Sewing for Kids
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Stockings for Everyone – Pretty & Personalized
Stitch Christmas Stockings for Everyone Stockings for everyone! It’s Christmas in July, and we’re bringing you stockings for everyone, including pets! Here is some inspiration to start planning your stocking creations, with plenty of time to finish before the holiday season begins. Start with the stocking pictured above, made entirely in the hoop of your embroidery machine! VELVET STOCKINGS Velvet is a great substrate for stockings. When purchasing velvet fabric, make sure it’s pretty stable, or plan to interface it so the stocking holds its shape. Add a cuff to the stocking and personalize it with a name, initials or monogram, or a fun motif that speaks to the recipient’s…
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Bike Bucket Bag for a Patriotic Parade
Bike Bucket Bag A bike bucket bag is a great accessory if you’re headed to a patriotic bike parade to celebrate July 4. Start with the free Bike Bucket pattern by Noodlehead and add a machine embroidery motif! Try our Ride with Pride design. Further customize the bike bucket bag with a name, monogram or fun saying and make one for everyone in the family. BIKE BUCKET BAG SUPPLIES Bike Bucket Pattern Sulky Soft ‘n Sheer Extra™ Stabilizer Uncle Sam Machine Embroidery Palette (includes 7 spools of Sulky Rayon Thread, 4 spools of Sulky Poly Sparkle™ Thread and 6 patriotic-themed designs in 3 sizes) Sulky Thread: Poly Deco™ (construction) &…
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Nylon Drawstring Bag with Machine Embroidery
Nylon Drawstring Bag how to sew the perfect summer accessory Create a simple drawstring bag with a few designer details and personalize it with machine embroidery. This is the go-to summer accessory to fit swimwear, flipflops and sunnies for a day at the beach. DRAWSTRING BAG SUPPLIES Sulky Stabilizer: Soft ’n Sheer™ KK 2000™ Temporary Spray Adhesive Hello Summer Machine Embroidery Palette (includes 10 spools of Sulky Rayon Thread & 6 machine embroidery designs in 3 sizes) Sulky Thread: Poly Deco™ Thread (construction) & Bobbin (machine embroidery) Organ® Needles: size 70/10 Microtex or 75/11 Embroidery ½ yard of 60”-wide ripstop nylon fabric 2¼” x 9” rectangle of heavy-duty vinyl or…
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Hamburger Pouch in the Hoop
Hamburger Pouch Quick Gift This hamburger pouch in-the-hoop design, from Embroidery Online, is a cute last-minute graduation gift, a great travel pouch for trinkets, and a fun party favor for summer birthdays. Make several assembly-line style and fill them with coins to gift to the kids during your next BBQ. HAMBURGER POUCH SUPPLIES Hamburger Pouch Design Sulky Rayon Threads (featured colors: Cocoa Cream 1838, Lt. Red 1037, Nile Green 1274, Off White 1071, Goldenrod 1024) Tear-Easy™ Stabilizer Fabric & notions according to design specs (Note: Instead of ribbon loop, the featured pouch was made with a strip of faux leather cut to size.) Double-sided basting tape (1/4″- or 1/2″-wide) *We…
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Roller Skate Charm In the Hoop
Roller Skate Charm A roller skate charm is a cute addition to any summery bag or backpack. Whether you are a roller skater or know a roller skater, you’ll love a retro roller skate charm that acts as a decorative bag accent, key ring or luggage tag. A roller skate charm is nostalgic and fun, plus it makes a great quick gift. There are lots of roller skate charm in-the-hoop designs to choose from, available from different sellers online. Do a quick search and browse the offerings to locate one that’s perfect for your bag pattern, premade or homemade tassel, or gift recipient. For even more fun, add a tassel…
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Machine Embroidered Tee to Celebrate the Fourth
Machine Embroidered Tee A machine embroidered tee makes a great gift for any occasion. It’s also fun to personalize machine embroidered tees for the whole family for fun gatherings and photo ops. Here’s how to hoop a child’s tee and embroider it for summertime. MACHINE EMBROIDERED TEE SUPPLIES T-shirt Sulky Sticky+™ Stabilizer Sticky+ Slitting Pen Uncle Sam Machine Embroidery Palette (includes four Poly Sparkle & seven Rayon snap spools, plus the Uncle Sam Machine Embroidery Collection, which includes six designs in three sizes) 60 wt. Bobbin Thread Organ Embroidery Needle Assortment KK 2000™ Temporary Spray Adhesive Sulky Tender Touch™ Stabilizer Pinking shears or wavy-edge scissors HOW TO HOOP THE ‘UN-HOOPABLE”…
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Easter Basket Blanks to Personalize with Machine Embroidery
Easter Basket Blanks Personalize an Easter Basket Blank with machine embroidery to add a special handmade touch. The basket is sure to be a treasured keepsake in any child’s life for years to come. ABOUT THE EASTER BASKET BLANKS These baskets are made from a sweet seersucker fabric and lined with a sturdy polyester to withstand lots of use. The polyester lining wipes clean with a damp rag. The handles are made of canvas and may need a good pressing after unpacking and embroidery. Fill the Easter basket blanks with loads of candy-filled eggs and gifts to surprise the littles. The baskets come in pink, blue and green. (Note: purple…
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Shelf Pillow for Mom to Celebrate Mother’s Day
Shelf Pillow How-Tos celebrate Mom with reverse appliqué & pretty piecing! Celebrate a special mom by gifting her a small shelf pillow, a perfect addition to her spring décor. Swap the “name” to create pillows for anyone in need of a quick gift. The reverse appliqué technique is fun and easy, especially when working with a no-fray fabric, such as Sulky Felty™. SHELF PILLOW SUPPLIES Shelf Pillow Pattern Thread Sulky Cotton + Steel 50 wt. Cotton Thread Organ® Needles 80/12 Top Stitch Fabrics 6” x 9” felt rectangle (such as Sulky Felty™) 4” x 81/2” floral quilting cotton fabric (8) 21/2” fabric squares 8” x 81/2” backing fabric 9” length…
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Heart on Your Sleeve Sweatshirt
Put Your Heart on Your Sleeve (Literally!) with Perfect Appliqué Fusible Web Whip up a Heart on Your Sleeve Sweatshirt in no time. This is a great Valentine’s Day or date-night garment, which is easily dressed up or down depending on your accessories and shoes. HEART ON YOUR SLEEVE SWEATSHIRT SUPPLIES Purchased sweatshirt 5″ x 10″ rectangle of medium- to heavyweight knit fabric Sulky Perfect Appliqué™ Fusible Web 12 wt. Cotton Blendables® Petites™ Thread Sulky KK 2000™ Temporary Spray Adhesive Hand sewing needle HEART TEMPLATE Create a heart template for the sweatshirt using plain old paper or card stock. Fold a 5″ square in half and draw half of a…
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Kids Pajama Pants Pattern & How to Use a Digital Pattern
Kids Pajama Pant Pattern (it’s free!) & How to Use a Digital Pattern Grab our FREE Kids Pajama Pants Pattern and make a pair of fun jammies for a little one for Valentine’s Day, a birthday or special occasion. Embellish the pajama pants with machine embroidery for a special touch, along the cuffs or pocket. PATTERN PARTICULARS The first thing to note is that this Kids Pajama Pant Pattern is digital. That means there’s no tissue to unfold and cut out. You will need to print the pattern, tile the pages, tape them together, and then cut out along the size lines you need. The beauty of this method is…