Be Real Not Perfect Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Took the quote everyone keeps seeing on mugs and totes and actually digitised it properly. "Be Real" sits in flowing red cursive above, with a tiny red heart dotting the letter i. Below it, a solid black filled rectangle holds "not perfect" cut out in white satin knockout text. Thats the kind of high-contrast banner treatment thats harder to digitise than it looks, the density on the black infill has to be just right or the white letters bleed at the edges.

Its 2 colours: red first then black. Colour change happens once, 10 to 11 trims at the 3-inch size. The cursive on "Be Real" uses satin columns with underlay, so it sits up off the fabric with decent thread coverage even at the smallest 3 inch hoop. Ive also run it on black fabric with orange thread and it looks mad.

Specs: 4 sizes at 3, 4, 5, and 6 inch wide. Stitch count runs 5,969 at the smallest up to 16,566 at the 6-inch size. Color changes 1, trims 10 to 11. Digitised in the software I use with a fill underlay on the banner block and satin column work on the script letters. Pop a tearaway behind cotton or canvas. Switch to a cutaway on jersey or fleece. Stitch a topping over the banner section if youre on anything stretchy so the fill doesnt spread into the fabric texture. Skip pale grey fabrics with this one, the dark block loses its punch.

One customer ordered it for a valentines day gift on a boyfriend's gym bag, the 5-inch version in red and black on black cordura came out sharp. Message me if you want advice on thread substitutions for dark base materials.