{"product_id":"gnome-sewing-2","title":"Gnome Sewing Embroidery Design, Sewing Gnome Quilter Pattern, Instant Download","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe gnome has that classic look: barely any face visible, mostly just the big nose poking out from under the pointed hat, and oversized feet planted wide. But the hat here is a rich red with visible banded satin columns running across the cone rather than a flat fill, and the outfit has proper colour-blocked sections with at least 10 thread colours giving the whole gnome depth and warmth. The sewing items in its hands sit small but recognisable, which is genuinely hard to digitise cleanly at this scale. The whole character sits in a roughly square footprint at each of its 5 sizes from 3.5 reaching 7.5 inches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStitch density is 952 which is on the high end, and the total count tops out at 53,506 on the full 7.5-inch version. Thats a long hoop session. Id budget 90 minutes minimum on a standard home machine for the biggest size and keep an eye on your bobbin because 10 colour changes and that stitch density chews through thread in a way that sneaks up on you if youre not checking. Cutaway stabiliser is needed here, medium-weight minimum. The dense hat and clothing sections need proper backing or you get puckering at the colour-change boundaries where the fill sections meet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSewers and quilters love this design and I sell it constantly to people making tote bags for craft room decor or gifts for sewing friends. My customers buy it more for gifting to other sewers than for any other purpose. One customer told me last spring she stitches one of these every time she finishes a big quilt, like a little reward project for herself. And honestly thats exactly the right energy for it. Best results on natural linen or a sturdy cotton canvas where the weight of the fabric holds up to the density without pulling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUse linen or heavy cotton, avoid anything with stretch. Go with the 5-inch for tote bags, the 7.5-inch for a proper wall piece or quilt label, and the 3.5-inch if you want it on a project bag side pocket. The hat texture and colour banding really sings at the bigger sizes where theres room for the detail to show up clearly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Re Embroidery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46269364142230,"sku":null,"price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/6262\/9270\/files\/GnomeSewingMachineEmbroideryDesign.png?v=1772423434","url":"https:\/\/reembroidery.com\/products\/gnome-sewing-2","provider":"Re Embroidery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}