Applique Embroidery Designs

Applique is the technique that makes big, bold embroidery practical. Instead of filling a shape with thousands of stitches, your machine stitches a placement line, you lay fabric over it, a tack-down stitch secures the piece so you can trim the excess, and a satin or blanket stitch finishes the edge. Three steps, less thread, less stitching time, and a result with real texture and dimension.

Our applique collection spans animals, holidays, and seasonal patterns, with easy-to-stitch designs suitable for all skill levels. Each one is professionally digitized so the placement, tack-down, and finishing sequences run in the right order with no guesswork, and every purchase downloads instantly so you can start stitching as soon as checkout ends.

Applique loves company. Pair a design with lettering from the alphabet shelf: applique fonts, fabric-filled letters that match the look, or classic embroidery fonts for names and monograms. Come the busy stitching seasons, the holiday collections are where applique earns the most compliments, from Christmas stockings to Halloween shirts.

From baby blankets to tote bags, if you are stitching for fun, family, or business, applique is the fastest route to something that looks like it took much longer.