Now that I live in Texas, St. Patrick’s Day passes by without much fanfare but that’s not the case in other parts of the country. In Chicago, they dye the river green! In New York City, they host the USA’s largest St. Patrick’s Day parade and on Savannah, GA’s official St. Patrick’s Day parade website, they countdown the days, hours and minutes until their annual parade time.
As an embroiderer you can celebrate the upcoming Celtic celebration in a subtle way by adding a petite shamrock to your monogram. Think of it as a nod to your heritage or just an expression of Spring cheer. If you do, include a couple of shades of green to add emphasis to the Celtic accent. I made this monogram in Bernina Artista Software. Here’s how.
Open BERNINA Embroidery Software DesignerPlus. Select the Monogram icon and click on the Borders tab at the top of the menu. 
Select MB4. 
Click on Add to add another border. 
Insert .25 (inches) in the Offset box. Select Candlewicking from the Outline menu. Click Ok. 
Click on Lettering in the Monogramming box. Select a font and type the letters in each box. 
Merge the Shamrock design into the monogram. 
Save the design and send it to your machine. Hoop tear-away stabilizer with linen in a 4” x 4” hoop and stitch the design.
I’d like to share a little Celtic cheer with you so feel free to download the shamrock.
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104 COMMENTS
Joyce Stiehler
11 years agoA rose when doing something for my Mom and a tulip when doing something for my daughter.
Susan J
11 years agoI would add a seashell to remind me of my favorite place, Anna Maria Island FL. Wish I was there now instead of snowy cold (but gradually becoming warmer) Ohio! Congratulations, Jeannie G! Enjoy that fabulous Babyock embroidery kit.
judy wong
11 years agoHow about a little “horseshoe” ?… everybody can use a little luck sometime!
Gena Allen
11 years agoA daisy is always good but depends on the person it’s being given to.
Pat R
11 years agoI like to add a small dog face to remind me of my girls(dogs). They make me laugh everyday and love them dearly.
barbara ann
11 years agoI would add a FROG because I Fully Rely On God.
jo shedd
11 years agoI like a little butterfly someplace around a monogram. Seems it just adds a special signature touch.
Connie W
11 years agoI might add a ladybug because my sister and I met and became friends with several girls at a sewing event. We formed a little group and named it “the Ladybugs”. We picked that name because all the projects we embroidered that day at the event were ladybugs. We keep in touch and meet as often as possible, even though they are almost 2 hours away. Great friendships really are formed from sewing, quilting and embroidery!!
Lilia O.
11 years agoI like to use one of the outlines in my software to give monogramming a professional look 😉
Valerie Jennings
11 years agoA little rose in memory of my Mother.
Jennifer P
11 years agoi would love to add a Texas Longhorn to my siggie, but alas, it is copyrighted. I’ve never thought before, but I will have to come up with something original.
Caroline Burzan
11 years agoI usually leave the monograms with just the outline – no added designs.
Terri Willner
11 years agoSince I personalize things for my figure skater, of course I’d add a skate!
Barb
11 years agoFlowers
Jill Hicks
11 years agoI would love to add a musical note.
Darlene Pino
11 years agoA pine tree since my last name means that.
Beth R
11 years agoI love to add a small flower below the monogram.
Brenda Sutton
11 years agoI would add a small cat. Love my fur babies.
Debbie
11 years agoWhen I monogrammed my work shirt I placed a needle and thread motif in place of the I in my name
Monica
11 years agoA Sewing Machine 🙂
Marilyn Weiss
11 years agoFleur de lis is my go-to embellishment!
sue
11 years agoI love monograms, but prefer to use just a simple outline or border design with the monogram.
Rita
11 years agomusical note / flowers
Frances Powell
11 years agoI haven’t even thought about adding a signature design to my projects. Now I’m going to really think about what I want it to be.
Missy k
11 years agoI love the font used in the photo of the embroidery. I would love to know what font it is. I love to add hearts to my embroidery
Bonnie Gray
11 years agoI had never thought of adding something like that to a monogram. I think I would have to say a thistle to reflect my Scottish heritage. Thanks for the idea!
Shirley Clark
11 years agoI love to use pretty frames for monograms. It just adds an more decorative touch.
Mary
11 years agoI never thought of using one in embroidery, but I do add a heart when writing to the grandchildren. Sometimes an owl. Will have to check on this more closely.
Linda Ladd
11 years agoNormally a pink heart
carol lewis
11 years agoI would add a crane bird for my maiden name.
irene Sullivan
11 years agoShamrock Texas has a big celebration on St. Patrick’s Day
I would add a flower.
Sue McGovney
11 years agoHow Bout adding a lighthouse or. Rab?
Jean
11 years agoI would add a small owlan owl .
Donna G.
11 years agoI like to add small swirls, flowers or accents to the sides of my monograms. They set the monogram off nicely.
vera
11 years agoI would add a dragonfly or a calla lily.
Pamela Beeth
11 years agoI have used my own initials to make a little design. It is so small, I can put it on most of the designs I do without disturbing the design at all.
Debbie Wakelee
11 years agoI would add a small spool of thread!
Charlotte B
11 years agoI like to do an embossed background when I do a monogram as I mostly monogram on towels. It really helps the lettering pop right out!
Ellen
11 years agoSwirls or a flourish
Ellen in Tx
Susan
11 years ago“star” – everyone likes a star!
Shirl R
11 years agoI like just the monogram itself, maybe a border, nothing else.
Berenice
11 years agoWhy, a dragon of course…
Wanda H Leffingwell
11 years agoI would add a flower
Darlene Gerber
11 years agoIf I was to add one it would be a Buckeye! They remind me of my state Ohio, and my favorite team The Ohio State Buckeyes!!
Marcia Dumas
11 years agoI would like a little dolphin, they are always happy because they live in the ocean and are wonderful to see in action.
Nancy Weber
11 years agoI don’t usually add designs to a monogram. I do always add a border or frame of some sort. To me that just makes it look more professional. Now that I see one done with an added design, I think I will give it a try!
Ann B
11 years agoSwirls or a Flourish or sometimes a frame. Love this idea. I am not consistent with my own monogram… Maybe I will begin! 🙂
Orvalee Roe
11 years agoI am new to machine embroidery and have not tried to do a monogram. Partly because of what my monogram would spell ORK. Lol. However this has got me thinking I could add a signature design to just my first and last initial.
Cathy
11 years agoI would add a leaf to mine, but not sure what someone else would like.
Joyce Andersen
11 years agoI like just a little flourish- something understated and elegant. Unless, or course, the monogram itself is wild and crazy, then all bets are off!
Donna F
11 years agoWhen appropriate I like to add a little heart. Congratulations Jeannie G.
Adeline Brill
11 years agoActually the shamrock is perfect for my DIL. She is a “wee” bit Irish and I can make a bookmark for here using these directions. Thank you!
Kim Fisher
11 years agosomething sewing/embroidery related
Patty
11 years agoI like to add a little flower.
Pam
11 years agoI add a heart where/when I can to add a punch to the monogram.
Valerie Gwara
11 years agoI,and my sisters, are cat persons, so I’d add a cat face
Ann
11 years agoA diamond because diamonds are a girls best friend. 😉
Saundra Romanus
11 years agoI would like to add a dachshund. I have two and they are my “little loves”! Saundra
S.Ann Brown
11 years agoI would add a dressform to show my love of sewing.
Crissy Caldwell
11 years agoA baseball!
Katherine
11 years agoWe are a farming family so I always add something along that theme cow, tractor wheat etc
Kay Schroeder
11 years agoA butterfly to represent our risen Savior.
Pam
11 years agoYou got me thinking. Never done many before.
Deb E
11 years agoI would add a tulip. One of my favorite flowers in spring.
MoeWest
11 years agoI would add a sewing machine for myself. I like to choose something that the person can relate to. The shamrock would be a good one for our Irish heritage too.
Gyanja
11 years agoFlip flops or palm tree with beachy colors for my pool bag!
Kristal
11 years agoI love to add a flower to my designs. It has become my trademark!
Mary Ann Genre
11 years agoDragonflies!
Penny Kitzmiller
11 years agoIt depends on who I’m sewing for….everyone I sew for has a different personality, so I add something I know they would like. Me myself I love dragonflies tho! Thank you for the great tutorial!
Vicky Isliefson
11 years agoA clock face with the hands at five minutes to twelve: “just in time”, because I do everything at the last minute!
Barb
11 years agoI love pinecones! I live in a place surrounded by pine woods and love to embroider pinecones with a spray of pine needles.
Melissa Rosander
11 years agoI don’t always add one because it’s not always appropriate, but for my personal monogram… must have a butterfly!
Kathy
11 years agoI like to add a Polish Eagle to reflect. It shows how proud I am of my ancestors.
Pat Black
11 years agoI’d take the easy-peasy way, and after composing the monogram, after I place the hoop in the machine{my Ellisimo] and press the border/satin stitch option on the machine, and have the exact border to surround the design
Anna Hollar
11 years agoScrolls are always generic and quite charming for all.
Karen
11 years agoI only add something if they want something. I have never done my own monogram.
C.K
11 years agoI like to add whatever matches the persons interests. This makes it really personal and gives me lots of variety in my embroidery!
KKN
11 years agoI always use a very small silver star. It has meaning for me and it is tiny and not obtrusive.
Mary Haggenmaker
11 years agoThe most monogramming I do is for men’s handkerchiefs at Christmas. There are several son-in-laws, grandson-in-laws that look forward to their Christmas handkerchiefs. Sometimes I put a little scroll on each side of the monogram.
Joan M
11 years agoThanks for the encouragement to do a monogram. I have never done one and am in the process of making a purse. A monogram on the front pocket would be the crowning touch. Perhaps with a small rooster because we raise chickens here on the farm and I love hearing them crow.
C J
11 years agoI really enjoy a small paw print but the shamrock is a great idea and could be used in lots more applications.
LCB
11 years agoI like laurel wreaths around my monograms 🙂
Robin Farley
11 years agoI would love to use a dragon fly because the are so graceful and they remind me of my aunt who passed away a few years ago.
Elaine
11 years agoI use a cat paw on my gift items for friend and family.
Karen W
11 years agoAdding another design or logo totally depends on whether the embroidery is for myself or someone else!! For me, a tiny cluster of grapes is my go-to design. My kitchen & dining rooms have a grape theme – everywhere. Everyone knows that just says “me”! If not that, then I’d like lots of Fleur-de-lis designs.
Lisha
11 years agoI like to use either a tiny honeybee or fleur de lis for myself.
Debe
11 years agoFlourishes or stamps (my software calls them that)
Tonya Taylor
11 years agoI would add a HEART. God is love and hearts are a symbol of love.
Ann Wright
11 years agoI would like to thank you for showing something in the software program Bernina Artista.
I have had that software since they begin calling it The Customizer. That was a great software, then it changed to Bernina Artista ver.1.0.I really got to loving it when ver.3 came out. as the newer versions came out,they don’t seem to be as user friendly to me. I would add what ever is in season. The possibilities are endless. Thanks for the free designs & lessons & producing a great magazine for us.
Carolyn
11 years agoI usually add something that relates to the person for whom I am doing the monogram. This little clover is perfect for my Irish friend, Jodie.
Barbara
11 years agoI like to keep things simple, although the idea of adding a “special touch” sounds like a lot more fun!
Doreen
11 years agoA moose for my oldest brother, shamrock for my friend.
Pamela Bynes
11 years agoI’d like to have a heart with a cross on the inside. This reminds me of Christ in my heart.
Pat
11 years agoHmm, if I was going for country of origin then it would be a Scotch Thistle + a Shamrock + a spray of Wattle for Scotland, Ireland & Australia.
For just me – it would be a cat & a parrot. Have had a cat for ever! And a parrot for most of my life. Love both.
My daughter would be a butterfly.
My youngest son would most likely want some orange & white checks for his volunteer work. Now that would make a great border!
The older son a piece of Leggo as he does Leggo modelling for exhibitions.
Been working on a motorcycle for DH.
The possibilities are endless.
Nancy King
11 years agoIt depends on who it is for. My grandkids are into sports so I might put a soccer ball or football around the monogram
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