Summer embroidery ideas

Summer embroidery projects include personalized beach towels, canvas beach totes, Fourth of July T-shirts, picnic napkins and caps. Beach and nautical designs such as an anchor, a sailboat or a palm tree, and patriotic ones such as a flag or fireworks, suit the season.

Palm tree embroidery design, stitched
Sailboat embroidery design, stitched
American flag embroidery design, stitched
  1. Beach towels: Seashell embroidery design1

    Beach towels

    A shell or palm tree with a name on a big beach towel.

    Bath towel: about 8 × 3 in

    Get the free seashell design
  2. Beach tote: Sailboat embroidery design2

    Beach tote

    A sailboat on a striped canvas tote.

    Tote bag: about 8 × 6 in

    Get the free sailboat design
  3. Fourth of July tee: American flag embroidery design3

    Fourth of July tee

    A waving flag on the chest of a soft tee.

    Center chest: about 6 × 4 in

    Get the free american flag design
  4. Picnic napkins: Cherries embroidery design4

    Picnic napkins

    Cherries in napkin corners for summer picnics.

    Size: 2–3 in

    Get the free cherries design
  5. Lake-house pillow: Anchor embroidery design5

    Lake-house pillow

    A navy anchor on a cushion cover.

    Size: 5 in

    Get the free anchor design
  6. Summer cap: Fireworks embroidery design6

    Summer cap

    Fireworks or USA on a cap front.

    Cap front: about 4.25 × 2 in

    Get the free fireworks design

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Tips

Before you stitch

  • On beach towels, use a water-soluble topping so the pile doesn't swallow stitches.
  • Bright thread on white canvas photographs well for shops.
  • Light designs keep summer tees cool and soft.

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 summer?

Summer embroidery projects include personalized beach towels, canvas beach totes, Fourth of July T-shirts, picnic napkins and caps. Beach and nautical designs such as an anchor, a sailboat or a palm tree, and patriotic ones such as a flag or fireworks, suit the season.

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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