Kitchen embroidery ideas
Kitchen embroidery projects that make great gifts are aprons with a name, tea towel sets, oven mitts, napkins and a Home sweet home sign. Cupcakes, a chef's hat, a whisk and spoon, cherries and lemons suit kitchens and bakeries, and look best on woven cotton and linen.
1Personalized apron
A chef's hat with a name on the apron bib.
Size: 4–5 in
Get the free chef's hat design
2Tea towel set
Lemons, cherries and a whisk on a set of three tea towels.
Size: 3–4 in
Get the free lemons design- 3
Bakery merch
A cupcake logo on staff aprons and tees.
Left chest: about 3.5 × 2.25 in
Get the free cupcake design - 4
Housewarming gift
Home sweet home on a tea towel or pillow.
Size: 5 in
Get the free home sweet home design - 5
Oven mitts
A whisk and spoon on the mitt before it's quilted.
Size: 3 in
Get the free whisk and spoon design 
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Before you stitch
- Woven cotton and linen take tear-away backing and stitch beautifully.
- Embroider oven mitts and potholders before quilting the layers.
- A business logo on aprons is a quick win for cafes and bakeries.
Make it personal
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 the kitchen?
Kitchen embroidery projects that make great gifts are aprons with a name, tea towel sets, oven mitts, napkins and a Home sweet home sign. Cupcakes, a chef's hat, a whisk and spoon, cherries and lemons suit kitchens and bakeries, and look best on woven cotton and linen.
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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