Create a Embroidered Birthday Card for a Child!

Did you know it is possible to change your text's look by moving the green handles? Here is an example!

What you need

• mySewnet Embroidery software, Gold level or above
• Fabric for the card, quilters cotton or similar works best.
• Tear away stabilizer
• Embroidery thread
• Thin cardstock for stabilizing the finished card.

How to do

1. Open mySewnet software, select Blank Canvas.

2. Set hoop size to 360x200mm. Orientation Natural

3. Go to Create and click on Project-in-the-Hoop.

4. Select Card and click Next.

5. Select Blank, Folding and Portrait, click Finish.

 Note: If this is the first time you make a card, take the time to read the PDF instructions to get more information. Click on View PDF-Instructions.

6. Let´s start with the text on the outside of the card: Go to Letter, select Typo from the Childre selection, set the size to 50mm.

7. Move the text to the lower right edge of the card. See image below:

8. Change the size of the text by dragging the top left green handle. Move it up and in to make the text fill the rectangle but leave a little space around the edges. See image below:

9. Now we will add a Crown for Lucas. Go to SuperDesign select the 2 - Party Hat in the Child style 1 selection. Set the size to 40mm and click Apply. Rotate the crown and move it in place.

10. Change the color of the text and the jewels on the crown to red. The front of the card is now finished.

11. To make the inside of the card we need to rotate it 180 degrees, do like this: Go to Home tab, click on Select all, then go to the 45-degree tool and click 4 times.

12 Click on Select None. Now it will look like this:

13. Time to add text and Superdesign on the inside, feel free to make anything you like. This is how I did: Go to Letter, select the Typo font again, set the size to 35mm and write “Happy Birthday!” click Enter between the words to make two rows. It will look like this:

14. As you can see the text is too wide and not tall enough for the space in the rectangle. Use the green Handles to adjust this. Look at the image below for guidance.

15. In the right-side rectangle we will add a SuperDesign and text. Start with the text. Use Typo again and set the size to 25mm.

16. Rotate the text about 45 degrees. Add a Cake from Superdesign (Childstyle1 1-Birthday Cake). Set the size to 40 mm. Move it into the right place. Now it will look like this:

17. Change the color for the Happy Birthday text to Green and From Annie to Orange or Red (Of course you can change it to any color you like).

Finishing steps:

18. Go to Home tab, Click on Select All, Then Group. All designs will now be grouped together. It is better to Group than Combine. If you want to change anything later, like a name you just ungroup, change and the group again.

19. Click on File Save As and save the design on your computer. It will be saved in vp4 Format which is correct.

20. The last step is to export the design into your preferred format. I chose vp3. You can color sort if you want to.

 Stitching out the design

21. Hoop stabilizer and fabric in the 360x200 hoop.

22. Stitch out the design.

23. When finished, unhoop the embroidery and follow the instructions in the PDF to put the cards together.