Setting the table for fall holidays and special occasions is more enjoyable with embroidered napkin rings. Make these simple napkin rings by combining a petite sized design with small lettering and some heartfelt sentiments. You’ll have the makings of a great conversation starter for your next holiday gathering!
Materials and Supplies
- Sewing and embroidery machine from B-Sew Inn
- Brother Free Design of the month
- Medium Weight Tear-Away Stabilizer
- Embroidery thread and bobbin thread
- Stitch Guide Foot “V” (Optional but helpful)
- Overcast foot “G” included with machine
- Embroidery needle for embroidering
- Fabric for Each Napkin Ring:
- One piece of solid cotton fabric measuring 8-inches square for embroidered side of napkin ring. (Back this piece with medium weight fusible interfacing).
- One piece of coordinating printed cotton fabric measuring 8-inches square for second side of napkin ring.
Download the leaf embroidery design
Download the leaf design, transfer to the machine, and choose your thread colors for the leaf. Use the original colors, shown in a hues of red, or an original combination, shown in yellow and red.
Click here to download the FREE leaf embroidery design.
Edit your design and add lettering at your embroidery machine
Create a combination design using the leaf with added lettering and a frame shape to outline and finish the design. Basic steps for creating combination design are shown in Steps 1-6. Finished design shown below:
Tips for lettering: You’re the designer so choose wording that suits your fancy! You could use any of the whimsical sayings below or consider personalizing the napkin rings with names and messages for each individual guest.
- Autumn is awesome!
- Let’s give thanks!
- Color my world with Fall!
- Happy Fall Y’all!
- I’m thankful for YOU!
- Harvest days are happy days!
- Sunflowers smile at the sky!
- Pretty as a pumpkin!
Step 1: 
Select downloaded leaf and touch Set. Touch Add. Select font style from font menu.
Step 2: Program first letter and choose size S. Program letters one line at a time, using return key for each new line of text. Touch Set.
Step 3: Use the Select key to highlight and move leaf and lines of text to look similar to finished example.
Step 4: Touch Add. Select Frame shape menu. Choose rectangle.
Step 5: Choose feather frame, touch Set. Touch Size, re-size to 1.99” X 3.88” and Touch OK.
Step 6: Use the Select Key to Move or adjust any of the elements in the combination so that everything fits in frame.
Touch Edit End when finished, then touch Embroidery to stitch.
Continue with the embroidery
Place a layer of the tear away stabilizer against the wrong side of the interfaced square. Place fabric square in approximate center of 4-inch hoop and embroider design.
Remove excess tear away and press embroidered piece. Trim embroidered piece to form a strip measuring approximatley 8-inches X 3 ¼-inches, leaving a ½-inch seam allowance beyond long edges. See Figure #3.
Select coordinating 8-inch fabric piece and trim so it measures 1-inch larger at the top and bottom of embroidered strip. This allows for a double turned ½-inch hem along each long edge. See Figure #4.
Center embroidered strip on top of coordinating strip with wrong sides together. Turn and press 1/2-inch of bottom piece toward raw edge of top piece.
Turn and press under ½-inch a second time, covering raw edge. Edge stitch close to the fold of each long edge using a standard foot or using foot ‘V.” See Figure #5a and #5b.
Tip for using foot “V”: The long toe on the left side of this foot makes it easy to accurately stitch alongside the folded edge. Select a straight stitch in the left needle position and simply guide the inside edge of the toe along the folded edge, watching edge of the foot as you stitch along the entire edge.
Select overcast stitch and attach foot “G” to the machine. Overcast each short raw edge. See Figure #6a, #6b, #6c.
Pin the short sides together and sew a small seam.
Tip for using foot “V”: Line up the raw edge with the fourth line from the left and you will get a seam allowance of approximately 3/8-inch wide which is perfect for this project.
Press seam open and turn to right side. Press ring so seam is located in the center back. Tack loose seams by topstitching close to edges. You are finished!
Create a complete table setting
Wrap around napkin and prepare to enjoy your next special gathering!
You can pair this project with the coordinating Two Sided Napkin project for a pretty table setting!
We hope you’ve enjoyed this fun embroidery project! Tell us, what text are you going to embroider on your napkin rings?