One of my favorite things to do in my down time is embroidery. I seem to have a hard time just hanging out and watching a movie – without working on some sort of project at the same time. That is especially true in the summer! Embroidery projects are so perfect for taking along on road trips, or to do while hanging out at the pool with the kids.
So today I have a fun little stitching project for you ! It’s perfect for summer, or really any time of year!
It’s my little Hello Sunshine Embroidery Hoop Art.
It’s a sweet little design embroidered on linen, then fused onto a vintage sheet. You could use any fabric/prints though – it’s perfect for stashbusting too!
It’s a very basic embroidery stitch too – so it’s a great beginner project. And it has hedgehogs – which are always adorable.
So are you ready for a quickie tutorial?
Here’s what you’ll need:
One 8″ embroidery Hoop/
Scraps of fabric for word and hedgehog embroidery
Background fabric – at least a 10″ piece
Fusible webbing like Wonder Under
Disappearing Ink Pen (to trace pattern)
Embroidery Floss
Hello Sunshine Embroidery Pattern
Start by tracing just the word bubble and lettering on a piece of fabric. I usually tape my pattern up in a window, then tape my fabric over it. Boom. Instant light box.
Use a disappearing marker to trace the design.
Once your design is traced, pop your fabric in your embroidery hoop and begin stitching. I used a back stitch for the entire project. If you need help with that stitch, you can check out my How To Do That: Embroidery Page. It has super easy mini-tutorials for basic embroidery stitches.
I started with the “Hello”, then moved to “sunshine”.
Then finish off by outlining the bubble.
Repeat your process for the little hedgies.
Trim about 1/4″ around all your designs. Iron the pieces onto your fusible webbing and peel off the backing. Iron the embroidery pieces onto base fabric. (Lay them out first inside your embroidery hoop to make sure everybody fits and looks nice.)
Iron away, then put your fabric into your hoop. Trim the extra fabric off and glue the edges to the inside of the back of the hoop. You can finish off the inside with some trim or just cover the whole back with a piece of felt.
And that’s it! Wouldn’t that be fun to stitch up on your next road trip?
I hope you like it!
Are you a traveling crafter? What do you like to craft on the road?
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One of my favorite projects of yours!
So cute! :)
How cute!! You come up with the cutest ideas! So creative!
Judy
Super cute!! The hedgies are so cute!! I like to digital scrapbook in the car :)
I love this! The little hedgies are adorable!
SOOOOO beyond cute! Those little hedgehogs are just adorable! I’m loving your vintage sheet projects. :)
Oh how CUTE!!!! What a fun little piece, just adorable!!!! :)
I’m feeling inspired to pull out my embroidery supplies again!!
Ahh, so cute! I am definatly going to try this. I love it so much. I like to always have a ball of yarn and crochet hook when Im out! This is a lovely space and am so glad I found it! xx
That is so sweet! Thank you for sharing!
Hi Bev!
You inspire me! I set a goal for myself to learn and improve on my creative skills in 2014. Making more Embroidery Hoop Art is one of the skills I would like to work on. :)
I did a post with some Weekend Inspiration and included your Hello Sunshine Embroidery Hoop Art. It can be found here:
http://www.sewcreativeblog.com/weekend-craft-inspiration-week-1/
Best Wishes,
Crystal
I have just stumbled onto your page and this made me fall in love with your blog and patterns. I have two pet hedgehogs and everything hedgehog wins my heart!! Thank you for the amazingly cute pattern and super freaking adorable hedgehogs! I am honestly tempted to embroider just the hedgehogs onto everything I can!
You do such cute things! I wanted to share the final product of a project I made using this pattern. See it here if you’re interested: http://brettsturn.blogspot.com/2017/02/embroidery-follow-up.html
I’m still pretty new to embroidery but I just love it. Thank you for sharing so many great ideas/patterns/tutorials!