Embroidered Collage

I added to my counted sampler a bit this week.  The first line is a basic up and down buttonhole stitch, as Sharon mentioned when describing this week's Take a Stitch Tuesday challenge.  For the second line I actually stitched the little bar stitches first, then threaded the blue stitches through them.  I wanted to see if the result was different.  In some ways, yes - the tension on the threads is different because of the way they were applied to the fabric, but I do think that in most cases you're not going to notice this.  I made a little wider patterned line as well, alternating the buttonhole portion.  I like the effect, but overall this stitch just doesn't inspire me, even though I enjoyed what Elizabeth at Quieter Moments did with it.