I made this one last september for a customer doing a farmers market booth, she wanted something for her staff aprons that didnt feel cliche. The first draft had only red apples, looked flat. I added the greens and the gingham cloth and it pulled together. Heres the file she ended up running on a dozen aprons.
Pack contains 9 sizes from 3.17 to 6.79 inches tall, and stitch counts run 11,224 up to 35,012 on the largest hoop. 7 colours total, two red shades, one green apple, one stem brown, one leaf green, and the basket tan plus the gingham red. Density is 688 spi, which is on the lighter side because the apples have directional fill that does most of the visual work. Cleans up fast on the bobbin side too.
Use cutaway stabiliser, the basket weave needs the support or itll shift, the apples want a clean surface to seat on top. Hoop tight, no float. Pop a sharp 80/12 embroidery needle in. Skip topping unless your fabric is brushed cotton or terry.
The stitch order runs basket weave first, gingham cloth second, apples third, then stems and leaves last as the topstitch layer. I get messages from customers wanting to recolour the apples to all green for granny smith vibes, and you can easy do that by swapping the red thread for a lighter green. Email me if your machine cant open the format and ill remake it.
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.
- Apron bib panelFarmers-market staff apron bib was the original brief from a customer with a dozen aprons; the gingham cloth pulled the design together.
- Tea towel cornerCotton kitchen towel corner two inches up from the hem, mid-weight cutaway holds the basket weave through dish-drying rotations.
- Quilt centre blockQuilt-block centre patch floated with cutaway and framed in farmhouse patchwork, my customer pieced this into a fall-harvest bedspread.
- Tote bag frontReads as cottage-orchard rather than generic-fruit, which a teacher said when the order came through ten canvas-tote favours for a retirement party.
- Kitchen wall hangingLinen wall-hanging fabric panel hung on a thin dowel rod, two cutaway layers underneath give enough body to hang flat without curl.
- Pot holder squareQuilted pot-holder square stitched with heat-resistant poly thread; cutaway anchors the dense apple fills through oven-handle pulls.
- Cushion cover frontLinen cushion cover front two inches up from the seam line, the directional apple fill catches light like real orchard fruit.
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.50 × 3.17 in | 11,224 |
| 4.00 × 3.62 in | 13,460 |
| 4.50 × 4.07 in | 15,917 |
| 5.00 × 4.53 in | 18,484 |
| 5.50 × 4.98 in | 21,430 |
| 6.00 × 5.43 in | 24,396 |
| 6.50 × 5.88 in | 27,434 |
| 7.00 × 6.33 in | 31,185 |
| 7.50 × 6.79 in | 35,012 |
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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