Baby shower embroidery ideas
Favorite baby embroidery gifts are a blanket with the baby's name, bibs and burp cloths, a bodysuit, a nursery pillow and a keepsake hoop with the birth date. Soft, rounded designs such as a teddy bear, a sleepy moon, a whale or a pram suit baby items best.
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Name blanket
A teddy bear in a corner with the baby's name.
Size: 4–5 in
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3Bodysuit
A light design on the chest with a soft cut-away backing.
Left chest: about 3.5 × 2.25 in
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6Birth keepsake hoop
A rainbow with name, date and weight, framed in the hoop.
Size: 5 in
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Before you stitch
- Use a soft cut-away or a fusible backing so the back stays gentle on skin.
- Keep baby designs light: fewer, smaller fills stay soft.
- Embroider before washing only if the fabric is pre-shrunk.
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Add a name in one of 12 lettering styles, a monogram, or turn your own drawing, logo or photo into a ready-to-sew file.
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What can I embroider for a baby shower?
Favorite baby embroidery gifts are a blanket with the baby's name, bibs and burp cloths, a bodysuit, a nursery pillow and a keepsake hoop with the birth date. Soft, rounded designs such as a teddy bear, a sleepy moon, a whale or a pram suit baby items best.
Where can I get the designs?
Every design on this page is in the free design library, ready in DST, PES, JEF and other formats with a free account. To use your own artwork or a logo, upload it to the digitizer.
How do I add a name to a design?
Make the name with the text to embroidery tool in a style that suits the design, at the size the lettering size calculator suggests, and stitch it under or beside the design.
What size should the design be?
Each idea lists the usual size. The embroidery size chart has the details for every placement, and the hoop pages show the largest design each hoop sews.
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