Free JUly Embroidery - Bees!

 

I thought since I quickly finished up the pansy pattern I'd do some quick freebies for the rest of the year and they will all have a bee in them!  I've always loved bees so it was easy to do a series of bees zooming around easy to stitch words. Bee Kind is my favorite. I usually wear a cute ball cap with an embroidered bee and the words on it. It's fun to wear to farm markets and other outdoor events.

These would make great patches stitched on felt. I think I'll be adding them to a tote bag.

As always I back the fabric with Pellon Shape Flex.

Then trace the pattern including the rectangle unless you don't want it.

I'll be using the same threads for all of the designs but have fun and do what you like.

-I used DMC 310 black to do the word with 2 strands in very short back stitch.

-The flowers are not on the pattern since they are just simple lazy daisy and french knots. I used 2 strands DMC 827 to make the forget me not flowers. The centers are 2 strands of DMC 745 yellow. I used 2 strands and did 3 wraps. The leavers are DMC 704 green. I used 2 strands to make the lazy daisy stitches. 

-The x's are 2 strands of the blue and yellow.

-The bee is outlined in 1 strand of black. The lines across the body are couched or back stitched. To fill in the body you can use long or short straight stitches. I used 2 strands of black and 743 yellow.  The eyes are 2 wrap french knots.The bee dash lines and the antennae are 1 strand black.

-The rectangle is back stitched with 2 strands of black. Make them long enough for you to wrap. Use 3 strands of the blue thread to wrap the back stitches.

That's it, hope you like these quick little designs. BTW, I drew these by hand, even the words. So if you prefer switch out your own printing for mine.

Here's the pattern:

Right click the pattern to save it to your hard drive so you can print it.

©Billie Jo Heisler 2024

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 Disclaimer:

I drew this entire pattern by hand. It is not a copy of anyone else's work. Please consider the drawing copyrighted. You have my permission to print copies of the drawing in any size for your own use but not to share or sell. If you want to share the pattern please link to the blog pages.

New embroidery pattern at Etsy

 

I started making this set and 4 others during covid lockdown. The words seemed to need to be embroidered to me. Here's the link to the pattern. wish-imagine pattern

Of course instead of a banner you can skip the triangles and frame the hearts or do them as quilt blocks for a wall hanging. There are 10 hearts all together.

I'll list the next one when I finish writing the directions. Now that this one is done the rest will go faster.

Sale at Etsy Store

 

It's Christmas in July! I'm not really a fan of seeing holiday decorations at this time of year but I also know some people need to get started on gifts and decorations so I've put a selection of winter/Christmas patterns on sale for 20% off until August 4.

I'll be listing some new items this week at Etsy and over at Patreon. I have a new embroidery pattern and some free tatting patterns to list.

Fixed the tatted heart PDF

 

After finding the original PDF I put up at my patreon site was a mess I re-did it with charts. I think charts are so much easier to follow than written instructions. So far this tatting pattern and one for a fabric basket are up for free. There's no charge to sign up at patreon so it's all free.