Coffee Pot and Croissant Embroidery Design, Kitchen Cafe Machine Pattern, Instant Download

My sister in law has a small cafe and last march she asked me to stitch something for her barista aprons that felt French cafe-ish, not American diner-ish. Thats what I made, a moka pot and croissant, 11 colours, 15510 stitches, nearly square at 3.24 inches wide by 3.48 tall. The density is 213 which is just right for the level of detail in the croissant layers and the metallic sheen on the coffee pot lid and handle.

I digitised it in industry-grade software and the croissant was the tricky part, getting layered satin to read as buttery and warm without looking like a flat yellow rectangle takes proper directional fills running with the flake lines of the pastry. The pot body has an underlay that builds up some dimension before the dark fill goes down, its what makes the pot look solid rather than printed. Use knit-friendly cutaway on aprons and tea towels, the heavier stabiliser stops the dense fill from pulling the fabric in during long runs. Tearaway is fine on rigid woven fabrics like cotton canvas.

Pop it on a linen apron and it reads like something from a Parisian kitchen market. Add it to a set of cotton napkins and youve got a matched brunch set. Run it on a canvas tote and people assume you bought it at an artisan market, Im gonna level with you, I get asks about this one pretty regularly from customers who say theyre customising gifts for coffee-obsessed friends. Avoid stitching on dark brown fabrics, the pot disappears into the background. Stick to cream, white, grey or sage green grounds.

Hoop tight on a medium cutaway, run at 700 spm, and press on the reverse with a pressing cloth when done to flatten the satin passes cleanly.