Hello!
My sister and I have been stitching and sharing our work over text. It’s been a simple delight and a fun way to spend the evenings on the couch. I decided to make a template for a monthly embroidery journaling project. Each month offers blank space to try out designs, practice stitches — anything you want!
I drew the design in my cricut design software and had the machine draw it onto fabric. I’m using a Kona fabric, my favorite brand, 100% cotton.
On my first try, I realized that I didn’t give myself enough room on the edges to fit the hoop to be comfortable to work with. Oops!
Let’s try that again…. Much better.
I’m new to embroidery. When making my first quilt I hand sewed the edging and it was my favorite part. So meditative (and you get to be under a blanket while you do it!) It gave me some confidence that if I could do that I could do embroidery. So, if you’ve never done it - GO for it!
Here is JPEG you can print out at whatever size you’d like and trace on to fabric using a water soluble marker (you can find at any craft store!) Or upload this image to your cricut and let the machine do it for you! Be sure to use the water soluble cricut marker!
Below is how it looks in my set up screen. Leave room for your hoop!!
Happy stitching! If you end up working on this I hope you’ll share it with me! Tag me on instagram @kirbifagan