Monograms are perhaps the most personal of all embroidery designs. They can be easily customized as heartfelt gifts to commemorate weddings, births and other special occasions.
Here is a collection of machine embroidery monogram designs to get you started!
Photos via Embroidery Library
Monograms for weddings and anniversaries
Embroidery Library has a collection of unique machine embroidery frames that are perfect for stitching commemorative monogram gifts for newlyweds and seasoned couples celebrating a milestone anniversary.
Get the Tree Carvings design here.
Get the Chapel of Love design here.
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Get the Love Birdhouse design here.
Get the Two Hearts as One design here.
Strength in simplicity: single-letter monograms
Monograms with one letter are not necessarily lackluster. Some of the beauty is in their simplicity. Other times, embellishments add to the overall presentation and allow you to really customize the monogram.
Photos via Bluprint instructor Cookie Gaynor
In the Bluprint classes Digitizing Machine Embroidery Designs and Artistic Digitizing, instructor Cookie Gaynor includes three single-letter monogram pillow projects. In the first class, a single letter is surrounded by redwork bows. The second class includes two appliqué designs, one of which features a lovely 3-D flower accent.
Photos via Designs by JuJu and Sew Inspired by Bonnie
Decorative fonts work particularly well for single monograms. The multiple dimensions of embossed fonts provide give a luxurious appeal to blankets and toweling like these from Designs by JuJu and Sew Inspired by Bonnie. Like relief carving, background stitching keeps the nap down, making the monogram prominent.
Get the Embossed Frame Monogram Alphabet here.
Get the Elegant Embossed Alphabet here.
Photos via Embroidery Library
With an appliqué background, this beautiful monogram design could easily be customized by changing the base fabric and altering thread colors to match.
Get the Friendship Blocks here.
Photo via Designs by JuJu
This elegant, curly mono from Designs by JuJu comes in seven sizes to fit a variety of monogram areas. Ranging in size from two inches to eight inches tall, this font could be made even more fun by adding hot-fix crystals to the scrollwork.
Get the Elegant Curly Monogram Alphabet here.
Images via Bluprint member Edie’s Designs
Three is company: three-letter monograms
Three-letter monograms are quite popular. Fonts used should be easy to read and, ultimately, available in at least two sizes so they can offset each other. Bluprint member Edie’s Designs has several sets listed. The script monogram (left) is arranged at an angle while the vine monogram (right) is in a horizontal line.
Get the Victorian Script Monograms here.
Get the Vine Monograms here.
Images via Oma’s Place
The “Swirls” and “Curls” fonts from Oma’s Place work well together. The fancy version (left) works well as a single monogram, but a three-letter monogram would be hard to arrange and even more difficult to read. That’s where the regular version comes in (right). It looks lovely when set on either side of the larger, fancier font.
Get the Swirls and Curls Fancy font here.
Get the Swirls and Curls Regular font here.
Photos via Embroidery Library
Monogram framework
Some monogram fonts are designed with ornate frames for a particularly elegant focal point. Frames are created either with fill stitching (above) or as an appliqué (below).
Get the Grand Flourish designs here.
Get the Damask Alphabet here.
Images via Bluprint member Edie’s Designs
Typically, frames will boast one single, large monogram font. If room permits, you can add two and three-letter monograms to fill stitch and appliqué frames.
Get the Scallop Monogram Frames here.
Get the Monogram Frames here.
Photos via Embroidery Library
There are even frames specifically for the crafters in your life: sewing, embroidery, crochet, quilting, and knitting. All you need to do is add the monogram. If all else fails, choose your favorite embroidered frame and add a monogram to it!
Get the Monogram Wreath Vintage Sewing Machine here.
Get the Monogram Wreath Embroidery design here.
Get the Monogram Wreath Crochet design here.
Get the Monogram Wreath Quilt design here.
Get the Monogram Wreath Knit design here.
