Cuties, I need some constructive critism. Is is okay to use different designs on a towel set or would it have been better to use the same design on both the hand towels and the bath towels? If so, should I have put the C design on the bath towels since it is larger and put the 3 tulips on the hand towels? What is the proper thing to do?

That is the beauty of what we do!! Imagination! You can do what ever you want, they are beautiful! And it gives other people ideas on what to do....I love them!

Very pretty and I love the way you mixed the design. I have done the tulip alpha and I'll bet your mother-in-law loves it too ~linda~

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by lindalee757 05 Mar 2011

Oh-I forgot to ask patsy-don't you remember where you got your triple tulips design from-so simple but so pretty *smiles*

by patsy28 05 Mar 2011

embroideydesigns.com is where I got the tulip. It is a single tulip so I duplicated and flip one tulip and duplicated and enlarged the middle tulip.

by patsy28 05 Mar 2011

embroideydesigns.com is where I got the tulip. It is a single tulip so I duplicated and flip one tulip and duplicated and enlarged the middle tulip.

by lindalee757 05 Mar 2011

thanks-and I did a typ-0! I didn't mean don't-I meant do lol. I do know how to speak proper English- I didn't check myself before I hit submit-sorry * =O) *

I like your set. The 2 differents are well, they match very well together.Your letter C is somptous, I recognize a cutealphabet.

Well I for one love it and I am sure your mother in law will be very, very happy with these...Well done.
* for U

I think it's a personal choice & I certainly like yours Well Done

These look great just as they are and would have been great either way. It's good that you have done them differently to how others might. Different is a good thing and it worked. Very nice set. I don't like to lose too much of a bath towel by using a big design either, and will often put the design below and/or on the border so there is more towel left to dry with.

They are very pretty. Love the colors you used

They are lovely.

I think they look really great and I am sure that your MIL will love them. It is good with embroidery that it is up to you. Way to go girlfriend

Patsy28 - I love your towels for your MIL.
I would have done the large Monogram on the Bath Towels and the Tulips on the hand towel - BUT I may have to revise my thinking. Your photo looks absolutely beautiful.
Yvonne

I think they are perfect. Love the color choice.

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by mnladyus 04 Mar 2011

I just noticed several "0's for flowers on the posts behind mine. Everyone wants to get these flowers, but why don't they give flowers back when they post? I gave flowers to all, even those that didn't give to the rest.

by patsy28 05 Mar 2011

I thought I had given flowers to all. I think my computer is so slow sometimes that I don't wait long enought between flowers for it to load. I will try to be more careful. I do appreciate all the comments and I love to give flowers too.

these look great.. but I would have done the monogram on the big towels and the small flowers on the hand.. but either way these look great.. you did a wonderful job.

Die sind ganz toll mit tulpen aus Amsterdam
I come from Holland and live 38years in Germany

They are lovely just the way you finished them!

Oh how pretty .your MIL will love these.
Lenamae

They look beautiful together - I wouldn't change a thing.

Beautiful set Patsy. Well done!

Patsy, this is a lovely gift set and so happy to hear that your MIL loved them, too.

lovely work

Thanks for all the wonderful comments! I really apreciate your advice and all your wonderful knowledge. I gave them to MIL today and she loved them. I looked in her yard and she had a big basket of yellow, orange, and red tulips blooming just like the towels!

Coordinating designs look nice together. I would have probably switched the bath and hand designs but that is just one opinion.

Very lovely, & such great color choices. I also used the Tulip Alpha on hand towels for my family last summer when they were all in town for a gathering. They loved them, as I am sure your MIL will love hers. And I, too, wondered about using such a large design on the hand towels, but they turned out beautifully. The way you have the bath towel designs positioned really compliments and underscores the monograms. They are absolutely lovely, I wouldn't change a thing.

I love them the way they are. They are beautiful. I was just thinking of doing the embossed tulip font myself. They are lovely for spring. Now I know I must do them. Where did you get the 3 little tulip designs?

Its ok & yours look like there comming to my house they do have a big C on them for Carolyn

I think they are beautiful this way and makes them look extremely elegant. Originally I thought they were handtowels and washcloths and I thought that you should switch them, but after re-reading and realizing they are bathtowels and handtowels - I don't think you should switch them at all. I think with all the stitching on the handtowel it might tend to be a bit more scratchy than the tulips alone and since a person typically wants that "soft" feeling when using a bathtowel I'd say its perfect just like it is. Don't think one more minute about it - you did an amazing job! Just Beautiful!!!

Beautiful!!!! Never would have thought to coordinate. Thank you for sharing such a neat idea. Now, because you asked for an opinion...I am not sure if I would use the tulips on the haand towel and C on the bath towel...or keep it just like you have it. I am just so impressed with the idea of coordinating. Thank you, thank you.

these stitched out really nicely. if my dil made these for me i would be happy no matter what the design. you are very nice to make them for her. =0)

Yes, the C design should be on the bath towels and the 3 tulips on the hand towels. This is just my opinion as their is no rules in embroidering designs --you can do whatever you want. I love the colors and the design is so pretty. *4U

They look lovely the way they are. It is your project and you can do what you want in my opinion.

Patsy,
Your towels are gorgeous! I'm sure that your mother-in-law will be delighted when she receives them...Barb

it's a lovely set this way!!!

Seeing them together like you have them, they look totally co-ordinated. You have done a really lovely job with this project. You MIL should be delighted with her gift.

I am always for the same, but looking at this I think they look fantastic and lovely colours. think she will be thrilled with such a beautiful present.

I think it's just fine like that, luckly we live in modern age so what ever u do it great there is no rule more, it fun every design it uniqu,it yours

Wonderful!

Beautiful! I would have done it this way just as you did it!

Nice! I like the colors and the layout. Warm and Happy and Spring is in the air.

These are very nice. Did you resize the Font? I wish I would have done that on my moms towel and I still can I have another one for her.
Thank you for showing us your beautiful towels.

Wonderful set!!! Beautiful color!!!

I love your towel set and colours. I don't think there is any right or wrong way to do these things, as long as you are happy with the result, but since you ask, I would probably put the C design on the bath towels.

These towels look beautiful. The choice is yours. As far as I am concerned as long as you are happy with your work that is all that matters. Having different designs means the towels can be used separately to the hand towels. I probably would have put the C on the towels but since this is your project you did it your way and it looks beautiful. Great work. Love the colours you used. Love Marg

Tuips are freebies from embroderydesigns and I believe the embossed font was from here or one of the sister sites.