This favourite of mine is a big maple leaf done in golden yellow outline only, no fill inside, with six autumn words stacked next to it in coral orange. The words are cider, bonfires, pumpkins, hayrides, falling leaves, and sweaters. Mixed handwritten script and block caps so each word has its own personality.
The leaf takes the full left half and the words tumble down the right side. I drew the leaf veining specifically so the empty centre wouldnt look hollow, you get just enough texture to hold the shape on light coloured fabric. The script words sit at a slight angle which gives the layout some movement instead of looking stiff and posterlike.
I get atleast two customer messages a week in october asking for autumn word art. A buyer in Vermont wrote me right after thanksgiving last year, she said she stitched eight of these for the welcome desk at her dental office. Patients kept stopping to ask her about it.
Stitch counts go 9323 around the 3.4 inch leaf to 20132 at the 7.2 inch leaf, 5 sizes total. Pair it with a tearaway backing on sturdy woven fabric, switch to cutaway when youre running jersey. The script colour changes happen 3 times so dont rush the trims, jump stitches between the words can pull if you go too fast.
Stitch this on cream tea towels, oatmeal sweatshirts, or a thanksgiving table runner in burlap. Skip dark fabric, the gold and coral wont show. Drop me a line on email if any size dosent unzip and I can resend the file by morning.
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.
- Cream tea towels for october hostess giftingStitch the words version on cream linen towels and bundle three with a sprig of dried wheat for october hostess gifts.
- Oatmeal sweatshirts for fall coffee shop staffCentered on the chest of an oatmeal crewneck the gold leaf and coral words look proper cosy for autumn cafe staff.
- Cotton tote bags for the october farmers marketHooped on natural cotton totes the design works for a saturday farmers market in mid october.
- Thanksgiving table runner panels on natural linenRepeat across a 60 inch linen runner so cider sits at one end and sweaters at the other.
- Welcome desk pillow at a dental or vet officeOne customer stitched eight of these for her dental office welcome desk last thanksgiving and folks kept asking.
- Lap quilt corners for autumn front porch throwsAdd to the corner of a heavy quilt in mustard or rust cotton for a front porch swing.
- Library book club aprons in mustard cottonHand-stitched onto the pocket of a mustard apron for the october library book club volunteers.
- Pumpkin patch family photo tee shirtsPop on family pumpkin patch tees in cream, the gold leaf reads at 20 feet for photos.
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 85.8 × 89.0 mm | 9,323 |
| 110.2 × 114.4 mm | 11,869 |
| 134.7 × 139.8 mm | 14,518 |
| 159.2 × 165.2 mm | 17,280 |
| 183.6 × 190.6 mm | 20,132 |
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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Reyazul Masud Riham, hand-drawing every design on this site
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