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Home Sewing Patterns Freehand Embroidery Picnic Set Pattern

Freehand Embroidery Picnic Set Pattern

Difficulty

Intermediate

Material

Cotton

Designer

Carolyn Letten

Techniques

Machine Embroidery

Pattern Guide

Download

Difficulty

Intermediate

Material

Cotton

Designer

Carolyn Letten

Techniques

Machine Embroidery

Pattern Guide

Download

About this pattern

Add a handmade touch to your summer gatherings with this charming picnic set by Carolyn Letten.

Featuring freehand machine embroidery and appliqué, this delightful trio includes a practical cutlery roll to keep your forks, knives, and spoons clean, a beautifully stitched invite card with a flask design, and a sweet strawberry-shaped gift tag.

Essentials

Patterned cotton fabric: scallop print in peach, green and lemon; blue floral; peach spot; pale blue cross hatch; peach ditsy floral
Plain fabric: red, yellow, green
Cotton wadding
Lightweight interfacing
Ribbon: yellow, green
A5 card blank
Thin scrap card
Adhesives

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Top sewing tip

If you’re new to freehand machine embroidery, relax your hands and guide the fabric smoothly. Let the machine do the stitching for natural, flowing lines and shapes.

Meet the designer

Owner of The Bobbin Bird, Carolyn Letten works from her Scarborough studio creating textile art inspired by the beautiful Yorkshire Coast & Moors. She also teaches free motion machine embroidery worksh