BBQ Chef Gnome Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Round little gnome in a tall white chef hat with a red hatband, wearing a short grilling apron over his gnome outfit, holding a long metal spatula at his side. Behind him theres the outline of a dark grill, just enough to tell the story. Its 10 colours all up, which is a lot of thread changes, but each one is doing real work: the white hat, the apron, the grill grates, the wooden spatula handle, the gnome boots and face shading are all separate. Stitch count runs from 19,655 up to 41,693 at the largest 7-inch size.

The character is stocky and round, classic gnome proportions, big hat and tiny feet showing below the apron hem. Nose is a big round bulb in warm tan, which is kind of the whole personality of the thing. I kept the face simple on purpose so it reads well at smaller sizes too. Four sizes from 4.01 to 7.01 inches wide, portrait proportion, height between 3.9 and 6.82 inches, a bit wider than tall so it sits well on an apron front or a tote panel.

A customer told me last july that this was her third gnome design from the shop. She was building a whole gnome BBQ kitchen set for her brother-in-law as a birthday gift, apron, tea towels and a canvas bag. She ran all three gnomes in coordinating colourways and it looked like a proper merch set when she was done.

Text me through the shop if you want advice on fabric weight for a specific project. Stitch the mid 5 inch across a kitchen tea towel for a gift set. Pop the smaller version on a tote bag for a grilling enthusiast who doesnt take himself too seriously. Anchor with mid-weight cutaway under it because 41k stitches on the big size needs solid backing or the apron fill sections will pucker. Best run on natural canvas or tight cotton weave.

Ease the machine speed when running the grill grate sections, directional fill stitching at small scale can shift if you rush it. The crown fill on the chef hat is the densest area so check your tension before starting. If any colour register slips on the face detailing Im happy to troubleshoot it with you.