These Desert Rose “In-the-Hoop” designs make fun gifts for anyone who who loves the Southwest. Each design can be made into a mug rug, stuffed to be a desk pillow, and all six of the designs can be used without quilting to decorate just about anything. As a BONUS, all six designs also come as embroidered greeting card designs.

This pattern contains the following:
Design files and instructions for 6 mug rug/desk pillow designs; 6 “design only” versions, without background quilting; and 6 greeting card designs in the following formats:  .DST, .EMB, .EXP, .HUS, .JEF, .PES, .VP3.

Designs included are:
*MR1 Bloom 
*MR2 Prickly
*MR3 Thorny
*MR4 Desert Rose
*MR5 Flowers
*MR6 Growing

Quilted designs are: 6.00" x 10.00". A 6.29” x 10.2” (160 x 260) hoop  or larger is required. The quilted designs do not fit the Bernina Midi hoop because of the square corners.

Non-quilted designs come WITHOUT the quilted background. 
A 6.29” x 10.2” (160 x 260) hoop  or larger is required.These designs DO fit in a Bernina Midi hoop.

Greeting Card designs are 4.5" x 6" and fit in a a 5.7” x 10.0” (145 x 255) hoop or larger.

**You will use the same stitch-out instructions for these non-quilted “design only” versions  except: Step 2 (the quilting) is eliminated from each design as is the last step (adding the backing.)

* General instructions PDF and individual stitch-out instruction PDFs.

* Mirror and non-mirror PDF templates for cutting out shapes.

* PDF templates and SVG cutting files that can be used with your preferred electronic cutting machine.

This pattern is NOT designed for the type of applique where you cut away the extra fabric. The templates are the actual applique size and after cutting out the pieces, you will place the pieces within stitched-out placement lines. HOWEVER: If you are going to use the cutaway method for your applique, you will have to repeat the placement line after you place your fabric down and before you cut your fabric away. I do not include a second placement line or a tack down stitch in my designs.

This pattern was not designed for the type of applique where you cut away the extra fabric. The templates are the actual applique size and after cutting out the pieces, you will place the pieces within stitched-out placement lines.

HOWEVER: You CAN use the cutaway method for your applique, but you will have to repeat the placement line after you place your fabric down and before you cut your fabric away.   I do not include a second placement line or a tack down stitch in my designs.