Wonderful Life SAL – get ready to stitch

Not Long Now!

The ‘A Wonderful Life’ Stitch A Long Starts on the 13th January 2021 and we will be stitching this fantastic Hand Embroidery Pattern…

For this week only (4th– 8th January 2021) – you can access the template for the design FREE in the Stitchdoodles Resource Library. If you are already a member you can access the library with the password and download the template now.

Not a member – you can sign up from the form at the bottom of this post.

REMEMBER… it’s only free from the 4th– 8th January 2021 – after that it will be available to purchase in the Stitchdoodles Shop.

Now you have the template what’s next?

Download and Print out the Pattern template and then transfer it on to your fabric ready for when stitching starts on Wednesday 13th January.

Hopefully you have already downloaded the supplies list, but if not here it is again…

Choose your fabric…

I used an Ivory Cotton Fabric as I wanted a light background for the design. Obviously you can choose whatever you like but if you are a beginner and following the pattern with the same colour palette I would suggest a lighter colour choice.

Transfer the Design…

You can transfer the pattern using a Frixion Pen and a Light box or purchase the pre printed fabric and skip this step all together.

Here’s how it looks before the stitching…

Choose a frame to stitch in…

Even though the design is square you could still choose to stitch it in a hoop. If this is your preferred method and you want to get one that has most of the design accessible then a 12inch would be suitable.

If, like me, you prefer to stitch in a stretcher bar frame then 4 x 12 inch bars are the size you need. I stitch most of my designs in these as they are quick, simple, cheap and hold the whole fabric tight throughout the duration of the project. You can read more about them in this post.

Don’t forget the Floss…

The Floss used is DMC stranded thread and there are 25 Colours used in the design. DMC is widely available so you shouldn’t have too much trouble finding the necessary colours – of course you can choose your own colours or match ones you already have as closely to the colours as possible.

Purchase the full kit from the Stitchdoodles Shop…

Now you are all ready to go…

The first tutorial will be on the blog on Wednesday 13th January so you can join in and get stitching.

Stay up to date through the email list, on facebook or Instagram. You can also join the Happy Stitching FB Group and share your progress along with lots of others joining in.

See you on Wednesday 13th January!