Its a rooster face staring straight at you, completely deadpan, wearing the most oversized pink cat-eye glasses you've ever seen. Little heart details on each temple. Teal and black feathers fanning out at the bottom, a red and white spotted comb up top, big round cartoon eyes with white satin circles, orange-yellow beak, red wattles. I been working on farm animal designs for a while and this one just cracked me up every time I looked at it while digitising.
The stitch work on this is genuinely dense. I digitised the feathers in directional tatami fill so they fan out properly and dont look flat, and the pink glasses frame uses satin stitch to get that glossy border effect. You need a cutaway stabiliser underneath for this one, not tearaway, because the pull from the underlay on those teal fills is alot and tearaway just wont hold it square. Use a topping on anything with texture like fleece or terry so the feather details dont sink. This runs nicely on medium-weight denim or a thick canvas tote, anywhere the 5 or 6 inch size has room to breathe.
A grocery shopping tote suits the 6 inch well, enough room around the handles for it to sit cleanly. The 4 inch drops onto a bib without crowding the neckline and the colours still read clearly at that size. Centre it carefully on a zipped pouch front and leave at least a half inch margin on each side. Hoop your fabric drum-tight before you start because at 25,000 to 71,000 stitches theres real tension building up and any slack will shift the registration on those glasses frames. Use a 75/11 needle with 40-weight thread so the satin outlines stay crisp and dont build up too thick in the corners.
A friend of mine ordered three of em last month, one for a kitchen apron, one for a canvas market bag, and one on a youth hoodie for her daughter who cant get enough of chickens. Add a stabiliser scrap under any hooped area that has seams nearby so the bobbin thread holds even tension. Pick the 3.5 inch for shirt pockets, its small but still reads the glasses shape clearly at that scale.
Get in touch and Ill split it for a smaller hoop.
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.
- Canvas tote bagThe 6 inch fills a grocery tote front panel cleanly, pink glasses pop against natural canvas.
- Kitchen apronStitch the 5 inch centred on an apron chest panel for maximum kitchen personality.
- Denim jacket back panelThe 7.5 inch fills a denim jacket back without feeling cramped, colours stay bold on dark denim.
- Zippered pouch frontRuns clean across a zipped pouch front when you leave a half inch clearance on each side.
- Baby bibThe 4 inch drops onto a bib without crowding it, still readable at that scale.
- Youth hoodie chestCentre the 4 inch on a youth hoodie chest above the kangaroo pocket seam.
- Farm-theme throw pillowA farm-theme pillow in cream linen shows off the teal and pink contrast really well.
- Tea towelIron on a firm cutaway backing before hooping a tea towel, terry cloth needs the extra support.
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.50 × 2.83 in | 25,460 |
| 4.50 × 3.64 in | 35,399 |
| 5.50 × 4.44 in | 45,890 |
| 6.50 × 5.27 in | 58,209 |
| 7.50 × 6.08 in | 71,461 |
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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