The color splash light bulb is basically twelve colours packed inside a single bulb outline. The silhouette itself is a clean classic bulb shape with a thick black satin border, and inside that border every bit of the fill is broken into irregular paint-splash patches. Coral red, electric blue, lime green, hot pink, mustard yellow, violet, teal, tangerine, sky blue, mint, white, and the black outline cap. No single colour dominates, they all compete and theres nothing subtle about it. Thats the whole point.
Each colour patch is a separate tatami fill block with its own underlay pass, so the 12 colour changes are clean without bleed at the edges. At the full 7.5 inches wide the stitch count runs to 42,208, which honestly suprised me when I first built it because the density at 991 makes the fills sit really flat and close-woven. The smallest option is 4.5 inches wide. Still wide. Youre gonna want the bigger size if youre putting it on an apron or tote.
If you want the neatest result on a small piece stitch the 4.5-in across one firm canvas tote and accept that some of the finer colour boundaries will merge slightly. Still looks great. Big and bold. I made this for an art studio customer who needed something for their workshop aprons last february. She was recieved so well by the students that she came back for three more designs the next week.
Pick a plain white or pale cream base so all twelve colours read fully. Dont use navy or dark fabrics here, the darker fill colours like violet and teal just cant compete. Use a tear-away stabiliser on woven cotton and canvas, cutaway on anything stretchy. Run slow on the colour-change transitions, your needle sits in one spot a split second longer and if you rush the bobbin thread can pull through the face.
Hoop firm before you start. Twelve colour changes means twelve stops and restarts, the hoop needs to stay locked throughout. Text me through the shop if the file loads with wrong colour sequence and Ill check the DST build against the original.
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.
- Art studio workshop apronsStitch the 7-inch size on a white canvas apron for an art studio workshop and the twelve colours read from across the room.
- Creative agency office tote bagsEmbroider on a cream cotton tote and give it as a welcome gift to new creative agency staff starting in september.
- Kids art camp t-shirts and hoodiesPop the 4.5-inch on a white tee for a kids summer art camp and let the colour splash match the paint-stained theme.
- Craft room cushion cover centrepieceHoop the large version centred on a oatmeal pillow piece for a craft room and pair it with solid-colour throw pillows.
- Canvas zip pouch for pencils and brushesStitch the mid-size on the front of a canvas zip pouch and use it as a pencil case for an art student.
- Rainbow-themed classroom teacher giftsEmbroider the small size on a natural linen gift bag as a rainbow-themed end-of-year present for a primary school teacher.
- Makers market canvas bag merchandiseRun a batch of the mid-size on canvas tote bags and sell them at a craft fair or makers market as art-lover merchandise.
Dimensions
4 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 4.50 × 3.41 in | 25,031 |
| 5.00 × 3.78 in | 27,794 |
| 6.00 × 4.54 in | 33,481 |
| 7.50 × 5.68 in | 42,208 |
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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