So the hen is dressed up and the rooster looks like hes showing off a bit. Shes the smaller one on the left wearing a red ruffled dress hem and a blue bow at her throat, beak tipped up like shes mid-conversation. Hes the tall one on the right, white feathers fanned out in a proper proud tail, comb bright red, beak open just enough to look like he might crow any second. Theyre standing on a short green grass strip with a few tiny white wildflowers between their feet, which stops em from looking like theyre floating mid-air.
Eight colour changes but nothing unexpected. White satin fills for the main body feathers, with directional stitching on the tail and wing to give a feather-separation look rather than one flat block of white. Red satin for the comb, wattle, and the hens dress ruffle. The blue bow is a small dense fill with a centre highlight stitch. Yellow for beak and legs. Green for the grass base. Small white flowers use a simple petal-out radial fill. Its a lot of detail for a farmyard scene but it stitches clean at 573 stitches per square inch, which is firm enough to hold the edges without puckering.
Five sizes from 2.68 by 3.51 inches up to 5.73 by 7.51 inches. Largest tops out at 24,658 stitches so budget about 35 to 40 minutes on a mid-range home machine. Smallest works well on an apron bib or tote front. Biggest fills a cushion panel or a large canvas bag without needing to resize. One customer sent photos last autumn of this stitched on a set of country kitchen tea towels given as a housewarming gift and it looked genuinely charming rather than kitschy.
Light natural cotton, cream linen or pale country-blue fabric are the best backgrounds. The white feathers need a light ground to read properly so dont go dark. Avoid patterned fabric too, the detail gets lost. Pop mid-weight cutaway behind for anything knit or stretchy. Tearaway works fine on tightly woven canvas or denim. Float topping on terry cloth if youre doing a kitchen towel.
Drop me a note if the grass strip pulls up at the edges and Ill share the stitch sequence notes.
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.
- Cotton kitchen aprons for farmhouse-style kitchensStitch the 5-in design on the bib of a cream cotton apron as a gift for someone who runs a backyard flock or loves a farmhouse kitchen
- Canvas tote bags for a country market haulPut the mid size on the front panel of a natural canvas tote a person uses for a weekend farmers market run
- Linen tea towels as a housewarming gift for farm loversEmbroider the smaller size on a set of linen tea towels and tie them with twine as a housewarming gift for a rural home
- Cushion covers for a cottage or farmhouse living roomCentre the largest size on a cream cushion cover for a cottage sofa and pair it with a gingham throw
- Childrens denim overalls or canvas backpacksUse the 3-inch size on the chest of childrens denim overalls or on the front pocket of a canvas kids backpack
- Fabric placemats for a farmyard-themed dining setStitch the small size onto hemmed fabric rectangles to make a set of four farmyard placemats with coordinating napkins
- Baby room wall art for an animal nurseryFrame the large size in a wood hoop and hang it as nursery wall art in an animal or farm-themed baby room
- Drawstring produce bags for a country kitchenEmbroider the small size on a set of cotton drawstring bags used to store onions, garlic, or herbs in a country kitchen
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 2.68 × 3.51 in | 11,833 |
| 3.44 × 4.51 in | 14,895 |
| 4.20 × 5.51 in | 18,081 |
| 4.97 × 6.51 in | 21,288 |
| 5.73 × 7.51 in | 24,658 |
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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