Category: Alphabets

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

A single letter monogram is especially useful when one changes husbands like the newspaper at the bottom of the birdcage. What a Capital idea! The initial offerings are rather slim at the moment but shall eventually find it’s place in uppercase society.

Names to embroider from the 19th century.

Create your own monograms from these leafy typography embroidery patterns.  

Here’s some embroidery patterns to inspire sound sleep for the little ones. Ok, maybe not but you’ll have fun stitching them anyway.

Embroidery patterns of words in case you’re looking for the right one. The birthday, anniversary and congratulations patterns are in the occasions category.

Stitch a lovely gift for yourself or your best friend by the name of “Kate.”

A wonderland of free patterns to embroider for yourself or a loved one. If none of these “Alice” names appeal to you just ask for more in the comments section.

Days of the week lettering in circus style to go with the circus clown set.

These Mr. and Mrs. patterns probably stitch up faster than the time it takes for the turtles to walk across the page.

These embroidery patterns are pretty versatile. Use them for monograms or anything you’d like to showcase in a cool frame.

Anyone for pie? Lotsa cherries to chose from and could work as the basis for a monogram. In fact,  a couple of them were initially designed for that purpose.