Breezy Summer Table

A light and breezy summer table is easy to decorate using monogrammed linen tea towels. Four buttonholes tied with ribbons complete the look. BERNINA® embroidery software enables you to convert your computer’s built-in fonts to embroidered lettering. There are two things to which you must pay close attention.

One is that the font must be a true-type font. The other is that you are a responsible embroiderer. Sometimes the font you choose to embroider might be too skinny or have too many needle penetrations such as a true-type cross-stitch font. Look at the legs of the font and see if they have any width to them then use your embroidery software to look at needle penetrations (View/Needle points). Always stitch a test sample, this will save you some heartache down the road. Having a hoop that automatically generates a large stitch area makes this project “sew” simple. Open your embroidery software and select a true type font by scrolling through the font list in the Alphabet Tool Object Properties box past the built-in alphabets.

Insert a design on each end of the font, mirror imaging the design on one end. Scale each segment individually to your desired size and you are set to embroider. The hoop will do the work, all you need to do is move the hoop into the next position when the machine stops and the message appears.

 

The most difficult aspect of this project is selecting the monogram style. Years ago, women would use their monogram on table and bed linens whereas men’s monograms were reserved for barware. Much of this came about because women would work on their dowry, which included linens, before they were betrothed. The rules are not as strict anymore, so whatever pleases you will be perfect. A larger letter in the center of a string of letters designates the last name. The letters on either side could be husband and wife’s first initials, wife’s first and middle initials. Or you could simply combine first initial, middle initial and last initial in a string and stitch them all at the same height. You must also decide if each chair will have a different monogram (as pictured) or make them all the same.

 

Although these towels were stitched white on white, they would be equally pretty with the monograms and designs stitched in color. However, white on white can be used for the Easter holiday, any summer dinner, and New Year’s Day too. Whereas colors would need to accessorize the table décor.

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