Happy Memorial Day Embroidery Design, Machine Embroidery Pattern, Instant Download

Canvas totes are where I always tell people to start with this one. The design centres really well on a natural canvas bag, and at the 7 inch width that waving flag at the top sits at exactly the right height so it doesnt get lost below the handle line. Ive done it on a few cream cotton twill totes for a local seller last week and the navy and red just pops against that natural fabric colour. The chunky tatami-fill lettering is dense, like properly heavy, so ya want something with body behind it, not a flimsy poly blend. Theres alot going on compositionally too, the red burst rays fanning out from behind the flag, the scattered black and red stars at different sizes, the charcoal laurel branch sprays curling along the bottom with that single bold red star centred underneath. Its a bunch of elements but they hold together as one design.

Hoop a firm cutaway stabiliser for anything with stretch and dont skimp on it, those laurel leaves have jump stitches between each individual leaf and on a loose weave theyll show if the stabiliser shifts. Stitch the lil 3.51 inch version on a structured cotton twill cap and it reads fine at distance, the flag stays recognisable even when its small because of how the directional satin on the stripes catches the light. Use a tearaway only on tightly woven canvas where nothing moves. Add topping on terry cloth or fleece or the tatami fill on those big letters sinks into the pile and gets muddy. Pop this on a natural linen table runner at the 5 inch size and the charcoal and red against cream linen looks sharp without being garish. A woman who runs a craft fair booth near me ordered the large size for personalised canvas bags and wrote to say her customers were suprised at how crisp the flag detail came out at that density. The bobbin tension matters here because the black satin outline around the lettering is doing alot of the visual work, so if its pulling youll see it immediately. Try underlay beneath the flag block on any fabric with even a lil texture.

Shoot me a message if the bobbin thread shows on top.