EASTER BUNNY EMBROIDERED ONESIES & TEES

Samples by Judy Briley

Embroider an Easter bunny onesie and/or tee for a little one in your life. Choose from one of our cute Bunny Hop machine embroidery designs to make it extra special.

SUPPLIES FOR EMBROIDERED ONESIE

• Bunny Hop Machine Embroidery Palette
• Sulky Bobbin Thread (color to match onesie)
• Machine Embroidery Design (4.69†x 4.75†or smaller, depending on size of onesie)
• Sulky Sticky+â„¢ Stabilizer
• Sticky+ Slitting Pen
• Sulky Tender Touchâ„¢ Stabilizer
• Organ® Needles: 75/11 Embroidery
• Removable Fabric Marker (such as a Frixion highlighter)
• Pinking shears or scalloped scissors

HOOPING ONESIE

Load the chosen design onto the machine and plan to use the smallest hoop possible to accommodate the design.

Hoop a piece of Sulky Sticky+ Stabilizer with the paper side facing up. Use the Sticky+ Slitting Pen to score the paper inside the inner hoop ring. Peel back the paper backing to reveal the adhesive.

Pin-mark the vertical center on the onesie right side. Draw a line to denote the center, using a removable fabric marker. Turn the onesie inside out. Match the pins to the hoop notches.

Smooth the onesie onto the sticky stabilizer, making sure not to stretch it.

Place the hoop onto the machine. Maneuver the onesie so the embroidery area is at least partially exposed and the rest of the fabric is either in a “tube†or away from the start of the stitching.

Slow the machine speed slightly. Plan to stay with the project for the entire embroidery, ready to stop and start as needed to ensure the needle doesn’t sink into the outer onesie fabric by mistake.

Begin the embroidery. Stitch step 1, which are the palcement lines for the first appliqué piece. This is the Bunny Gal face, for the featured design. Use Sulky Felty for the appliqué face portion of the bunny for texture and dimension.

Next, stitch step 2, which are the tacking stitches for the Felty appliqué face. Then, use appliqué scissors to trim away the Felty close to the tacking stitches.

Continue with the design, referring to the included color chart for more appliqué steps, if applicable. Stop/start the machine as needed, watching where the hoop moves to reposition the excess onesie fabric as needed throughout the stitchout.

Clip jump threads after each thread change, along the right and wrong side of the work.

EMBROIDERY FINISHING

When embroidery is complete, remove the hoop from the machine and the stabilizer from the hoop. Tear away the excess stabilizer beyond the stitching perimeter.

Gently press the onesie from the wrong side, if needed. Then.cut a square or rectangle of Tender Touch slightly larger than the embroidery using pinking shears or scalloped scissors. Place the stabilizer right side up over the embroidery wrong side. Fuse in place, following the manufacturer’s instructions.

TIP: Sulky Tender Touch seals the backside of embroideries and protects the wearer from scratchy stitching.

Turn the onesie right side out and enjoy! Follow the same steps for a toddler size tee shirt to have a matching set for cute siblings.

For more tips on embroidering onesies, visit this LINK.