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.
I’m not sure why anyone would want to embroider snails but I present this specimen here anyway for your perusal. Maybe he’s leaving the mushroom alone as they sure do eat flowers. Escargo, no!
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 this happy clown……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!
This is a quick and easy block if you stitch it down by machine. I don’t like to mess with the settings on my machine in order to use a heavier thread so I fuse the pieces to the background fabric and couch over another thread with a narrow zig zag stitch. I’ve used a
What can be cuter than a kitten? Why, a kitten in a basket, of course! I don’t know what size block to use for the base fabric but the basket is 7″ wide. The diagram shows the applique to be placed diagonally on the square to accommodate the height of the handle. Otherwise you’d have
These floral embroidery patterns also include the name of the flower which is handy because sometimes it’s hard to tell them apart from the artist’s rendering. I’m not sure what “Spring Beauty” is. Kinda generic, no?