Rarely one to purchase a kit for a quilt or an embroidery sampler or whatever, I couldn't resist when I saw Dropcloth's new Limited Edition Summer ABC BLOOM Stitchalong Kit. I do love a stitchalong, and I was especially intrigued by this mystery project that will eventually become a needle roll. Honestly, I didn't know what that was and had to look it up!
The kit included:
- One Printed ABC Bloom Sampler, an alphabet garden themed design exclusive to the kit
- One Hand Printed Piece of Silk Organza
- Bias Tape
- 2 Vintage Buttons
- Pendleton Wool Felt
The stitchalong just started last week while I was on vacation, so I need to catch up! But I did get my fabric all hooped up, so I'm ready to go. The piece of organza I got has the printed design very near the edges, so it won't show in my finished work much. But I'm still curious to see how the layers stitch up together. Oh, and I did back my sampler with SF101, as it will be used in a project, so we'll see how that goes. Meanwhile, I've pulled some threads - Wonderfil #8 perle cotton, which I'll use double-thickness - to start stitching those stems and leaves. I'm anxious to get started!
Oh, I've always though that the dropcloth samplers weren't really for me as I like to know how I might use something, so knowing this will become a needle roll is an interesting new angle to their offerings. Have fun stitching!
ReplyDeleteHow fancy! The organza will add shimmer and the thread colors are just right for stems and leaves. Good design too.
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