Stitch-Along

A bit rocky, but my second stitch-along went well!

by Kate Anderson on May 10, 2021

A bit rocky, but my second stitch-along went well!

Let's Relax

I'll be honest - I'm not entirely happy with how my live-stitched version of this pattern came out. That doesn't mean that I'm less pleased with the pattern itself, as well as how the live event(s) went!

A short and sweet 3-day stitch-along, my Let's Relax embroidery pattern went smoother than the start of my first one. Even though everyone watching was fairly quiet, I'm going to take that as a sign they were too busy enjoying the process of stitching and not needing to ask any questions!

In case you missed the live stream of the stitch-along, here's the playlist of it, so you can see what you missed out.


What did you do?

Over the short-but-sweet 3 days, we set up our hoop by learning how to transfer an embroidery pattern from paper to fabric, we used 4 different embroidery stitches and we learnt how to complete our finished piece by framing it in a hoop.

Curious as to which stitches we learnt? Head over to the Let's Relax shop page to get more information.


Step by step

Day 1 - Fabric Prep & Backstitch
Day 2 - Ceylon Stitch & Stem Stitch
Day 3 - Whipped Stitch & Finishing a Hoop

What's next?

I currently have a commissioned finished piece to work on but once that's done, I already have my next stitch-along design in place and ready to be stitched! If you follow my Instagram account you'll have seen a sneak peek at it earlier today.

Of course you can always grab any of my cross-stitch patterns in the meantime if you're itching for something to do. A lot of them are PWYW pricing, so there's no excuse!

The finished look of the Simply Florals pattern
My finished version of the stitch-along
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In a previous life (AKA: pre-kids), I was a web des/dev & photographer who loved to dabble in numerous arts and crafts. Now, I'm a cross-stitch & embroidery pattern designer and full-time mum to Charlie & Alex, with adult-diagnosed ADHD. Closet nerd, self-proclaimed hermit and professional procrastinator. I have a secret crush on modern architecture, brush calligraphy, sweets, pretty nails and pastel colours.