Mother's Day & Father's Day embroidery designs
Mother's Day & Father's Day embroidery designs for gifts you stitch yourself: flowers and hearts for mom, ties and tools for dad, and motifs that work just as well for grandparents. Free and premium designs download in PES, JEF, EXP, VP3, DST and more, ready for Brother, Janome, Bernina and Pfaff machines.
Stitching a cap for dad? Check the sewing field of your cap frame before you choose a design.
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Mother's Day projects usually start with flowers such as roses, tulips and sunflowers, or with simple hearts, on aprons, tote bags, kitchen towels and pillowcases. Father's Day calls for ties, hammers and wrenches on grill aprons, golf towels, tool bags and handkerchiefs. Pick one motif and add 'Mom', 'Dad', 'Grandma' or the children's names underneath with the monogram and lettering maker.
When these Mother's Day & Father's Day embroidery designs go on canvas aprons or tote bags, treat the fabric as a stable woven: a tear-away works for light designs and a cut-away for dense ones. A golf towel or a terry hand towel needs a water-soluble topping on top of the loops.
A floral motif at 95 mm sits well on an apron bib, and 125 mm suits the front of a tote. Browse more flower designs or tool designs for the rest of the year.
Frequently asked questions
When is Mother's Day?
It depends on where you live. Countries celebrate Mother's Day on different dates and even in different seasons, and Father's Day dates vary as well. Look up the date in your country and start stitching two or three weeks before, so there is time to wash, press and wrap the gift.
What can kids make for Mother's Day or Father's Day with an embroidery machine?
Let the child choose the motif and the thread colors, then stitch it together: a flower on a kitchen towel, a tie on a handkerchief or a heart on a tote bag. Designs with few color changes work best, because the child can watch each part appear and help change the thread.