This ones a face crop, just the chicken head, dead centre, staring directly at you with those enormous round eyes and a downward-pointing yellow beak. The comb at the top is a bunch of bold red teardrops fanning out like a crown, and the beak has that yellow-to-chartreuse colour split that makes it look almost like a cartoon arrow pointing down. Its a funny bird and Im suprised by how many people order it for adult apparel, it works really well on a pocket or cap as a kind of deadpan joke design.
Six colours: red fills the comb petals, grey sits under the eye rings as an undertone, bright yellow on the beak base, chartreuse for the beak highlight, dark red for the wattle, and black for the thick satin outlines and pupils. Five colour changes, twenty-five trims. Nine sizes from 2.98 inches wide all the way to 6.37 wide, heights run taller, 3.51 to 7.51 inches, so the portrait orientation gets more pronounced at the larger sizes. Stitch count 10,568 at the smallest, 29,092 at full size, density 608.
The eye area has alot going on, the swirled satin outlines that form the circular eye shape need a run-stitched underlay to anchor them before the fill, otherwise the circles can drift on stretchy fabric. Use cutaway on knits, full stop. On rigid fabrics like denim or canvas a tearaway works fine. Hoop with the beak area centred, not the top of the comb, the design is bottom-heavy enough that centering on the comb tips will push the beak out of the hooped zone on smaller frames. Bobbin thread should match or go neutral, with six colours and 25 trims theres a chance of bobbin showing at the satin edge joins if the tension isnt balanced.
A customer ordered this last month for a batch of staff aprons at a poultry shop, sent me a photo of 8 aprons lined up, each one with a different size. Ya can run this on heavy structured items aswell, twill caps, canvas totes, thick denim, the outline weights are robust enough to hold up on coarser fabrics without looking thin.
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.
- Cap front panel cartoon graphicthe 3-inch chest on a structured cap front panel; cap frame, cutaway backing, slow stitch speed on the dense comb fill.
- Tote bag pocket funny motifthe 4-in motif on the outer pocket of a canvas tote bag; tearaway on the stiff canvas, press firmly from the back after removing from hoop.
- Kids sweatshirt chest bold printThe 5-inch version centred on the front chest of a kids cotton sweatshirt in fleece; cutaway stabiliser, 40wt polyester, standard needle.
- Denim jacket chest caricaturethe mid-size 5 on the chest of a denim jacket; jeans needle for thick denim layers, firm tearaway, press seams flat before hooping.
- Embroidered patch twill backingStitch the chest 3.5 in on twill or felt for an iron-on patch; add fusible web backing after stitching and pressing, no stabiliser needed on stiff felt.
- Apron chest novelty designThe 4-inch version centred on the chest bib of a cotton canvas apron as a novelty kitchen gift; tearaway backing, medium hoop tension.
- Cotton tee left chest pocketthe 3-inch chest on the left chest pocket area of a cotton tee; cutaway stabiliser, ballpoint needle, 40wt thread, slow speed on the eye outlines.
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 2.98 × 3.51 in | 10,568 |
| 3.40 × 4.01 in | 12,431 |
| 3.83 × 4.51 in | 14,398 |
| 4.25 × 5.01 in | 16,503 |
| 4.68 × 5.51 in | 18,767 |
| 5.10 × 6.01 in | 21,126 |
| 5.52 × 6.51 in | 23,629 |
| 5.95 × 7.01 in | 26,271 |
| 6.37 × 7.51 in | 29,092 |
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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