Flower Garden Mama Lettering Embroidery Design, Instant Download

The mama letters run across the bottom in fat retro bubble shapes, 9 thread colours going from a deep red on the outer M's to a warm orange on the middle A's. Flowers grow straight up from the top of each letter like the letters are planters, cream daisies, orange open-face blooms, hot pink clusters and smaller purple buds all jumbled together. Butterflies sit in between the stems and there are those little 4-pointed star sparkles dotted through the whole thing. I've been digitising floral name designs for a while now and this one gets more last-minute mothers day orders than almost anything else in the shop.

Wilcom EmbroideryStudio digitising, 9 colour stops with 8 colour changes. Comes in 6 sizes from 4.22 x 5 inches right up to 8.43 x 10 inches. Stitch counts run from 28,169 at the smallest to 66,212 at the largest, so the big size has alot of thread in it and needs a secure hoop. Use cutaway stabiliser on knits and stretchy tees, tearaway works fine on a stable cotton twill. The satin columns on those large letters run directional fill rows so slow your machine down a bit if youre stitching the 8 inch version, especially on the first pass to check tension before you commit the whole piece.

One customer last month stitched the 7 inch version onto a denim jacket back and sent me a photo, honestly looked like something youd pay $80 for at a boutique. Run topping film over the floral section if youre going onto terry cloth or thick fleece so the underlay threads dont get swallowed up by the pile. Pair with a matching bobbin colour that sits close to your base fabric so any bobbin pullthrough stays invisible on lighter materials.

Hoop a cotton sweatshirt, the 6 inch sits nicely at chest centre without pulling. Pop the 5 inch on a canvas tote for a quick practical gift. Use the 10 inch for a large floor cushion or a lap blanket corner. Skip very thin organza or voile, the stitch density needs fabric with enough body to sit flat without puckering.