Isabelle went with a range of rich metallics:
Pam’s entry is inspired by the sunny hues of the Australian outback:
And Tuesday’s coloring contest entry is hot and cool all at once:
Which one do you like best? (If you’re seeing a blank spot below where the poll should be, reloading the page should fix it.)
Hand-embroidering a coloring contest entry – now there’s a daunting task! Here are your five finalists…
Victoria went with citrusy summer colors:
queenmaab’s is blue, brown, and burgundy:
Sharon’s is vibrant and summery. (She did a similar machine embroidery version, too!)
Cecily of 28 Sides Designs stitched a violet monarch with lots of embellishment:
annepoptart went bold with orange and gold on a lively pattern:
Which one do you like best? (If you’re seeing a blank spot below where the poll should be, reloading the page should fix it.)
Get your vote in by 8 a.m. Monday, June 6 to be counted. Thanks to each and every one of you for a wonderful birthday celebration!
I love to see all the different color combos. Great job everyone!
Thanks for the wonderful design!
The fire & ice is Genius and I was madly, deeply in love with queenmaab’s work from the first time I saw it. But all of them are really wonderful
Thanks for the fun contest!!!
Isabell is my favorite!
They all certainly inspire us to stitch several different color ways of
this design out for ourselves.
I bet it was really hard to judge on this, they are all so nice. Thank you UB for the FREE design and the great effort you put into making your site so much fun.
Linda
Awesome!!
What wonderful work by all. So many beautiful themes made it very difficult to choose a favorite. I haven’t done a hand stitched design in years. These are gorgeous. I know how much time it takes, and these are truly works of art.
They are all so BEAUTIFUL, very hard to choose!
I love all the variations!
Simply stunning…..so inspiring
The hand designs were totally awsome and hard to tell they were done by hand . So it was very intrestiong trying to deside but WOW were they great and the machine designs were something to think about .
Neat designs!
Thanks for sharing! They are all winners and simply beautiful.
I have never been able to embroider like that. Those stitches are so perfect. good job everyone.
What a wonderful and creative effort from every one of you. All beautiful and original. You are all winners to me!
Amazing!! awesome job everyone!!
magnifique …
je pense copier bientot sur l’une d’elle …
cependant, elles merites toutes de gagner … c’est vraiment magnifque, on felicite aussi le travail du createur !!!
They all are amazing!
Very difficult to choose favorites! They’re all beautiful.
Great job everyone — you made choosing difficult. Thanks for the inspiration as well!!
Nice!
I am amazed at those hand embroidered ones…. WOW to all the entries… and Happy Birthday Urban Threads… I love your unique site.. Here’s to many many many more years…
Pam’s is my favorite. I like the varigated threads that Katrina used too. I think there are parts of all of them I liked, but Pam’s just
“popped” for me.
That was a fun contest! My 2 maidens were put to good use via handbags!
Wow… I had no idea hand-embroidery could look so beautiful and professional! I’m just learning!
They were all very interesting, very talented people here at UT. Enjoy your prize!!!
Pam’s did it for me. And sharon’s. They’re all beautiful, but I lingered longest over these two. I wish I had thought to use variegated thread like Katarina, though. That was inspired!
Pam. Love the reds, oranges, browns and golds.
Great job everyone.
I’m sad that I didn’t make it to the finals, but overly excited at the ones that did. These are all fantastic! I voted for Isabelle’s. I love the metallics! <3
They are all so awesome. Each one of them deserves a prize…