{"id":365,"date":"2022-06-29T14:25:45","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T14:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drawstitch.com\/blog\/?p=365"},"modified":"2025-07-29T08:50:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T08:50:41","slug":"create-an-embroidery-for-the-4th-of-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drawstitch.com\/blog\/create-an-embroidery-for-the-4th-of-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Create an embroidery design for the 4th of July celebration!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the upcoming celebration of the 4th of July, we&#8217;ve put together a video tutorial on how to create an embroidery design with the flag of the United States of America and then how to make a trimmed text using this US flag design as a fill pattern. This design is perfect for the 4th of July celebrations!<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_96523\"  width=\"1290\" height=\"725\"  data-origwidth=\"1290\" data-origheight=\"725\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o9akj1JifVg?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"YouTube player\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/o9akj1JifVg\/maxresdefault.jpg\" title=\"\"><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Things to Know When Crafting with a United States Flag Design:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The US flag has 13 equal sized stripes. The top stripe should be red and then alternate red and white. The blue part of the flag is called the union. The union should always be in the top left corner. The bottom of the union should line up with the bottom of a red stripe. The United States flag has 50, five point stars which should be arranged in nine offset horizontal rows, where rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternate with rows of five stars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Create the flag design<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will start from the horizontal lines. Start the \u201cinsert rectangle\u201d tool and click and drag to draw a rectangle like a long line. Using the \u201cTools options\u201d bar we will set the width at 290mm or 11.4in and the height at 11mm or 0.43in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now using the \u201carray\u201d tool we will create 12 repetitions of this line. At \u201cTools options\u201d set 1 for the horizontal copies and 13 for the vertical copies. Set \u201cvertical spacing\u201d to 0 and apply the array.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then select 7 of the lines and set their color to red. With all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drawstitch.com\/blog\/knowledge-base\/how-to-insert-and-customize-ready-made-shapes\/\">shapes<\/a> selected, set the flag centered to the center of the axis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Start the \u201crectangle\u201d tool once again and create a rectangle on top of the left part of the 7 upper lines, set that fill color to blue, make sure proportional is disabled and set its width to 120 mm or 4.7in approximately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its bottom edge should line with the bottom of a red stripe, so adjust its size if necessary. We don&#8217;t need the black outlines, so select all shapes and set the outline to none.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Make the stars of the flag<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Start the \u201cstar\u201d shape tool and set the \u201c\u039dumber of rays\u201d at 5 the \u201cRay size\u201d at 60%, the \u201cstart angle\u201d at 90, and then click and drag to draw the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drawstitch.com\/blog\/knowledge-base\/how-to-insert-and-customize-star-shapes\/\">star shape<\/a>. Hold the \u201cCtrl\u201d key down while drawing to keep the same proportions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The width of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drawstitch.com\/blog\/knowledge-base\/how-to-insert-and-customize-star-shapes\/\">star<\/a> should be about 8.7mm or 3.4in and its height 8.2mm or 3.2in. Using the \u201carray\u201d tool once more we will create the lines of the stars. This time we want 6 horizontal copies and 9 vertical copies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Set \u201cvertical spacing\u201d to 0, adjust the \u201chorizontal spacing\u201d to make the best fit on top of the blue rectangle, and apply the array. Select the last copy on all the in-between lines and delete it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now we need to select all the in-between lines and shift them to the right. Hold the &#8220;Ctrl&#8221; key pressed down and then click and drag to select one line at a time. Having all lines selected, start pressing the right arrow on your keyboard to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drawstitch.com\/blog\/knowledge-base\/how-to-transform-designs-move-resize-rotate-skew\/\">move<\/a> the selection to the right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When moving with arrow keys you can keep the \u201cShift\u201d key pressed down and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drawstitch.com\/blog\/knowledge-base\/how-to-use-step-fill-stitches-density-styles-underlay-and-gradient-blending\/\">step<\/a> of the movement will be minimal. Take your time to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drawstitch.com\/blog\/knowledge-base\/how-to-use-align-auto-size-and-distribute-tools\/\">align<\/a> them correctly. You can also drag them using the mouse, but you need to hold the \u201cCtrl\u201d key at the same time to keep moving them on the same horizontal axis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Select all objects and remove the outline again having all parts selected, make them a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drawstitch.com\/blog\/knowledge-base\/how-to-group-ungroup-design-parts-for-efficient-embroidery-layouts\/\">group<\/a>, to be easier to handle later on. Just like that your USA flag is ready! You can save it or even add it to your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drawstitch.com\/blog\/knowledge-base\/how-to-insert-ready-made-designs-from-the-clipart-library\/\">clipart library<\/a> so that you have it ready for use in any design. This design can be used to decorate clothing, to make flags, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drawstitch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/USA_flag.webp\" alt=\"USA flag\" class=\"wp-image-370\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Make some trimmed 4th of July letters using the flag<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Draw a rectangle on top of the flag, only slightly bigger, so that the flag is fully covered. Make sure that the flag is fully covered; if necessary scale the rectangle to fully cover the flag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Start the \u201clettering\u201d tool and type any text you like. Adjust sizing so that the text is a good fit on top of the rectangle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Select both the text shape and then the rectangle. From the \u201cShaping\u201d menu use \u201cTrim\u201d option and then delete the text objects. Alternatively, instead of applying the \u201cTrim\u201d option you can select \u201cCombine\u201d from the right-click menu. The rectangle will have holes in the shape of the text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By moving the rectangle or the lettering outlines using the \u201cnode editor\u201d you can change what part of the flag is visible through the holes. Once you are ready to proceed, you can select the rectangle part and add a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drawstitch.com\/blog\/knowledge-base\/how-to-use-satin-serial\/\">Satin serial outline<\/a>, in order to decorate the letters later on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Select both the flag group and the rectangle on top and then from the Shaping menu use the \u201cTrim\u201d option once more. Move the rectangle out of the way and see the text created with the flag design as a fill. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drawstitch.com\/blog\/knowledge-base\/how-to-group-ungroup-design-parts-for-efficient-embroidery-layouts\/\">Ungroup<\/a> the flag group and remove any unneeded parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drawstitch.com\/blog\/knowledge-base\/how-to-use-satin-serial\/\">satin serial<\/a> outline around the letters, go to the rectangle part, right-click and use the option \u201cConvert outline to object\u201d. 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