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Pieced Tulip Wall Hanging to Welcome Spring
Pieced Tulip Wall Hanging Designed by Cherry Guidry Stitch a pretty wall hanging to welcome spring with the promise of blooming buds. The pieced background helps anchor the embroidered sign, accented with scalloped-edge Felty for texture and embellishment. PIECED TULIP WALL HANGING SUPPLIES Pieced Tulip Wall Hanging Pattern (it’s free!) Welcome Spring or Remember to Smile Machine Embroidery Design Sulky Thread 40 wt. Rayon: 942-1171, 942-1249, 942-1307, 942-1101, 942-0569, 942-1124, 942-1025 60 wt. Bobbin: 882-0010 Sulky PolyLite™: 972-1001 Sulky Soft ’n Sheer™ Stabilizer Organ Needles: size 70/10 Quilting (piecing) size 75/11 Embroidery Fabric & Misc. Sulky Felty (Aqua) Quilting cottons, according to fabric cutting guide Sulky Embroidery Tape Sulky KK…
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Craft a One Shoulder Top for a Totally 80s Look
One Shoulder Top We’re celebrating the 1980s with a one-shoulder top to wear for our New Year’s Eve Sew-Along with Sulky and Sallie Tomato. Get in the totally rad 80s spirit by crafting your own one-shoulder top, inspired by the movie Flashdance, and sport the look along with us! All you need is a T-shirt or sweatshirt in your size. Machine embroidery is optional. ONE SHOULDER TOP SUPPLIES T-shirt of choice (long or short-sleeved) Flexible tape measure Removable fabric marker or chalk OPTIONAL EMBORIDERY SUPPLIES Sulky Thread: 40 wt. Poly Deco™ & 60 wt. Bobbin Sulky Stabilizer: Soft ‘n Sheer™ & Tender Touch™ KK 2000™ Temporary Spray Adhesive Organ™ size…
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Fall Leaves Embroidery on Sweater
Fall Leaves Embroidery for Fall Wearables Embroider a sweater knit or sweatshirt with pretty fall leaves as we head into autumn. Grab a pumpkin-spice latte and head to the embroidery machine! FALL LEAVES EMBROIDERED WEARABLE SUPPLIES Sweater knit top or sweatshirt Fall-themed embroidery design (such as Falling Autumn Leaves from Urban Threads) Sulky Poly Deco™ Threads (colors to coordinate with design) Sulky 60 wt. Bobbin Thread Organ® size 75/11 Embroidery Needle Sulky Soft ‘n Sheer™ Stabilizer Removable fabric marker or chalk Sulky KK 2000™ Temporary Spray Adhesive Sulky Solvy® (optional; depending on fabric structure) Sulky Tender Touch™ (optional) FALL LEAVES PROJECT NOTES When choosing a design for an open-weave sweater…
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Boba Tea Zipper Pouch with Parker on the Porch
Boba Tea Zipper Pouch In the Hoop with Parker on the Porch – LIVE! Parker on the Porch Embroidery Designs is excited to collaborate with Sulky for a special Boba Tea design release! PLUS, Parker on the Porch has generously provided a FREE Mochi Charm and Boba Tea Card Guard ITH design for all registrants of this event! Register now to reserve your spot. ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR Jennifer Chesnick, the digitizer of all Parker on the Porch designs, began her digital embroidery journey in 2016. Jen’s daughter, Parker, would often pose on their front porch steps holding the new finished products Jen designed, which is where the business name “Parker on the Porch” comes…
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What is Trapunto Embroidery
Trapunto Embroidery 101 Learn all about trapunto embroidery techniques and how to achieve the look with pretty designs & fun thread. What is Trapunto Embroidery? Trapunto is a technique that provides a dimensional effect, similar to the puffiness of a quilt. Fabric is layered with batting before the stitching begins, so open areas of the design “puff” up, raising the fabric surface. Embroidery designs labeled as “trapunto” are digitized with this in mind. There are often knockdown stitches in areas of the design that compress the batting around larger motifs that are left open to accommodate the loft. Knockdown stitches consist of close stitches in the shape of circles, squares…
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Ice Cream Embroidery on Garden Flag
Ice Cream Embroidery to celebrate National Ice Cream Day! Ice cream embroidery designs are the cherry on the sundae of National Ice Cream Day! We’re celebrating this momentous day with a summery garden flag and a big scoop of chocolate on a sugar cone. How about you? Finished size: 12″ x 13 1/2″ ICE CREAM FLAG SUPPLIES 16 1/2″ x 27″ rectangle of ripstop vinyl Sulky Felty™ (colors according to chosen design) Sulky Soft ‘n Sheer™ Stabilizer Hello Summer Machine Embroidery Palette (comes with 6 designs in 3 sizes & 10 spools of Sulky Rayon Thread) Additional Thread: 60 wt. Bobbin, Invisible (optional) & Poly Deco™ (construction) Organ™ Microtex Needles…
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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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Fabric Food Tent for Summer Picnics & More
Fabric Food Tent Create a fabric food tent to protect picnic foods from the elements. A mesh fabric gusset allows the food to “breathe” without critters having access inside. And fun machine embroidery personalizes the food tent and adds pops of color. The project was inspired by the Sallie Tomato Cora teapot cozy pattern. FOOD TENT SUPPLIES Sulky Thread: Poly Deco™ Thread (construction) & Bobbin (machine embroidery) Hello Summer Machine Embroidery Palette (includes 10 spools of Sulky Rayon Thread & 6 machine embroidery designs in 3 sizes) KK 2000™ Temporary Spray Adhesive Soft ’n Sheer™ Extra Stabilizer (2) coordinating fat quarters of quilting cotton fabric (outer & lining) (1) fat…
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Quilted Garden Flag with Machine Embroidery
Quilted Garden Flag Stitch a springy quilted garden flag to display with your emerging flowers and veggies. This festive flag features machine embroidery, tiny piecing and quilting. If you don’t have a flag stake, the project easily converts to a wall hanging. Finished size: 11 1/2″ x 17 1/2″ GARDEN FLAG SUPPLIES Spring Garden Flag Pattern (it’s free!) Sulky Soft ’n Sheer™ Extra Stabilizer Sulky Soft ’n Sheer™ Stabilizer Low-loft cotton or polyester batting Fabric 1 fat quarter of solid cotton fabric (such as Kona® Cotton) 12” x 24” rectangle of print cotton fabric (backing) (2) 2” x 24” rectangles of floral print cotton fabric (petal piecing) ¼ yard of…
