Adventure embroidery designs
Hot air balloons, compasses, maps and mountain badges: these adventure embroidery designs are made for explorers of every age, on backpacks, caps, kids' tees and travel pouches. Download the free explorer motifs as PES, JEF, EXP or VP3 for Brother, Janome, Bernina, Husqvarna Viking and Pfaff machines, or as DST. Badge-shaped motifs make good patches, so stitch them on twill and sew them onto gear that is hard to hoop.
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Adventure motifs are about the journey: a hot air balloon above the clouds, a compass, a folded map or a summit badge with a pine tree. The badge-shaped ones suit caps, jacket sleeves and patches, and the balloons work well on baby blankets and nursery cushions. Hot air balloons have large round fills, so on knits they need cut-away to stay round.
They make fitting gifts for a graduation, a first big trip, a new job abroad or a retirement. On caps, confirm what your cap frame can stitch and choose a design with few colors; on fleece jackets, a water-soluble film keeps the details visible.
Tents, campfires and trail signs are in the camping designs, and peaks and sunsets in the mountain and landscape designs. Planes, helicopters and more balloons fly in the airplane designs.
Frequently asked questions
Can I make an adventure patch for a backpack or a jacket?
Yes. Stitch a badge-shaped design on cotton twill or felt backed by firm tear-away, cut it out close to the outline and sew it on. Felt does not fray, so a narrow margin is enough when a design has no satin border; the embroidered patch designs have one built in.
Which adventure designs work on a cap?
Compact, badge-shaped motifs such as a compass or a small summit badge work best, because they fill a cap front without tiny details. Make sure the design fits the stitching area of your cap frame, use a firm cap backing and run structured caps at a slower speed.