Machine Embroidery for Coordinated Baby Gifts
Fabric coordinates make it easy to design and sew a quilt with a variety of print sizes and color combos in one collection. The same principle applies to the way Team Nancy Zieman creates embroidery designs—a single motif, a grouping of that same motif—large and small, or an embroidery ideal for a border. Yes, coordinates make it easy to embroider!
Seven Cute for Kids Embroidery Coordinates
Nancy started by sketching classic designs for newborns to toddlers: mid-century modern baby toys; playful elephants; fluttering butterflies; smiling flowers; curious puppies and kitties; turtles & leaping frogs; and animated trucks. Then, talented Sewing With Nancy artist, Laure Noe, took the rough designs and made the visions come to life.
Embroidery Coordinates
We rarely just stitch one embroidery design on a project. Rather, two or three of the same motif on the design completes the look. For example, the fluttering butterflies motif has ten coordinates. If you look at the product cover above, you can see the individual designs. Here the options are grouped together so that you can see the versatility of the embroidery coordinates.
These playful elephant embroideries will someday make a great baby shower gift of a top, pants, and bib! It will coordinate perfectly with an embroidered layette.
Bonus Bib Pattern
Three motifs are included within the Cute for Kids Embroidery Collection that are designed to fit a curved bib. Download the free bib pattern, cut two layers of fabric, fuse interfacing to the back of the fabric if needed, embroider one of the three curved embroidery designs, stitch right sides together using 1/4″ seam allowances, and add a snap or Velcro closure.
Use a No-show Fusible Mesh stabilizer in the hoop and a Wash-Away topping stabilizer.
Embroideries are Great for Quilts
The Cute for Kids Embroidery Collection CD may be used along with the Baby/Lap Quilt Showcase Pattern (available separately.)
- Alternate embroidered blocks with Log Cabin blocks. The 36″ square quilt is an ideal palette for showcasing embroidery.
- Position the single embroidery motif in the center of the Log Cabin quilt block—it’s a perfect fit!
- Use the linear design as embellishment for the quilt border.
Say it with Needle and Thread!
Cute little sayings, especially those relating to babies and toddlers, can’t help but bring a smile. There are eight timeless phrases that complete this embroidery collection.
Watch Embroidery Lessons on Sewing With Nancy
Polish your embroidery skills by watching Machine Embroidery in Six Easy Lessons Part One and Machine Embroidery in Six Easy Lessons Part Two with guest Eileen Roche.
For a chance to win a Cute for Kids Embroidery Collection, please leave a comment sharing where you’d add these adorable embroideries.
The randomly chosen winner of a Fat Quarter Bundle of Farmhouse Florals AND Nested 9-Patch Quilt Pattern from Nancy Zieman Productions, LLC is Charleen.
Her comment is, “My favorite color combination usually includes white with various 30s prints.”
Happy Sewing,
Team Nancy Zieman
Nancy Zieman Productions, LLC.
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These would look amazing on new grandbabies bibs!
Max
Some of the designs for bibs, others for quilts.
Susan Spiers
I like to make coordinating burp cloths & bibs to gift – these would be perfect embellishments for them! Thank you, Susan
Pat
They would so fun for blankets or for cloth blocks
Jeanette withrow
I would like to make a baby quilt using the log cabin block with elephants. Very cute. Thanks
JJ
I am just a beginner with machine embroidery. What fun it would be to add these darling designs to items for my grandkids!
Dawn McGee
So many of my quilts are donated, so the log cabin baby quilt shown would be perfect. Boy or girl!
Barbara
First great grand daughter in May. Missing shower in Wisconsin today!
Janice Hobbs
I just learned I am going to be a great grandmother, baby due Oct.1! Sew much to make, receiving blankets, bibs, quilts, burp pads, this book would be a wonderful help for me!
Janice Verdoorn
Adding these designs to receiving blankets, burp cloths, blankey buddies, thermal bottle wraps would make great baby essentials.
diane c
the possibilities are endless! Would love these designs
ELIZABETH KUNTZ
My first Grandbaby was born four months ago so I have plenty of ideas for these designs! Quilts, bibs, clothes, you name it!
Diane Sandberg
Would look wonderful and fun to make for my great grandchildren.
Linda Moreland
Cute, cute, cute! We have baby showers at our church for new babies on the way and I like to have gifts already on hand to give as sometimes there isn’t much notice ahead of time. These would be great to use and then have on hand.
Clovis
I could have used the designs on the blanket, bib and burp cloth I made for my niece baby.
Patricia Gabhart
I would definitely use them on baby quilts, but also on blankets, bibs and burp cloths. They are so cute!
Peggy Bibb
Wonderful embroidery designs. I can see a lot of possibilities with these designs!
Debbie Moen
I have recently learned my granddaughter is having a baby in September. I am in 7th Heaven just thinking about being a Great Grandma!!! The excitement of making baby things is wonderful.
Christine Godin
Wow, these would be so awesome for many baby items
Wendy Hankins
I don’t have any grandchildren of my own but I make items for others’ little ones. Every baby who is born in our church family gets one of my little quilts. I would use these embroidery designs on those gifts for these precious little ones.
Alice
Love doing machine embroidery. I could have lots of fun creating with these designs.
Glennda Gutierrez
The ae so adorable. There is nothing more precious and appreciated tha gifts made from designs like these.
Gabrielle Gilbert
These are adorable designs, I would use them on bibs , burp cloths and of course quilts
Christine Prato
I am FINALLY going to be a grandma!!! I am almost 66 years young so this means the world to me. My son and daughter in law are expecting the end of May. I plan on making something SPECIAL and as a keepsake for memories of family.
Martha Morgan
It is time for all the nieces and nephews to have babies, what great gifts these will make,
ShirleyB
I think these designs would look nice along the edge of curtains, crib skirt ruffles, even a hooded bath towel! So cute!
Roberta Ware
These designs would also look good on a diaper bag, diaper
stacker, and changing pad!
Grandma Rose
Hoping to be a Great Grandmother someday soon. Would make several baby items. The designs would work on any thing.
Valerie Thompson
I’d start with a diaper bag and then fill it up with blankets, onesies, bibs, and bath towels all coordinated with the same pattern of embroidery. I have two new granddaughters. Thank you for the chance to win. Good luck everyone.
Becky Canuteson
I am just starting to use my embroidery unit more. These would be adorable on bibs or onesiies. We just found out we have our first great grandchild !!
Berenice
Love those elephants!
BevM
Wow. I would use these cute children’s embroidery designs on lots of items: quilts, clothing, and accessories! I love coordination!
Deb
I could put this on shirts, little dresses, bibs, burp cloths and really anything for the baby.
Linda Janovitz
These are SO, SO cute !!! I would put them on every charity quilt and pillow case for children that I make. Plus I have a friend that loves elephants so she would get a pillow case too!
So much FUN to share all of these!
Pamela Tabor
Oh, I have to have this! My daughter just had a little girl January of this year. My first grandchild! I have been making items for my granddaughter with fabric that has elephants and butterflies. The quilt is amazing. It will make me bring out my embroidery machine and use it again. I am 68 yrs old and a victim of ALS. The quilt will be a wonderful keepsake/memory for my granddaughter. In case I’m unable to finish it, I know my daughter will.
Erma
Love these designs. I make a ton of baby pillows for friends and family. These would be perfect additions.
Sandra
Would love to have these patterns in a book and make beautiful items for my grand kids!
Mary Snyder
My PA is having her first baby and I would love to make her some burp cloths and pillow with these designs.
Patty Christensen
Maybe I’ll be a grandma someday and would use these designs for all kinds of baby things from quilts, blanets, bibs to clothes. I’m new to machine embroidery and these look so fun to do.
Lorelle Perry
I have 6 grandchildren. The possibilities are endless. As always, everything Nancy planned is beautiful.
Debi
I am actually just starting to lay out a quilt for a granddaughter (to be). These would be perfect to add on the quilt and then use them in wall hangings in her room.
Eva
These designs are absolutely adorable. I have found this type of design very hard to find. I do a lot of heirloom sewing and they would be perfect for this. I would love to do an heirloom quilt with these designs.
Vickie Phillips
I have a new grandson on the way! My son and daughter-in-law are in the process of getting the nursery ready. This elephant quilt would be perfect! The curtains with a border of elephants ! Baby bibs! My son has asked for snuggles for the baby to wear at night! These designs are perfect!
beth
I would use them in bibs or quilt for my 1 year niece.
Judy
Our family was recently blessed with twin granddaughters plus 3 great grand babies on the way. I have many gifts to make and these designs would make my sewing extra special for these special babies.
Karen
These design would be great on tote bags, bibs, burp clothes, hooded towels, robes and any thing for baby,
Kathy Hartwell
I want to start making bibs and blankets for children of needy families. These designs would be great for that. Thank you for this opportunity.
Gail Beam
These design would be cute on any baby or toddler item.
Judith
My daughter is expecting a son, and these would be so cute.
Karen Harris
If love to share this beautiful design at our annual family reunion quilt. We make a quilt each year. You have to be present to win. This is adorable. Thanks for sharing with all of us.
Rebecca
I would love to use these embroidery designs as a border on a pillowcase for my new grand-daughter. they would be cute also in the center block of her quilt. Thanks
Nancy Taylor
I have 3 brand new nephews this year and this would be wonderful to work some quilts for them.
Thanks
Nancy
Deborah Jackson
I would love to use these for the quilts that I’m making for the women at the shelter where i volunteer. We have many coming in near to term or wth new babies. I think these would be absolutely wonderful to give these ladies!
Sarah Axsom
I’m expecting THREE grandbabies this summer, and hope to embroider on quilts for them. These would make adorable quilts!
Bonnye
My relative is expecting a new baby after miscarring 5 times. I would embrooder on a quilt.
Phyllis
I would love to make the cute elephant quilt and bib. So many great ideas for newborns!
Lela Goddard
adorable embroidery patterns! Would use in quilts and bibs!
Shirley Clark
Such darling designs! I’d use them on baby burps. I make a lot for gifts, and I’m always looking for something sweet.
Jennifer
I’d put these on all sorts of baby gifts like bibs and burp cloths.
Mickey Imhoff
I’m new to machine embroidery quilting, and would love to use these cute designs for babies.
Karen
These are sooo adorable. I want to put them on everything.
Deb
I LOVE this embroidery idea for baby quilts, bibs and clothing!!!! I have many babies now and coming soon to gift these too!!!!
Donna Fecteau
Adorable. Quilts, bibs, baby totes for mom. Lots of places
Kathryn Smotryski
Using on baby quilts would be number 1. Clothes, blankets and bibs come in second. How cute they are!!!!!
Evelyn Barnes
I love these designs! They would be so cute on baby onesies, gowns, blankets, quilts, OH my!
L Watson
A baby quilt would be great for these designs.
I think a bib would get done first though, a quick, simple project.
E. Watson
I would use the embroidery on a baby blanket and a baby’s hooded bath towel. 🙂
Sarah
I could see using the embroidery designs on a baby blanket.
Jody Mason
Expecting first grandchild and would LOVE to own this to make lots of items for him
Aurora Royal
Wow, these would be so awesome for many baby items