Embroidery Recipe Box

Join Trevor Conquergood of Sunset Stitches Embroidery Studio for some fun embroidery “How to” videos.


Embossed Letters and Raised Look Embroidery

Join Trevor and Lauren in the Sunset Stitches embroidery studio to learn how to make Embossed letters with a puffy foam inside to make raised look embroidery. We make two shirts from start to finish in this live streamed video.


Appliqué Stitches – The Art of Machine Embroidery Appliqué

When you appliqué fabric with an embroidery machine you can pre-cut the fabric or trim the fabric during the sewing process. Trevor will show you how to create an embroidery design that is perfect for the process you choose. One aspect of the embroidery design that is fun to customize is the style of appliqué stitch, used to cover or stitch down the fabric. Trevor is sharing a download with a Floriani Asset File with 7 new appliqué stitches.


Floriani Creative Express – Best Free Embroidery Software

Let Trevor show you his favourite things about Floriani Creative Express. If you don’t own any Floriani software then you need to download and use Creative Express so you can access all of the free embroidery fonts that we share at Sunset Stitches. Creative Express is the perfect program for a new embroidery owner.


5 Tips for Perfect Embroidery Lettering

Trevor shares his top 5 tips to get perfect results in your embroidery lettering. Learn to chose the best fonts for your project and then use the best settings to get the best results. Do you know what underlay to choose? Do you know what stitch style to choose and how to compensate for pull? This is a great short video with PDF tips sheet.


Freestanding Embroidery Shamrock with Mylar

Learn to make this freestanding embroidery shamrock with mylar inside to make it sparkle. Join Trevor and Nicholas in the studio to see how the shamrock is made using a heat craft tool to cut it out of the mesh stabilizer. Download the design and PDF instructions.


Puffy Foam – Tips for Choosing Fonts

Learn what are the best embroidery fonts to use for sewing on Puffy Foam. Trevor will share how to adjust your settings to get the best results with stock fonts and Puffy Foam. This video has all of the tips and tricks you need to use for Puffy Foam.


Learn about Design Density – Number of Stitches Per Inch

Learn to calculate the number of stitches per inch in your embroidery designs to gain a new perspective on how dense they are.  Every design will have a number and you can use the stitches per inch as one of your guides on building your stabilizer recipe. 


How to – Free Standing Lace Snowflake

Learn to make this Freestanding Lace Embroidery Snowflake with Trevor and Nicholas Conquergood. Free Design to Download plus Video and PDF instructions.