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At 1st Sewing Center we love our Embroidery and have partnered with
Oklahoma Embroidery Supply & Design (OESD)
to bring you the best designs and products to make your creative talents shine.
Check this space for our Embroidery Design of the Month and to shop our recommended designs
that we love.

April 2024 Design of the Month

Freestanding Summer Straw Toppers

Scissortail Stitches

Get ready to sip in style with this adorable set of Freestanding Summer Straw Toppers! They're the perfect machine embroidered accessory to bring a little extra fun to your summer party tablescape. Grab your favorite drink and let's cheers to what's sure to be the best and most creative summer ever!

June 2023 Design of the Month

Friendship Mug Rugs
Showing love and appreciation to your friends is easy when you gift them some embroidered Friendship Mug Rugs! They'll be reminded of your special bond each time they sip their coffee or tea.
Colorfully embroidered freestanding lace tea light holders


March 2023 Design of the Month


Freestanding Lace Spring Tea Light Holders
Blooms and flourishes wrap around these freestanding springtime structures making them beautiful from every angle!

February 2023 Design of the Month


In-The-Hoop Candy Heart Bunting by Scissortail Stitches
This Candy Heart Bunting - created right in your embroidery hoop- is an adorable arrangement of classic conversation hearts. It's sure to be the talk of the town this Valentine's Day season!
January 2023 Design of the Month

A Gnome for all Seasons by Andi Metz
'A Gnome for All Seasons' by Andi Metz is a set of nine adorable gnomes to decorate your home throughout the year. These playful characters are each dressed and accessorized to match a holiday or a season. Whether you're stitching Christmas decorations, a springtime garden flag, or a Valentine treat, you’ll be sure to find an embroidery design to suit your needs!

December 2022 Design of the Month

Winter Whimsy Snow Globes
There's a Winter Whimsy Snow Globe to suit every stitcher's holiday style! Each ornament contains a miniature scene covered with clear vinyl for an authentic snow globe look, sure to make your holiday décor merry and bright. Accentuate further with some fun sparkle vinyl for a fun shimmering affect! With snowflakes, nutcrackers, poinsettias, and more to stitch, these Snow Globes will add sparkle to any winter display.

November 2022 Design of the Month

Tiny Beasts by Tula Pink
The Tiny Beasts collection by Tula Pink features a colorful menagerie of stylish animals and florals. You’ll find combinations of bears and bees, raccoons and their trash-to-treasure finds, and even a dandelion hedgehog! These fanciful and fun designs vary between smaller accents and amazingly large statement pieces.

Featured OESD Products



1st Sewing Center Bloomington is also a Designs on Demand location for OESD. Stop into our Bloomington location to purchase any of the available OESD Embroidery and Quilting designs. We will download them onto your device ready USB drive. Your purchase will also be available through your existing OESD account order history so you will always have its history.