Here’s where you’ll find suggestions and instructions for embroidery projects using your machine.
Some embroidery project ideas are simpler, like embroidering towels and blankets, while others are more unique.
New babies are everywhere, and this is a great time to share some of my favorite machine embroidered baby gift ideas for new parents! Embroidered, personalized baby gifts are fun and inexpensive to make, thoughtful to gift, and almost always cherished by new parents. I still have many of the embroidered gifts I received for…
My neighbor is having a baby soon, so it is time to get to work embroidering baby gifts! My three favorite things to embroider for new parents and babies are onesies, burp cloths, and bibs. I like putting them in a pack of three with the same design. (Here are my how to embroider a…
Embroidering burp cloths is easy with an embroidery machine, and they make a perfect embroidered baby gift for new parents. Because, well, most parents need to use burp cloths at some point, whether it’s cleaning up spit-up or wiping up messes on the go! Want to make your own? This embroidered burp cloths tutorial will…
With new babies everywhere these days, I’ve been crafting baby gifts left and right to mail to new mom friends. As I was embroidering a bib for our neighbor this last week, I put together this easy tutorial to show you how to embroider a bib with an embroidery machine. Adding embroidery to a store-bought…
It’s Christmas time, which means everyone I know gets gifts made with my Cricut Maker or embroidery machine! My uncle loves woodworking, and he’s also a vintage Ford fanatic. Thus, when I came across a great 1968 Ford Mustang redwork design, I knew I had to embroider a balsa wood ornament for him! I’d embroidered…
I remember how overwhelming it was to first take my embroidery machine out of its box! The manual wasn’t very helpful, and I was worried I’d break my new, very expensive machine. Luckily, I got over the fear fast and now LOVE embroidering everything I can find. As such, I’ve put together this quick list…
With the school year in full swing again, I’ve been embroidering ribbon hair bows with my daughter’s initials and other cute, small designs. Now, while I enjoy crafting, bow-making itself is not my forte. I prefer to use premade ribbon hair bows and simply add embroidery to them. Making embroidered hair bows took some experimentation,…
Every first day of school or preschool, my daughters get new backpacks and lunch boxes. These items get nasty and worn out from year to year, so replacing them is necessary. Now, embroidered lunch boxes are expensive to purchase. Thus, one of the first things I started doing when I got my embroidery machine was…
Don’t you love the soft feel of minky? I love baby toys and blankets made from this plush fabric, especially when I can personalize the item as a gift with my embroidery machine. So, let’s learn how to embroider on minky fabric! Follow along in this tutorial where I embroider a diaper changing pad cover…
Troubleshooting how to embroider shoes was an interesting experience. It took some ingenuity to figure out how to lay the tongue flat and a few mistakes that ended up with a broken needle and error code on my embroidery machine. But, the end result was so worth it! Because, well, I really wanted eyeglasses on…
DIY embroidered sweatshirts are easy to make and fun to gift. I love to embroider sweatshirts and hoodies as Christmas gifts and add a touch of personalization to my wardrobe. If you want to create embroidered hoodies, here’s how to embroider a sweatshirt with a machine! I’ll talk about stabilizers and designs and then go…
T-shirt embroidery is easy, fast, and fun and is a great way to personalize clothing. After all, I bought my first embroidery machine to embroider shirts for my young daughters at home. They love the customization I can create, and adding monograms, cartoon characters, and sill, cute designs to their t-shirts makes them feel so…
When I first got my embroidery machine, I had no idea how many things it could do. Once I expanded my projects to include more than simple monogramming, I discovered the joy of embroidering free-standing lace. And after my first project, I was hooked. You see, free-standing lace is one of the easier embroidery projects…
Here’s a quick and easy embroidery tutorial for how to upcycle denim jeans to make a denim bookmark! The beauty of this project is you don’t need any fancy software to create a design, and you can gift the denim bookmark to a friend once you’ve created it. I embroidered this denim bookmark as an…
Since summer is here, I’ve been embroidering hats and baseball caps lately. While it can be tricky to embroider a curved hat with a flat hoop on a single-needle embroidery machine, with a few tips and some trial and error, you can be stitching professional-level caps in no time. Thus, I put together this tutorial…
Embroidering cards, gift tags, and other fun paper items is such a unique way to use your embroidery machine! I especially find myself excited to embroider cardstock cards around holidays like Christmas and Mother’s Day. While it may seem difficult to choose the best combination of stabilizer, design, and paper to achieve great results with…
Can you embroider on tulle? Yes, you most definitely can! Machine embroidery on tulle fabric is not as hard as you’d think and can produce fun effects. This tutorial all started when my daughter desperately wanted a homemade Elsa outfit for Halloween. I sewed the dress out of inexpensive satin and cut a basic cape…
Towels are the perfect embroidery blank for beginners because they don’t stretch easily and will support almost any design you choose. And, who doesn’t love having festive towels in their house? I especially love gifting embroidered, monogrammed towels as a wedding present or even a simple Christmas gift for family and friends. Want to learn…
One of my favorite gifts for weddings and baby showers is an embroidered blanket! I can take one of those super soft Kohl’s The Big One throw blankets, embroider a name or monogram, and have the perfect personalized gift in less than an hour. Or, I can add a name to a quilted, heirloom blanket…