French Knots

Here’s some friendly frogs to embroider (or use as clipart) that are great for kid’s clothes, baby bibs are quilt blocks.

Drums are really wonderful instruments especially when they are located somewhere other than your own home. Just beat it.

Sure, they show up late and don’t win races but these turtles are cute enough to embroider on baby bibs, kid’s clothes or whatever. See what hare-brained idea you can come up with. The Mr. and Mrs. turtles are posted HERE if turtles wearing bonnets and tophats are what your’re looking for.

Here’s a collection of bells to embroider for any occasion. Feel free to chime in by leaving a comment! Looking for Christmas bells? More free embroidery patterns at this link. Americana Liberty bells can be found here.

Take to the trail with these snail embroidery patterns or maybe the worm is more to your liking.    

The fleur di lis is a very vintage symbol used in France for centuries. I use them as appliques in quilting because they are so stylish and so easy to stitch down with a narrow zig zag using the trusty sewing machine. Both patterns can be used for applique but the one with the wider

Here’s a few fish patterns that I caught on the fly. Fire up the grill for the freshly caught trout but don’t mess with that depressed, sad looking fish. The reef swimmers look happy enough though!

Ok, not really magic but more reminiscent of the 1970s when mushrooms were all the rage. We’ve got mushrooms and oak leaves, solitary mushrooms and a pattern with a nosy turtle that’s covered in daisies. Rather fanciful, eh?

Iris and daffodil flowers from decades ago for you to embroider on your favorite cloth. Actually they may not be the varieties as stated since I no longer have dazzling bulbs in the garden that spring forth every year after the frigid winter. If they are some other flower please let me know in the

Why settle for a tiara when you can sport a crown? Become your own monarchy with these crowns from centuries past and are still worn today in certain countries.

Lots of ways to use these clown patterns……a real quick project to embroider on a baby bib or kid’s clothing or even a small block on a quilt. Not scary at all! Many embroidery patterns can be used as clip art for online or offline scrapbooking or card making projects.  

Duly noted! The cool thing about many embroidery patterns is that they can also be used in paper projects. Simply transfer to image to pretty paper instead of fabric. So many possibilities!