Switch in a Stitch Embroidered Wall Hanging

Display your favorite seasonal and special occasion designs with this interchangeable wall hanging!

Several of you have written in, asking for ideas to show off your ever-growing collection of Tweets. You can adapt your wall hanging to work with other designs too.

Steph's "Bootiful Tree and Feathered Friends" in the Stitchers' Showcase is another great example of an interchangeable wall hanging. Click here to see it!

Read below for these free project instructions.

Supplies & Materials:

Project Materials or Supplies
- 1/2 yard twill or lightweight canvas
- 1/4 yard print cotton fabric
- Medium weight cutaway stabilizer
- Temporary spray adhesive
- 7/8 inch wide double fold quilt binding
- 3/4 inch wide sew-on Velcro
- 20 inch long - 3/8 inch wide wooden dowel
- Two - 1 inch wooden dowel caps

The designs used in this tutorial include:

- D5207, Baby Tweet

- D4913, Chocolate Nouveau Chef - Stirring

Finished Size:
If using the 5x7 size Tweet - 16 1/2 inches wide by 19 inches high

If using the 6x10 size Tweet - 22 3/4 inches wide by 26 1/4 inch high

The size we created works perfectly with designs sized for the 5x7 or 4x4 hoop. We have also included dimensions for designs sized for the 6x10 hoop as well.

Gather Materials:

First we will prepare the fabric for the interchangeable inset. On the right side of the twill fabric, draw a rectangle that is 9 inches wide by 12 inches high. Be sure to leave a couple of inches of excess fabric around the shape.

If you are using a 6x10 hoop, draw a 12 1/2 inch wide by 16 1/2 inch tall rectangle.

Hand drawing a rectangular outline on white fabric with black pen and a 12-inch metal ruler on a wood surface.

Using an air erase pen (or other marking tool), mark the center of each side of the shape by measuring and dividing by two. Then, draw lines to connect the marks - where the lines meet is the exact center of the shape.

Hand holding a pencil drawing lines on white fabric with a 12-inch metal Westcott ruler on a wooden surface. Two rectangles and a vertical line are drawn.

Create a paper template of the design by printing it at full size using embroidery software. If you don't have embroidery software, you can cut a piece of paper the shape and dimensions of the design to help with placement and centering.

Poke a hole in the center of the template and align it with the center point on the fabric. Make sure the design fits well within the shape. There should be at least 2 inches of excess fabric between the edges of the design and the outer edges of the shape.

Hand tracing a detailed bird and floral embroidery design on fabric with blue pen; fabric marked with purple grid lines for alignment.

Start Embroidering:

Spray a piece of cutaway stabilizer with temporary adhesive and smooth the fabric on top. Hoop the fabric and stabilizer together by aligning the marks on the hoop with the lines on the fabric. Attach the hoop to the machine and load the design. Move the hoop so that the needle is directly over the center point on the fabric and embroider the design.

White embroidery fabric hooped in a rectangular plastic embroidery frame with purple grid lines marked on the fabric, resting on a wooden surface. A hand is visible at the bottom right corner.

When the design has finished, unhoop the fabric and cut out the shape. We are leaving the stabilizer on the back of the embroidery to give the inset more support.

Hand holding orange scissors cutting white fabric with a colorful embroidered tree featuring birds, a nest, a butterfly, and a mouse on a wood surface.

To prepare the fabric for the back of the inset, lay the embroidered front piece on top of the fabric, trace it, and cut out the shape. Then, align the back fabric piece on top of the embroidered piece, right sides facing, and pin in place. Sew a 1/2 inch seam along the top and side edges only - leave the bottom open for turning.

Hand holding folded white fabric with colorful embroidery of a rainbow, branches with leaves, and a small butterfly on a wooden surface.

Turn the inset right side out and press the seams with an iron. Then, turn the fabric of the bottom opening in 1/2 inch and press. Top stitch a 1/4 inch seam around the entire outer edge of the inset.

Close-up of a hand using a white iron on a corner of a beige fabric with colorful embroidered birds on tree branches, on a blue ironing board.

Now we will prepare the fabric for the front of the wall hanging. For the top and bottom pieces, cut two pieces of fabric 16 1/2 inches wide by 5 1/2 inches high. For the 6x10 size, cut two pieces of fabric 22 3/4 inches wide by 7 1/2 inches high. For the side pieces, cut two pieces of fabric 5 1/2 inches wide by 9 1/2 inches high. For the 6x10 size, cut two pieces of fabric 7 1/2 inches wide by 13 1/8 inches high.

Lay the bottom fabric piece right side up and align the side pieces on top, right sides facing, with the short ends of the side pieces aligned with the top corners of the bottom piece. Pin in place and sew a 1/4 inch seam along the top edge of the bottom piece only.

Three rectangular pieces of dark pink fabric with textured swirls arranged on a wood grain table, a hand folds one corner inward.

Lay the top piece with the right side up and align the remaining short ends of the side pieces with the top corners of the top piece.

Pin in place and sew a 1/4 inch seam along the top edge of the top piece only.

Square piece of pink rose-patterned fabric with a square cutout in the center laid on a wood grain table, with a hand folding one edge.

Press the seams on the back of the fabric with the seam folded in towards the center opening.

Piece of fabric with a pink rose pattern lying on an ironing board. A white iron rests on the fabric's right side. The ironing board cover is blue.

To prepare the fabric for the back of the wall hanging, lay the assembled front piece on top of the twill fabric and pin in place. Then, cut out the shape from around the outer edge and from the inside center opening. Remove the pins and align the front and back pieces together with the right sides facing. Pin in place.

Hand cutting a square hole in pink rose-patterned fabric with orange-handled scissors on a wooden surface. White fabric backing is visible.

Sew a 1/4 inch seam around the entire inner edge of the center opening.

Close-up of a sewing machine stitching purple fabric with a rose pattern. Fabric is pinned with yellow and red pins near the needle.

Then, cut a slit in each corner of the center opening. Be extra careful to not cut any of the seam stitches!

Hand with orange scissors cutting pink fabric with embroidered rose pattern above a wooden table. Fabric edge is being trimmed carefully.

Turn the fabric right side out and press the seams. Top stitch a 1/4 inch seam around the inner edge of the center opening.

Light blue square fabric piece with rounded corners on a red fabric with rose patterns, next to a white and gray steam iron on the upper right.

Now we will add the quilt binding to the outer edge. Start by wrapping the binding around the outer edges of the fabric at one corner. Continue to wrap the binding around the shape, pinning as you go. When you reach a corner, fold the binding out, pin in place, and continue wrapping the binding around. Sew a 1/4 inch seam along the inner edge of the binding all the way around the shape.

Rectangular pink fabric with a floral pattern bordered by black fabric strips pinned with yellow-headed pins, held on a wooden table by a hand.

To create the loops, cut an 18 inch length of the quilt binding and sew a 1/4 inch seam along each side of the binding. Then, cut the binding into three 6 inch lengths.

Close-up of a sewing machine stitching red thread in a straight line on a black fabric strip placed under the presser foot. White machine surface.

Bring the raw ends of the binding together to form loops and pin them to the back of the top edge of the wall hanging. We placed our loops 2 inches from each top corner and then one in the center. To secure the loops in place, sew a seam following along the original quilt binding seam on the front of the wall hanging.

Close-up of a hand adjusting black fabric tabs and fasteners on cream and black canvas fabric laid on a wooden table.

Add strips of Velcro to the top, bottom, and sides of the right side (embroidered side) of the inset. We added strips (the loop side) along the entire top and bottom edge and 1 1/2 inch strips to center of each side. Pin the Velcro in place and then sew a 1/8 inch seam around the outer edges of each piece.

Hand holding edge of off-white fabric with colorful embroidered tree and five cartoon birds, a beehive, and a bee, pinned on a wooden surface.

Add the hook side of the Velcro strips along the entire top and bottom edges of the center opening on the back of the wall hanging. Pin the Velcro in place and sew a seam following the original top stitch along the front of the wall hanging around the center opening.