This colourful arch is a bit different from the standard nursery rainbow. Five nested bands, no gaps, sitting right on top of each other. Outer band scarlet red, second band dark magenta, then tangerine orange, then a dark forest green, and the innermost arch lands in jet black. The feet of the rainbow extend a lil past the curve so it sits like a small archway. Theres no central heart or charm on this one, its just the five bands clean and tight.
Five colours, four colour changes per run. 4 sizes from 1.06 inch up to 3.16 inch. Stitch counts go 1901 at the smallest, then 3,326, then five thousand and finally 7,117 at the biggest. Density at 499 is on the heavier side, the multi-band layout means theres a bunch of dense satin packed into a small footprint. Digitised in my software, sketchy satin underlay on each colour band, with a directional fill so the bands dont bleed into each other on knit fabric.
One customer stitched this on a sage cotton kids tee back in september for her sons fourth birthday party, the dark green band picked up the sage shirt and the whole thing read warm and earthy. She used heavy cutaway stab behind it, five dense bands on knit will warp if youve got no support.
Best on light to medium fabrics, cream, oatmeal, sage, sand, dusty pink. Skip black fabric, the inner black band wont read. Hoop firmly with medium cutaway on jersey, full cutaway on fleece. Pop water-soluble topping on any waffle weave or terry, itll keep the bands from sinking. Slow ya machine to 600 spm on the colour stops, four changes back-to-back can drag thread if youre running fast.
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.
- boho kids tee chest designStitch the 3-inch size on a sage cotton kids tee chest with heavy cutaway stabiliser to support the dense bands
- cot quilt block colourful accentAdd the 2.5-inch onto a cot quilt block accent, mount on cream quilting cotton with mesh stab behind it
- canvas nursery tote pocketRun the 2-inch on a canvas nursery tote pocket, the dense bands pop well against natural tan or oatmeal canvas
- kids cotton tote bag for daycarePop the 3-inch onto a kids cotton tote for daycare in dusty pink or sage with medium cutaway behind
- newborn onesie chest tiny motifEmbroider the smallest 1.06-inch on a newborn onesie as a tiny chest motif, light cutaway and slow machine speed
- 5-inch hoop kids room wall artHoop the 3-inch in a 5-inch wooden hoop frame for kids room wall art with linen backing and oak rim
- denim baby bib appliqué frontPick the 2.5-inch for a denim baby bib front, use heavy cutaway as the dense rainbow on denim wants stability
- muslin swaddle corner motifUse the 2-inch on a muslin swaddle blanket corner with tearaway plus water-soluble topping for fine cotton
Dimensions
4 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 1.06 × 1.51 in | 1,901 |
| 1.76 × 2.51 in | 3,326 |
| 2.46 × 3.51 in | 4,854 |
| 3.16 × 4.51 in | 7,117 |
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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