The Stitch Along is right around the corner!  Thank you all for joining in.  Really, it is great to have you on I am looking forward to showing you the ropes to get you started with (or addicted to) embroidery.   Do you have all your supplies?  If not, do not worry, there is still time to join in!  

Here is our schedule and 1st of February will start week one.  We will be hopping and skipping around the alphabet in order to learn the stitches and build our skills.

Now, if you don't have kiddos around to help you, no worries, I have some tips. I am going to let you in on a little secret - Fabric designers know color! They do! I know, right?! To Take advantage of their skills select a favorite fabric. Don't focus on the design of the pattern (unless you want to use the fabric in your finished project) but just the colors. Anna Maria Horner is a color genius. The colors in the Honor Roll collection are amazing.  Take a peek at the salvage and the fabric together.  Pull the closest floss color for each salvage dot.  Sometimes there are a lot of colors in fabrics, but that is okay!  Your selections can be narrowed down later if need be. 

Sometimes fabrics don't have salvage colors.  An example is fabrics from the Cotton & Steel collections.  Take this fabric (Jacks Natural Multi) from the Playful Collection by Melody Miller.  There are no salvages, but just matching up floss with the colors in the fabric works perfectly.  

Too much color for you? How about a neutral Alphabet Sampler.  With maybe one or two important letters highlighted in a brighter color?  @Citybee (Instagram) has created this color combo for her Alphabet Sampler.  Simply Love it.

The first two color combos will be listed in the shop as well as the Finca Floss color card so you can mix and match at home.  I do have all of the floss in stock, but not all listed on the site.  If you need help with making a color combo for your project, just drop me an email and I am happy to help...or my son will!  

Ready to stitch the whole alphabet?  Awesome.  
Or are you new to embroidery and think that might be big task for you?  No worries. Here are a couple ideas of simple projects that work perfectly with the Alphabet Sampler.  You will still have the opportunity to learn the embroidery process, just with a smaller project.  
How about a pillow with a name? Or just an initial? Here is one I created for my daughter.

Or maybe a zippy pouch with a initial on it?  I used the I Sew Therefore I am embroidery pattern to create this fun sewing zippy.  Or a little pin cushion love? 

We are so happy to release the new Alphabet Sampler. As a fun kick off to this event we will be hosting a Stitch Along. If you are new to embroidery, perfect. You are in the right place. If you are experienced, perfect you are also in the right place. We will walk you though, step by step, the process of starting and finishing this project -- and all the stitches in between.  
The Stitch Along will officially start on the 1st of February. Until then, we will chat it up about the pattern, project ideas, selecting colors and tools needed. Thanks for joining along!  For more photos and updates please follow StitchSupplyCo on Instagram.