My friend has a small hobby farm and she texted me a photo of this stitched on a white linen apron she made and it was exactly right. Just a baby calf looking up at you with those big cartoon eyes, half hidden in a scruffy patch of grass. Single black thread, no fill at all, so its fast to stitch and works on any light coloured fabric without complicated thread planning.
One colour, one stop. Run a layer of medium tearaway behind the fabric before hooping and youre set. Use a fresh needle before you start, the muzzle and eye details need a sharp point to come out clean. The trim count runs high because each grass blade gets its own path, around 128 at the smallest baseline reaching 152 at the largest, but thats also what gives it that hand drawn illustration quality rather than a computer graphic look. Stitch the grass field first, then the face, or your machine will be jumping back into the detailed areas. Text me anytime something doesnt look right.
Nine sizes from 3.5 inches wide 7.5 ceiling, roughly square proportions. The 5-inch version is where the grass detail really starts to seperate and read properly. Cheerful design, not just for farm projects. At 4682 stitches on the 3-in size up to 8186 on the 7.5-in size, runs clean on cream cotton, linen, or fleece.
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.
- Farm-themed kids clothing: bibs, onesies, and toddler teesA 4-inch version sits perfectly centered on a bib or toddler tee front with room to breathe around it.
- Country kitchen linens and apronsWhite linen tea towels or aprons stitch up fast and look charming as handmade kitchen gifts.
- Hobby farm gift items and craft fair productsCountry fair and craft market customers consistently go for farm animal designs on handmade goods.
- Back-to-school bags and lunch totes with a countryside themeThe loose grass-and-face composition fills a lunch bag front panel nicely at the 5-inch size.
- Nursery wall art for a farmhouse-style baby roomHooped on cream cotton in a round hoop it reads like a proper nursery illustration on the wall.
- Denim overalls and dungarees for young childrenSingle black thread on light denim gives a vintage storybook print quality on dungaree bib sections.
- Tote bags and market bags for farmers market shoppersNatural canvas tote with this design on the front is exactly the kind of thing farmers market regulars snap up.
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.50 × 3.02 in | 4,682 |
| 4.00 × 3.45 in | 5,139 |
| 4.50 × 3.89 in | 5,563 |
| 5.00 × 4.32 in | 5,989 |
| 5.50 × 4.75 in | 6,446 |
| 6.00 × 5.18 in | 6,887 |
| 6.50 × 5.61 in | 7,320 |
| 7.00 × 6.04 in | 7,775 |
| 7.50 × 6.48 in | 8,186 |
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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