“You Are Enough” Hand Embroidered Quote
I like to look around for inspirational quotes to embroider, and this one caught my eye. I love the message of “you are enough.” It helps me remember that I am exactly who I am supposed to be. I’m enough as a mother, as a wife, as a person because I’m here every day, doing the best I can. I decided to turn it into an embroidered quote, and I’m sharing the free pattern with you. If you are new to embroidery, make sure to take a look at my How to Embroider for Beginners page.
I just love how this hoop turned out. At first, I wasn’t sure about the color scheme I had chosen, but I think mustard yellow is going to be a new favorite. It looks so pretty with all of the different greens.
To stitch this hand embroidery pattern, you will need:
- free embroidered quote pattern (instructions to download are at the bottom of this post)
- 7 inch embroidery hoop
- white linen fabric
- embroidery floss – DMC 500, 163, 501, 3817, 3852, and 317
- felt for backing (optional)
I labeled the small leaves as a satin stitch, but they are somewhere between a satin stitch and a fishbone stitch. I wasn’t really sure what to call them. You start out just like you are doing a fishbone stitch, but the first stitch from the top is really long. It should come down almost to the base of the leaf. You come in from each side, like a fishbone stitch, but you bring the needle down in the same hole a few times at the base. I have a video here on my YouTube channel that you can watch to help.
The yellow flowers are also a satin stitch, but I varied the length of each stitch to give the flowers more texture.
The words are a back stitch. For the thicker parts of the font, I did two rows of back stitch next to each other. Take your time on this and use short stitches around the tight curves. Head over to my post on how to embroider letters by hand for a video tutorial.
As you are stitching, I hope this embroidered quote inspires you to remember that you really are enough just by being yourself.
Make sure you check out all of my hand embroidery designs. I have over 20 free embroidery patterns for you to try out!
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Hi Jessica
I have completed this pattern and I wanted to frame it in the hoop, how did you finish the back off?
Thanks, Kerrielea
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This post shows my favorite way to do the back: https://cutesycrafts.com/2017/10/back-embroidery-hoop-felt.html. Sometimes I get lazy and hot glue the felt or a piece of cardstock, but it doesn’t look as nice.
Please help! I am a beginner and have done a pattern using 6 strands which was 3 strands doubled up. So when your pattern calls for 6 strands is that 3 doubled up? What about when it asks for 3 strands in your pattern? I don’t understand how to do 3 strands! Thanks
Embroidery floss usually comes in 6 strands, which you can split into different amounts. Is that what you’re using? When I say 6 strands, you can double up 3 strands or just use the whole 6 strands of floss without separating it. When I use 3 strands, I am using half with no doubling up since it’s an odd number.
Can’t get the you are enough pattern to download. Want to make it for granddaughter for christmas.
Send me an email at jessica@cutesycrafts.com
I love this. I’m 58 and it’s been more years than I can remember since I did any embroidery…. I was 21 I think and in bed rest for a few weeks… anyway I’ve sign up for your news letter and am excited to get started.
I’ll definitely want some help on lettering. My daughter has asked for a “Bless this Mess” hoop to hang in her new apartment. She’s discovering what gen y or z (I’m not sure where she fits to be honest, she’s 23) call “adulting”.
Anyway I really enjoy this design so I think I’ll do one for me afterwards. I just used DMC normal floss before but I look up threads now and I notice there’s so many types but in particular one I’ve seen in a few online tutorials is there DMC Perle or Pearl that is only one twisted strand. May I ask what you (and any of your subscribers who may read this) prefer and why? It would be good to know before I set out buying myself all the necessary items (which is going to be FUN)!
Anyway, thanks for a great read and any help.
Angela
So adorable! I love your style!
Am looking forward to this free pattern!
Just finished this for my first project! Yay! I used a Mark-b-gone pen to trace your pattern. What is your favorite way to remove it? Do I wash all projects when I’m done with them? Newbie here, pouring over your blog! Thanks for such detailed videos!!
Beth
I’ve never used that pen specifically, but if it’s water soluble, soaking it gently should be fine. I don’t love soaking my embroidery because I feel like it changes the texture of the thread, but I do it when necessary. Here’s my beginner series where I talk about some tracing methods that I like to use: https://cutesycrafts.com/how-to-embroider-for-beginners.
Love this one ! Can you share the name of the font you used ? Thanks !
Thank you! That one is Stea.
Thank you !
Hi ,
my problem is that I know quite a few of the stitches, however, I don’t know what stitches to use when I see a pattern, not necessarily your items, but, can you help me figure out which stitches to use when there are just transfer patterns? This is for embroidery only, not cross stitch, please.
Thank you!
I’m not sure. It will just depend on the pattern and the look you are going for. For lines, you are always good going with a stem stitch. For filling shapes, a satin stitch or long and short stitch works well.
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Goodm your embroidery show the love for embroidery – so beautiful may i have the free patterns please – thank you kindly Coba
Did you subscribe to my emails? Once you do that, you’ll get a special link that will take you to all of my free patterns.
I’m a subscriber but don’t know how to get your free pattern. When I put my name and email, it is to subscribe.
Where do I enter my info to get free download pattern?
Thank you.
When you subscribe, you’ll get an email with a link to confirm. Once you click that link, another email will be sent to you with the link to my embroidery pattern library. If you have any trouble with it, let me know and I can help.