Abide Embroidery Co.

If you aren't singing when stitching our newest design, you aren't doing it right. 😜

(If you don't know what I am talking about, look up "Jesus Christ is the Same, Slugs and Bugs" on YouTube)

"When I fear my faith will fail
Christ will hold me fast
When the tempter would prevail
He will hold me fast"

What a comforting and precious reminder this design holds—one I need so deeply. Praise God that it doesn’t say, 'When I fear my faith will fail, I will hold myself fast,' but rather, CHRIST will hold me fast.

Lord, help me to embrace that truth today, trusting in Your strength and not letting my own doubts overshadow Your unwavering promise.

🪡 Hebrews 13 is now in the shop—link in bio🪡

🪻 When I chose Hebrews 13:8 for our September release, I didn’t realize how much I would come to lean on this verse in the coming weeks. But in recent days, I have been finding myself repeating this verse often, remidining myself of the deep truth of Christ’s unchanging nature and his steadfast love. Praise God that no matter what way the winds blow or how today turns out, Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
This is one of the beautiful things about stitching God’s Word: how it naturally leads to memorization. So while I have always primarily encouraged reading the scripture, meditating on the scripture, and praying the scripture while you stitch—what we need to add now is: memorize the scripture.
I’d love to see you join others along in the journey of stitching the Word of God. Got questions? I’d love to help! Send me a DM or leave a comment below. 👇

September is quickly approaching which means it’s time to start giving you little peeks into the newest release. Give me your guesses—hymn, Old Testament, or New Testament? Share below! 👇✨

❌ Does your fabric look like this? If so, stop and read my advice below!!

✨ New to embroidery? Here’s my #1 tip: keep your fabric taut! ✨

Saggy fabric can lead to difficult stitching and messy results. Here’s how to avoid it:

1️⃣ Use a quality hoop. Cheap hoops can slip, making it hard to keep things tight.
2️⃣ Listen for the drum. If your fabric sounds like a drum when you flick it, you’re ready to stitch!
3️⃣ Hands off the fabric. Avoid pressing down—try using a lap stand to keep your work smooth.

Got questions? I’m here to help! Happy stitching! 🧵💖

We care deeply about the content of our kits! When you open your kit we want you to feel confident and excited, knowing you have everything you need to get started!

That’s why inside our kits we only carry premium supplies and instructions that help set you up for success! So what do we add to our kits? Let me explain👇

🪡 Wooden Embroidery Hoops (Holds fabric tight, unlike the cheaper bamboo hoops)
🪡 Wool Felt for Backing (Creates a beautiful backing)
🪡 DMC Needle(s) (Consistent in their makings and always high quality)
🪡 DMC Embroidery Floss (High quality, smooth, and durable!)
🪡 Kona Cotton (Smooth for transferring design and durable for keeping fabric taut in hoop)
🪡 Pilot Transfer Pen (Our favorite method to get your pattern on the fabric)
🪡 Patterns, Stitching Guide & QR Instructions (Printed on high quality paper so you can hold onto it for a long time!)
🪡 Instructions (This is the most important element to our kits! Included in every single kit you are able to step into every project we offer as a complete novice and walk away feeling confident and like you have just tackled a new skill!).

👉 “How do you find time to stitch?”

This is a question I get a lot—and I can understand why! Life can feel like a whirlwind between kids, work, church, and everything else on your to-do list. But if you’ve been dreaming of picking up (or getting back to) embroidery, here are a few tips to make it happen—even with your busy
schedule.

🕒 Start Small: Even 10-15 minutes a day adds up! Pick up your needle and thread during your kids’ naptime or while they’re occupied with a snack.

🚗 Portable Projects: Keep a small project in your bag. Embroidery is perfect for those little pockets of time—like waiting during the school carline!

🎨 Involve the Family: If your kids are curious, let them try a simple stitch. Their curiosity may turn into a chance to share a hobby that you both love!

📖 Quiet Time: Treat your stitching as an addition to your quiet time. If you’ve been around here for any length of time, you know I always encourage stitchers to do 3 things while they stitch—listen to Scripture, pray Scripture and meditate on Scripture. So while stitching an Abide project will not replace your quiet time, it can be a great companion!

Remember that it's not about making a piece as fast as you can, but about the joy of creating something while also meditating on God’s Word.

How do you fit embroidery into your day? Share your tips below! 👇✨

One of the difficult aspects of being off of social media is not getting my regular one-on-one connection with some of you! Seeing your work, troubleshooting your WIP questions, encourages me and motivates me to keep going.

So while I didn’t have that aspect of encouragement during this last month, I did get to read some of your sweet reviews you left on the website! Here are a few of my favorites from our most recent design, Psalm 103. 🤩

👉🏻“This is yet another gorgeous design and thoughtfully put-together kit from Abide Embroidery. The kit is very complete and always comes with a QR code that leads to excellent videos. I love to combine my craft time with meditation and worship!! Thank you 😊, Abide❣️”—Lori K.

👉🏻“If you struggle with being still, more time focusing on Gods word, go no further! This has given me peace and rest. You can’t go wrong with Sarah’s beauty part work, colors and domination to her patterns. This is by far one of my favorites. Thank you Sarah for sharing your gift with the world.”—M.B.

👉🏻“This is another beautiful pattern by Abide Embroidery. It is a lovely addition to my growing collection of Sara's designs, and coordinates well with the others. It is also perfect to be a stand alone pattern. The colors are a gorgeous palette to go with just about any decor. The directions are easy to understand, and any new stitches are well explained in video tutorials. Although it may look like a pattern for experienced stitchers, beginner stitchers would have a great time stitching this piece as well.”—Laura B.

🌄 Well, hey there!

It’s been over a month since I last logged onto Instagram, and in that time, we've celebrated birthdays and anniversaries, explored the beautiful sights of Savannah, Georgia, and Moab, Utah, and cherished the final days of summer before starting our fourth year of homeschooling.

These past weeks have been filled with joy and adventure, but they've also been a time of serious reflection. I've been thinking a lot about the effects social media has had on me (whether consciously or not), and while I'm still figuring out where I stand, this break—and the brief time I've spent back—has revealed so much to me.

I’m not sure how this time of reflection will affect my presence on social media, but I do foresee more boundaries put in place for myself to help ward off the influences and feelings that social media stirs up in me.

In some ways, this may sound like I am coming back more discouraged than before. But I hope you actually see the opposite—that my heart is incredibly encouraged and is being prodded to think deeper about the ways I spend my time.

If you’ve made it this far and aren’t drowning in the wet blanket I’ve thrown over you—let me share some fun news! With this time away I was able to work on the final 3 designs of 2024 and let me just say, they are stunning! The newest should be releasing shortly with the final two coming out in November!

If you want to stay up to date with newest releases, be sure to sign up for our email list (link found in my profile).

P.S. Have you ever been to Moab before?! Because WOW! Hands down one of my favorite places I have visited in the US.

👋 After my first year in business I learned the importance of taking regularly scheduled breaks. For me, this looks like taking a month off of social media twice a year (July & December), and sometimes taking a few weeks off in between.

☀️ As I prepare to take a month off of social media, I am eagerly awaiting more intentional time in God's Word, time with my 4 littles and a week-long trip celebrating Ivan and I’s 10-year anniversary in Moab, Utah (I am BEYOND stoked about this one)!! 🎉

Business will still be operating as normal and orders will still be shipping—you just won’t hear from me here on IG! If you’d like to keep up with Abide, our email subscribers will still be getting weekly emails with all the fun tips and tricks that we love to talk about! If you want to get on that list, be sure to check out the link in my bio! 😘

See you again in August!! 👋

🪡 Whether you are gearing up for your first stitching project, or even if you’re an embroidery veteran, you may not realize that there are countless transfer methods out there to experiment with. Take a swipe to a quick explanation of three techniques you can explore!

👉Want to read a more in depth explanation of these three methods and the pros and cons of each one? The link is in my bio (The Abide Guide) and also in my saved highlights under “links”

🎉🪡 It’s release day! Bless the Lord O My Soul is now here!! Available as kits and digital guides, we are also releasing a new fabric bundle and our beloved hoop displays are FINALLY back in stock!!

🛒Grab yours today—link in stories and bio!.

It’s a few days post- and I am still struggling to put my words together to describe what an amazing time we had!

My body is still aching, my throat is sore and my brain is still in a bit of a fog—but my heart? It is bursting with joy!

While it’s absolutely amazing and jaw dropping that we came home with only a few kits left in our inventory—what was even more amazing were the stories we heard!

We heard stories from previous Abide stitchers who have stitched projects for loved ones going through chemotherapy or for a friend who had lost a spouse. And we heard stories from first time stitchers who wanted to buy a project for someone starting a new journey in life, or going through a particularly hard trial.

Every story stuck with me and honestly moved me to tears. I am so incredibly thankful that we have a chance of being a part of someone’s story to help encourage them and point them to Christ. It’s a blessing that I pray that I’ll never forget.

Thank you to everyone who came out and for everyone who stopped by!! ❤️

😍 I know you’ve been patiently waiting while attendees got the first look at the newest design, but here is your chance to enjoy it too!

Email subscribers will get early access to purchase the newest design on June 25th! Aaaaannnndddd 😏—there may be some other fun things releasing that day too!

Want to make sure you are on that list? Follow the link in my bio to sign up!

😏 I promised a little preview before this new design premieres the conference and here it is! Can you guess the verse? Share your guess below! 👇

😍 Nothing gets me more pumped than a first time stitcher taking on a new endeavor! Way to go Riley for trying something new and in the process, spending more time with the Lord! 🎉

👉As I was sipping on my coffee and reading my Bible this morning I heard the big kids’ alarm go off and I prepared myself for the chaos. The screaming down the stairs, the jumping up and down, the pushing and shoving to get to mom first—all the things that make me wish the alarm would have gone off just 10 minutes later. But rather than the ambush I expected, one single child gently came down the stairs. He ran to me with joy and a huge smile that instantly melted my heart.

It quickly reminded me that these days won’t last. There will be a day when our little ones won’t run to me in the morning anymore asking for hugs and snuggles.

Don’t get me wrong, I am looking forward to the joy of parenting pre-teens and teens and the new joys that come with that, but I also want to make sure I am soaking up these days as they are and not wishing them away.

The Lord has provided the mercies for a new day, how will I make the most of what he has given?

"But now thus says the Lord,
he who created you, O Jacob,
he who formed you, O Israel:
'Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name, you are mine.'"
—Isaiah 43:1

Our Fear Not design will always be one of my top 3 favorite designs! And I love how much y'all love it too! Have you had a chance to stitch this one yet? Share below!

📣 Help!

In my stories yesterday I shared that I bought my first romper!! And while wearing it I realized the material is perfect for stitching. But now I have to make a decision, which stick & stitch design do I use? Or would it totally be too cheesy?! Help! Tell me below 👇

Want to stitch on your own clothing? Both of these stick and stitch packs are in our shop! (and will be at

“Be still and know that I am God”—Psalm 46:10

We are so familiar with this verse thay it is easy to forget what it means. We have a God who is in control of everything—nothing surprises him, nothing is just luck, he doesn’t get caught off guard when something doesn’t go according to OUR plan. But instead he is in control. And with that assurance comes freedom—freedom to be still and trust God.

Are you still? Are you trusting that the God of the universe is in control and that you can trust his good plans? I pray that this will be so for you and me today!

🤔 Did you know we offer YouTube tutorials that accompany our embroidery kits and digital guides?

From basic stitching tutorials to full step-by-step videos for 6 (‼️) designs—it’s a treasure trove for first time stitchers and those who just need a little refresher. 👏

I’m currently in the process of rerecording our older videos to improve sound and video quality! Want to subscribe so you don’t miss a video? Comment “teach” below and I’ll send the link!

🪡 Happy Friday, Stitchers!

Embroidery content has been spotty recently as I prepare a new pattern and get ready for my booth at

So while things are a bit slow, I thought this would be the perfect time to do a quick meet and greet! A chance for you to get to know me, and for me to get to know you!

👋🏼 I’m Sarah! Wife to Ivan, mama to 4 wonderful children and chicken mom to 7.

🍍I’m originally from Charleston, SC—but have since lived in Savannah, GA, Louisville, KY and now Augusta, GA!

📚In addition to embroidery content, you’ll find lots of book content here! Currently I am reading Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt, Fruitful edited by Megan Hill and Melissa Kruger and Impossibly Christianity by Kevin DeYoung. But as soon as I finish one of these three, I’m adding Kristin Hannah’s new release to my pile!

🤪 A funny tidbit about me is that recently I’ve become a full on Survivor addict! I started with Season 45 and have since gone back and started to watch older seasons. I’m not sure the grip this show has on me but my husband and I are looooving it! *full disclosure—I’d fail miserably at the show if I was ever a contestant*

So tell me! Where are you from? And what are you currently reading? Share below! 👇🏼

☀️Last Summer a friend sent me a photo of someone sitting on the beach in her bathing suit while working on an embroidery project. I can’t help but chuckle because I can’t fathom the wind or sand doing her any favors in that situation BUT I do commend her dedication to what is probably her favorite craft!

🤔 Where is your favorite place to stitch? Or better yet, what is the strangest place you have ever stitched?

Summer is quickly approaching and it couldn’t be a better time to pick up a new hobby! However, starting something new can be pretty intimidating—from the cost, to fear of the unknown, and of course your own time constraints!

But we’ve created a new free pattern that was made to help alleviate all of those fears! 🙌

✅ Your cost is minimal (with a free pattern, all you'll need to buy is your supplies!)
✅ All the education you need to learn a new skills inside the guide (video tutorials, written instructions)
✅ And the pattern is SMALL, allowing you to create your first project in as little as one day.

And did I mention that the pattern is FREE? Ready to get stitching?

👉 Comment “Sign up” below and I’ll send you a DM with the link!

📚 Kid’s Book Recommendation 📚

Whether you can relate more to the rule-follower or the wayward child in the story of the prodigal son, we could all use a chance to better understand grace and forgiveness.

The story of ‘Charlie and the Preschool Prodigal’ by Ginger Blomberg offers an engaging retelling of the well known Bible story that will help open up a conversation with your children that will benefit both parents and children.

You won’t regret this addition to your children’s library!

Find a link in my Amazon storefront (link in profile).

If I’m honest, it’s difficult for me to find time to stitch outside of creating new designs. That is, until recently when I discovered my favorite Sunday pastime—porch stitching. 😉

Every Sunday when my kids have rest time, Ivan and I will sit down on the patio and spend that time together. He will be reading a book and I’ll be stitching—stopping to interrupt one another when we have a random thought that just has to be spoken (okay, okay—it’s just me who does that).

And since there are a handful of designs that I no longer have the originals of, it feels like the perfect project to work on without feeling like it’s related to work whatsoever.

This last Sunday I started to work on stitching our Isaiah 53 design. With it retiring as an embroidery kit, it felt like the perfect project to start working on right now.

What are you working on right now?

Friends, last week was incredibly overwhelming.

Monday I found myself staring at a blank screen for over an hour simply trying to figure out what to write for social media. I felt anxious, overwhelmed, not good enough, and overall discouraged. Finally, I threw in the towel and said, “Forget it, I’m taking the week off!”

I deleted social media on all my devices and stepped away as much as I could. I let the team take care of customer service and other engagements and I didn’t worry about content, new designs, or anything else.

And you know what? It was freeing. I desperately needed that break but I wasn’t willing to admit it until everything around me was starting to fall in. But what I was reminded of in just one week away was that I am a creature of LIMITS who lives in a culture that says we are LIMITLESS.

I love what Christine Gordon says in her article titled ‘Receive the Gifts of Limits’ (The Gospel Coalition). She says,

“We are the dependent; God is the provider. This is a comfort to our weary souls the way a good parent’s strength is a comfort to a small child. We don’t have to strategize and strive every waking moment. We can relax, trusting God’s strength and knowing that he is always at work. . . .

“We all have limits, and we cannot ignore them. They’re not a sign of our sin, but of our humanity—a gift from a loving Father. Take time to consider your limits carefully, whether seasonal, physical, emotional, or otherwise. Embrace them, and ask the Spirit to show you how to trust him as you live within your limits.”

The whole article is fantastic and worth the read. But even if you only read these two quotes above, I hope you walk away knowing that you can’t do it all. You are a finite creature who desperately needs a Creator who will provide you with rest. And we have that in Christ.

📚🪡 GIVEAWAY 🪡📚

After embroidery, pointing people to good resources is my second favorite thing I do! So when you aren’t stitching, I love to see you get your hands on resources that are biblically sound and filled with rich truths. Melissa Kruger’s newest book, “Parenting with Hope,” is exactly that.

Written with biblical truths at the forefront, Melissa encourages parents with hope in the gospel and practical tips to walk through the teen years. I truly don’t think there is anyone else I’d rather read a teen parenting book from.

I am so excited to announce this month’s giveaway. I’ve teamed up with Harvest House Publishing to give away FIVE copies of “Parenting with Hope” by Melissa Kruger and FIVE copies of our newest digital guide, “Christ Will Hold Me Fast”.

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😍 Love this review from Rachel!

We serve a creative God that made us in His image—including the ability and desire to create. Whether that is cooking dinner, crafting an embroidery piece or establishing a home that feels welcoming to your family—we were made to create.

🖍How are you using this gift today?