| Embroidered items make great gifts. Not only do they | | | | woman in your life. A robe makes a great birthday or |
| have that handmade feel to them, but you can | | | | Christmas present for just about any family member |
| personalize almost anything with some simple | | | | or friend. |
| embroidery and make it special. Here are a few ideas | | | | Towels |
| for gifts you can make if you love to embroider. | | | | Towels are one of the more common gifts given at |
| Baby Blanket | | | | events like weddings, house warmings or a young |
| Embroidered baby blankets make a wonderful, | | | | adult going off to college or moving into his or her first |
| personalized gift that will be treasured for years to | | | | apartment. Make this traditional gift special by adding |
| come. You can either go with a general embroidered | | | | some simple embroidery borders to the towels. You |
| motive like a duck, alphabet blocks or a rattle, | | | | can opt for a pair of matching decorative towels, or |
| personalize it for a boy or girl, or even embroider the | | | | even make a whole stack of personalized towels |
| baby's initials in the blanket. | | | | from hand to bath towel size. |
| Napkins | | | | Shirts & Blouses |
| Embroidered napkins make a wonderful gift for both a | | | | Dress shirts and blouses and even t-shirts also make a |
| wedding and a housewarming. You can give them by | | | | great canvas to showcase your embroidery abilities. |
| themselves or with a coordinating tablecloth. | | | | You can embellish shirt collars and pockets with a |
| Embroidery designs can range from flowers to | | | | small design or monogram. For a classic look, choose a |
| symbols and of course initials. You can buy pre-made | | | | thread in a similar color as the shirt or blouse. |
| napkins and just add the embroidery, or you can sew | | | | For a child, you can do an all out colorful design on a |
| your own out of cotton, linen or even silk. | | | | t-shirt. What little girl wouldn't love a princess or |
| Robe | | | | butterfly shirt and the little boy in your family would love |
| A thick robe is one of the simple luxuries of life. An | | | | to show off his new superman shirt. |
| embroidered monogram makes it even more special | | | | I feel sure once you start working on a few of these |
| and is a great gift for just about anyone. Choose a | | | | embroidered gifts, you will come up with quite a few |
| masculine style of lettering and a darker color robe for | | | | ideas of your own and create wonderful, personal gifts |
| a man's gift, or go with a white robe and some | | | | for friends and family. |
| feminine letters to make a special gift for a girl or | | | | |