This apple pie design runs 9 sizes and 9 colours of warm autumn thread, Im proud of how the dome reads at the bigger hoops. Pie sits side-on, crust domed across the top with three little vent slits, fluted crimping wraps the rim all the way round. A bit of dark filling oozes from one edge and thats the mess that gives it character, the kinda thing a real warm pie does. Grey-blue plate underneath grounds the scene, espresso outline keeps it tidy.
Stitch counts climb from 8,706 up to 21,317 across the nine hoops. Nine colours run through, density lands at 477 stitches per inch squared which puts it on the lighter side of my complex range. Black outline carries most of the load near 4,700 stitches on the larger files, cream crimped crust comes second around 2,800, amber filling rolls in third. Pop a No.75 sharp through the needle bar and lay a medium cutaway under any knit ground.
Crimped edges use directional satin chasing the flutes, thats where the pinched-thumb look comes from. Dont skip the underlay on terry or waffle weaves or the fluting goes flat. Each vent slit fills with tatami plus a faintly darker shadow, real subtle. Plate is flat pale grey with a soft right-side shadow. Reach for the 4 inch file most often on tea towel corners, sizes step from 1.80 inches tall up to a 5.96 by 7.50 layout.
Run it onto kitchen linen, waffle tea towels, canvas aprons, pique pot holders, denim cafe shirts, quilted oven mitts. A bakery owner picked the 5.5 file last thanksgiving for branded aprons, the photos she sent showed how the crust colour realy popped on natural cotton. Drop topping under terry before hooping, swap a tearaway in for woven aprons. Avoid black or deep navy grounds, the espresso outline dissapear against em. Autumn farm-stand totes are where folks been picking this one up alot lately.
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.
- Waffle tea towel corner for kitchen and bakery merchWaffle towels handle the 4 inch hit, hoop with water-soluble topping and a No.75 sharp so the fluting stays crisp.
- Canvas baking apron chest for cafe or pie shop staffCanvas aprons love the 5.5 inch version, tearaway behind and a medium hoop centred above the front pocket seam.
- Pique pot holder front for autumn kitchen setsPique pot holders take the 3.5-inch run on the front panel, medium cutaway keeps the dense black outline flat.
- Denim chore shirt pocket for cottagecore baking loversDenim shirt pockets work great at 3 inches, tearaway and a small hoop with the pie tilted toward the seam.
- Quilted oven mitt cuff for farmhouse kitchen giftsQuilted mitts come out clean at 3.5 inches on the cuff band, use tearaway and a small hoop press.
- Cotton flour sack hand towel for thanksgiving tableFlour sack towels handle the 5 inch hit, tearaway behind with topping prevents fluffing on the crimped edge.
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.50 × 2.78 in | 9,681 |
| 4.00 × 3.18 in | 10,944 |
| 4.50 × 3.57 in | 12,421 |
| 5.00 × 3.97 in | 13,797 |
| 5.50 × 4.37 in | 15,384 |
| 6.00 × 4.76 in | 16,803 |
| 6.50 × 5.16 in | 18,257 |
| 7.00 × 5.56 in | 19,760 |
| 7.50 × 5.96 in | 21,317 |
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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