Bold 1776 Patriotic Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Its the year 1776 in varsity block letters and its built to fill a shirt. The blue tatami fill on each numeral is packed with white satin stars, alot of em, scattered at angles the way youd see on a flag panel. Right through the middle of the design, cutting between the 7 digits, theres a thick lightning bolt shape done in a red and white checkerboard pattern. Bold black outlines hold the whole thing together so it reads sharp even on a moving body.

Three solid red satin stars sit underneath the numerals, spaced even, small enough that they anchor the composition without crowding the main text. The colour sequence is five threads: red first, then blue, white, red again for the stars, and black for the outlines. So 4 colour changes total, 74 trims at the 4-inch size. my professional tool digitised this with a proper tatami underlay on the blue fills so the star shapes dont sink on stretch fabric.

I made this one in may last year when a customer messaged me wanting something for a fire department 4th of july cookout tee. She needed it big enough to read from across the parking lot. The 7-inch version at 35k stitches delivered exactly that. Since then I get orders for this mostly from people doing patriotic merch for veteran charity events, july 4 block party giveaways and police department appreciation shirts.

Stitch it on navy or charcoal cotton and the blue almost disappears, which makes the white stars and red checkerboard pop out like they float. White shirts work aswell, different vibe but still punchy. Skip light grey or cream because the blue body goes muddy. Use a firm cutaway stabiliser here, the tatami density on the big size is alot to hold down on jersey or fleece.