First I Drink the Coffee Embroidery Design, Instant Download

The quote wraps in a circle, the smaller capitalised words running along the top arc and bottom arc, and the word 'Coffee' sitting huge and swooping right in the centre in proper calligraphy script. A coffee cup with a little curl of steam sits at the top inside the ring, and three coffee bean shapes are scattered around to fill the space. Its all done in a single warm burnt orange, that deep amber tone thats almost terracotta in the right light.

Thats the thing about this design, the colour does alot of the personality work. On a cream or natural linen, that orange reads almost vintage. On white cotton it pops clean and modern. The circular format means it works well centred on a front pocket, on a kitchen towel, or on a mug mat without needing to think too hard about placement.

My sister-in-law told me to make this one. She kept sending me similar designs she found on pinterest and saying she wanted one on her kitchen apron for christmas last year. I finalised it in a single burnt orange so its genuinely easy to run, no colour stops, just hoop and go. One of those designs where the simplicity is the point.

Stitch it on a natural linen apron or a cream canvas kitchen towel and it looks like something from a proper homeware boutique. Send the 7.5-inch run on a large flour sack towel if youre doing kitchen gifts. Avoid very pale grey fabric because the orange can look slightly muddy compared to warm whites or naturals. The 4-inch version fits a front shirt pocket without fighting the seams.

Its a light design overall, so even the 8-inch version is manageable on most machines. Send me a message if the arc text is pulling at the corners and Ill advise on stabiliser weight.