Festive Holiday Love Word with Gifts Embroidery Design, Machine Embroidery Pattern, Instant Download

She sent me a photo after stitching this on a teacher tote, and honestly I wasnt even sure it would read well at 4 inches but it really does. The design spells out LOVE in four totally different decorated letters. The L is a red and white candy-stripe pole, the O is a big red polka-dot christmas ornament with little reindeer antlers growing out the top, the V is made from a yellow ruler and a red pencil leaning together, and the E is a chunky green striped letter. Tiny wrapped gift boxes, a globe, a stack of books and a pencil cluster scatter along the bottom edge, all in full colour.

12 colour threads altogether, 11 colour changes, which I wont pretend is nothing. Pop a firm cutaway under your fabric before hooping, this one really needs it, especially at the 5-6 inch range where the density hits around 1,178 stitches per square inch and the bobbin tension matters alot. At the largest 7.51 inch size the stitch count reaches 55,719 so give yourself time and dont rush the colour swaps. At 3.51 inches its 23,949 stitches, still plenty of detail but the gift boxes simplify a bit at that scale which actually looks fine.

Recognise that this runs long on machine time but every colour stop is worth it. Use the full-colour detail to your advantage on a white or cream cotton base where each thread pops cleanly. Send me a note if any of the satin fills on the letter outlines are gapping, sometimes a topping sheet over the fabric surface helps keep the directional underlay laying flat on textured weaves. Stitch it on a canvas teacher tote, a school apron, a cushion for a staff room, a white sweatshirt or a linen gift bag for a december end-of-term present.