Holler at me if you've seen a duck this unhinged. It's a chubby little cartoon duckling, round as a tennis ball, standing upright with a hunting knife held out in one wing like it means business. Big shiny kawaii eyes, orange beak pulled into a smug little smirk. And arched over the top in chunky rounded lettering: Don't Duck with Me. Its a whole attitude in one design.
The body is a soft pale satin fill with grey shading on the belly to give it that rounded puffball shape. Orange beak and webbed feet are a warm saturated fill with darker outline detail so the toes actually read as separate. The knife blade is a teal-green directional fill with a little four-point sparkle highlight stitched right in, and the handle is a warm brown with woodgrain lines running through it. Eleven colours total and up to 37,761 stitches on the largest size, so run this one on a stable woven fabric with a firm cutaway stabiliser and youll get crisp outlines all the way through.
Biggest size is 6.88 by 7.51 inches. Smallest is 3.21 by 3.51. But the medium sizes around 5 inches are the sweet spot for tote bags and shirts where you want the text to read clearly from a normal distance. A customer stitched the 5-inch version last autumn on a midnight canvas tote and the white satin fill really pops. She said three people in the queue at the farmers market asked where they could buy one.
Stitch it on black, charcoal, navy or any dark fabric for maximum contrast on the white body. Avoid pale backgrounds, the outline reads fine but you lose the drama. Use medium cutaway behind, a 75/11 sharp needle, and hoop the material firm so the dense outline sections dont pull. Dont rush the colour changes on this one, eleven stops means take your time, and the result comes out clean. Holler at me if the teal knife blade fill is reading too blue on your monitor because I can point you to a thread code that hits the right green-teal in person.
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.
- Canvas tote bags with a dark background for maximum contrastStitch 5 inches on a midnight canvas tote and the white satin duck body pops hard against the dark background, text reads perfectly from 10 feet away
- Funny gift shirts for duck-obsessed friends and familyGift a black crewneck with this on the chest to any friend who has a 'duck phase' and watch them wear it every single week
- Halloween costume accessories or trick-or-treat bagsIron onto a canvas trick-or-treat bag for a kid who wants the funniest Halloween kit at the door
- Farmers market vendor aprons with a cheeky personalityPop it on a dark canvas apron for a farmers market stall selling eggs or poultry, its the kind of thing that starts conversations
- Pillow covers for a game room or man caveCenter it on a dark cushion cover for a game room shelf, the kind of decor that gets a double-take from every new visitor
- Iron-on patches for denim jackets or backpacksHoop a patch blank in the small 3.5 and sew it onto a denim jacket lapel for a low-key funny statement
- Kids birthday party bags with a silly threat themeEmbroider on a canvas goodie bag and hand them out at a kids party, parents will be asking you where you got the design
- Sweatshirts for people who work in poultry or agricultureStitch the large size on a dark sweatshirt for a farm worker birthday gift that actually matches their humour
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.21 × 3.51 in | 14,581 |
| 3.67 × 4.01 in | 17,092 |
| 4.13 × 4.51 in | 19,521 |
| 4.59 × 5.01 in | 22,222 |
| 5.05 × 5.51 in | 25,059 |
| 5.51 × 6.01 in | 28,094 |
| 5.97 × 6.51 in | 31,017 |
| 6.42 × 7.01 in | 34,368 |
| 6.88 × 7.51 in | 37,761 |
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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