Embroidery ideas for kids
Favorite embroidery projects for kids are T-shirts with a dinosaur or rocket, backpacks and library bags with their name, pillows for their room, pajamas and school-day labels. Bright, friendly designs such as a dinosaur, a rocket, a fox or a whale at 3 to 4 inches suit most of them.
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Named backpack
A rocket with the child's name on the front pocket.
Size: 3–4 in
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6Pajama top
A sleepy moon on the chest of a pajama top.
Left chest: about 3.5 × 2.25 in
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Before you stitch
- Soft cut-away keeps the inside of kids' clothes comfortable.
- Backpacks are easier to stitch on a pocket before it's sewn on, or by floating the bag.
- Add the name with the batch name tool if you're making a set for a class.
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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 kids?
Favorite embroidery projects for kids are T-shirts with a dinosaur or rocket, backpacks and library bags with their name, pillows for their room, pajamas and school-day labels. Bright, friendly designs such as a dinosaur, a rocket, a fox or a whale at 3 to 4 inches suit most of them.
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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