Funny Chicken Embroidery Design, Machine Embroidery Pattern, Instant Download

At 53,426 stitches on the largest size, this ones a proper workout for your machine. The feathers use tight directional satin runs, each colour shooting out at its own angle so they dont clump together under the needle. Theres a polka-dot bow sitting dead centre on the head, stitched with a satin underlay to keep those white dots crisp against the hot pink, and the big cartoon eyes use circular tatami fill for the grey sclera before the golden yellow irises go on top. Its dense, and that density gives the design that punchy stuffed look you want.

The humour sits right inside the stitch file. Below the face you get bold block text in black satin, "I may look calm but in my head Ive pecked you 3 times," and it reads sharp from across the room on a 6 inch hoop. Last week a woman who coaches little kids in a farm-themed classroom wrote to me saying she hooped it onto a canvas pouch and the whole class lost it when they saw the quote. That kind of reaction is exactly why I made this. Six colours swap through in total: cobalt blue, hot pink, golden yellow, forest green, black, and orange for that beak.

Needs a cutaway stabiliser on stretchy jersey tees but worth it once its hooped tight, the feather points wont gap on you. Use a topping on fleece or any looped terry fabric so the fill stitches sit above the pile. Pop it on denim at the 5 inch size and the text lands just right under the design without crowding the hem. Skip the tear-away for canvas totes or twill aprons, those fabrics need something sturdier underneath to hold all that jump stitch travel between the feather spikes. Iron the back flat after you pull it out of the hoop.

Flag me down if the trims run long on your setup.