Pulled together a student scene that doesnt feel like generic back-to-school clip art. Its a chibi Black girl sitting with her arms folded and leaning forward onto a stack of three books. Purple spine on top, yellow in the middle, teal on the bottom. Shes got two braid-bun puffs with purple ribbon bows, a teal short-sleeve top, gold stud earring, and a pink backpack with a yellow front pocket sitting beside her on the right like shes parked it there between classes.
The expression is calm and a lil bit proud, like shes in her element. The braid fills use a tight diagonal cross-hatch pattern that gives texture without going flat. Book spines have separate satin fill colours so each one reads as distinct. Backpack is pink satin with a yellow pocket section outlined in black. Eight colours total, digitised at 1058 stitches per square inch in professional digitising software. Ive seen this density stitch out really cleanly on stable woven fabric, just dont rush the speed settings on the book corners or the spine edges blur.
Four sizes: 4.01 by 3.21 inches at the small end, up to 7.01 by 5.61. Theres no tiny size here because the book spine labels and backpack pocket would collapse at anything smaller than 4 inches. Teachers Ive sold this to really go for the large size on canvas totes. One customer last september ordered a batch of 6 for a classroom gift at the end of summer term, stitched on natural canvas bags, and said the kids recognised the character immediately as someone who looked like them, that message stuck with me.
Use smooth cotton canvas, denim or twill for the sharpest output. Pick a natural, white or light grey base fabric so the teal top and pink backpack have room to pop. Hoop with a medium-heavy cutaway stabiliser, this stitch count needs a firm base. Float a water-soluble topping on any textured weave and peel it off under cold water once its done.
What people are using this design for
A starting point. The design works for plenty more than just this list, this is what folks have stitched it onto most.
- Teacher gift canvas tote for end-of-year classroom presentsStitch the large size on a duck-cloth tote and gift one to every student at the end of term; the girl-with-books image reads as celebratory and smart
- Students personalised back-to-school bagPersonalise a plain backpack front pocket panel with the 4-inch design so the student has her own character representing her on day one
- School librarian or reading teacher appreciation giftGive the large on a canvas bag to a school librarian or reading specialist who wants decor that reflects the kids in front of them
- Kids bedroom bookshelf display hoopStitch the 5-inch in a round hoop and prop it on a bookshelf bracket in a kids room next to actual books for shelf display
- Black History Month classroom project on a fabric panelUse the large size on a fabric panel as part of a Black History Month classroom display centred on girl scholars and achievers
- Iron-on patch for a girls school backpackHoop a small pre-cut patch, stitch the 4-inch version, and sew it onto the front flap of an existing school backpack
- Nursery teacher gift on a cotton apronEmbroider on a cotton apron for a nursery teacher who makes reading central to their classroom, the backpack detail makes it clearly school-specific
- Motivational kids room throw pillowPlace the 5-inch on a throw pillow in a kids room with a reading corner to reinforce that books and being brainy are celebrated here
Dimensions
4 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 4.01 × 3.21 in | 21,297 |
| 5.01 × 4.01 in | 27,308 |
| 6.01 × 4.81 in | 34,322 |
| 7.01 × 5.61 in | 41,594 |
Files & Formats
Eight machine formats included in one zip. Whichever your machine reads, its in the pack.
Plus a color chart for thread matching. See full format guide.
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Reyazul Masud Riham, hand-drawing every design on this site
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