Embroidered Blanket

Here is an easy to make embroidered baby blanket I made as a gift for a friend's baby.  I used white fleece and pink striped flannel from my stash each cut to 32 inches by 32 inches.  I embroidered a butterfly design that I had on one of my Janome embroidery CDs onto the fleece.  Then I sewed the fabrics right sides together leaving a 4" opening for turning right side out.  After turning I hand-stitched the opening closed and topstitched all the way around the edge of the blanket.

This was also economical for me because I used fabric from my stash!

Embroidered Hoodie

I embroidered this hoodie for my stepdaughter for her birthday. I found a peace sign graphic and digitized it with my Digitizer Pro software. It turned out well for the most part.

Colts Baby Items

I made this blanket and embroidered two onesies for my brother's baby, who was born on Valentine's Day. My brother is a big Indianapolis Colts fan, and he wanted his child to be one, too! I was glad to hear that the gifts were well received!

I got the cotton Colts fabric and white fleece at JoAnn's. I then digitized a Colts horseshoe and logo with my Digitizer Pro software and embroidered it on the fleece with my Janome MC 10000. I shrunk the horseshoe design for the onesies before I embroidered on them. I've gotten the hang of embroidering on knits finally after many failed attempts. The key was hooping the stabilizer only and using a basting stitch to anchor the clothing to the hoop.