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Monogrammed Terry Cloth Towels

Created By:

Milinda Stephenson of Milinda Sews

Skill Level: Intermediate

Despite all of the fancy designs you might comb through on embroidery websites, books or magazines, the most common embroidery created on home embroidery machines are monogrammed towels. Why? Because they are quick, easy and inexpensive. Monogrammed towels are practical and perfect for almost every occasion - weddings, going-to-college, birthdays, graduations, housewarming parties, new babies, holidays, etc.

If you're new to machine embroidery or if you've embroidered for a dozen years, you will certainly be embroidering towels. In this step-by-step guide, Janome Maker Milinda Stephenson shows you what the industry experts suggest as the best way to machine-embroider monograms on towels.

Janome Supplies Required

*These towels were embroidered using the built-in designs on the Janome Horizon Memory Craft 15000

Thin terry cloth towel
Medium weight tear-away stabilizer
Lightweight, clear wash-away stabilizer
Embroidery thread
Size 11 or 14 embroidery needle
Full bobbin with embroidery bobbin thread
Monogram (either built into your machine or downloaded to your machine)
Scrap fabric (for pre-sewing design for perfect placement)

Instructions

Step 1: For Perfect Placement

Hoop your scrap fabric. (You may use interfacing or cut-away stabilizer.)
Choose your monogram design.
Embroider on scrap fabric.

Create Template

While the sample is still in the hoop, trace all the way around the inside of the hoop.
Draw a centered line from the top to the bottom of the hoop.
Draw a second centered line from the left to the right side of the hoop.

Place Template on Towel

Remove from the hoop.
Cut around the outside of the hoop line.
Find the center of the towel.
Center the template on the towel and pin.

Step 2: Hoop Your Towel and Stabilizers

Place the tear-away stabilizer beneath your towel.
Center your template inside the hoop. (The sample you pinned to your towel.)
Using your palms, press the inner hoop into the outer hoop - effectively hooping your fabric. (You may need to loosen the screws on your hoop for the fabric to fit properly.)

At the Machine:

Remove the template.
Secure the hoop in the machine.
Float a piece of lightweight clear water soluble stabilizer on top of the towel.

Step 3: Embroider

Press the start button and monogram your towel.

Step 4: Finishing

Remove your towel from the hoop.
Using your fingers to stabilize the embroidery stitches, gently tear-away the upper wash-away and the lower tear-away.
To remove the stray bits of wash-away, use a wet cloth and dab away the excess. The rest will wash away during a normal washing.

Everyone is Talking about Monogrammed Terry Cloth Towels

Reviews

Tako

Beautiful

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

cpindzola

Around the Table Dresden Placemats

Saturday, December 17, 2016

I like the concept, but the directions are "sloppy." Nowhere in the supply list does it mention the felt or the batting (how much?). Also, I would never use a high loft batting in a placemat, or a table runner, as I think that it would be too unstable for a glass. The next time I make these, I will cut out the batting (I use flannel) and spray baste it to the wrong side of the Dresden plate before I put the Dresden plate on the felt to cut out. I have not yet washed the finished placemat, and am hoping that the single layer of felt does not curl up, or become distorted after washing/drying.

Txmaid

Fun Great Gift!

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

MargieARK

Teatime Quilted Tablecloth

Friday, February 24, 2017

I made this today but your cutting directions need to be changed. You only need 4 of color 1 and color 3 4.5 squares for the triangles. Also the inner border, you only need 2 cuts as WOF is long enough to cut each in half to fit the sides.

MickelSews

Great Machine

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

I've had this machine for only a week now. I bought it used from a lady who makes her own clothes, but she no longer needed the machine. During the purchase, she noted that she is almost sad that it's better to give it away because of how well the machine performed. (I also bought it along side a computerized machine of another brand.} She demoed the machine for us, showing it worked and gave us everything (including the box it came in!) She took amazing care of this machine. I have used it a few times now, and the directions for threading were easy to follow (albeit my hands are quite large so the lower looper was a pain, but that is no fault to the machine or brand.) And I recommend this machine to anyone who wants to learn to serge and wants a machine that can grow with them. I will happily use this machine time and time again.

rvstan

S9 Review

Sunday, February 25, 2018

I love, love, love my S9! It's sews and embroiders beautifully and it's simplicity of use amazes me. I would recommend this machine for both a beginner and an experienced seamstress. If I would ask anything of Janome it would be to upgrade the programming to run a larger hoop size. I understand that it can't get much wider but there is most definitely room for it to go longer. That is the only limitation of this machine.

pjmnana

PJMNana

Monday, February 26, 2018

I purchased a Memorycraft 15000 a few years ago and it was the best purchase I ever made! This machine can do just about anything you would would ever want! I love the capability of using the Acuedit app to set up my embroidery pattern on my Ipad and then download it to the machine! I love how my embroidery looks upon completion and I love all the good lighting it has to light up your workspace. That way you don’t need to worry about where to set up your machine. It also has plenty of room to do machine embroidery on any size quilts! There are many decorative stitches from which to choose that are outstanding! It’s hard to choose which one to use! There are so many great features it is hard to decide what I love the most. If you want to buy only one machine to last a lifetime, I would recommend this one!

KLWash

S9 Review

Sunday, February 24, 2019

The S9 is amazing. I learned to sew by hand when I was just 5 and in my grandmothers way as she was quilting. I took seeing classes in high school until they would no longer let me sign up. The S9 makes me appreciate my current skills as well as motivate me to want to learn more. This machine is awesome.

SewSueMe2002

Horizon Memory Craft 15000

Thursday, November 19, 2020

My Janome Horizon Memory Craft 15000 is fantastic! I love, love, love this machine! When I came across the Eye for and Eye embroidery design today, I wanted to make it. However, the embroidery file is missing. Nothing downloads when I select the download button. Please help!

Jillfmischo

Treat Bag fun!

Monday, August 16, 2021

I made the Halloween treat bag for my new granddaughter and I’m sure it will last for years. No embroidery machine so I appliquéd the lettering. Need a little more skirt fabric for a better gathered look, and I used thin double-bias tape for the skirt hem, over edge stitch on skirt sides. I’m pleased with my results!

elenaz

Very helpful tutorial

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

I want to say thank you for teaching me this method of applique. I was able to do it with a small letters. This method is the best so far from all of those I've seen and tried.

plonkar

So useful

Thursday, November 30, 2023

I'd like to express my gratitude for teaching me this appliqué method. I successfully applied it with small letters, and, so far, it's the most effective among all the methods I've seen and tried.

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