This little gnome has been one of my most-requested fall designs since I put him up. Hes wearing a leopard-print orange hat that flops over to one side, with a long cream beard that hides his whole face except for a lil pink nose poking out. Hugging a yellow pumpkin against his belly, hes adorable. Sunflowers cluster around his feet on the left. To the right, orange script lettering reads Happy Fall Y'all stacked across 3 lines, and its done in a casual hand-lettered style.
Im glad I drew this gnome up properly in Wilcom. The leopard cap is the standout colour-wise, those dark brown spots sit on top of solid orange satin, and ive run the fill direction to track the hat curve so it reads rounded instead of flat. Thats the thing thats hardest to get right on cartoon fills. Twelve colours total, eleven colour changes, and the trim count runs 179 at the tinniest size up to 192 on the bigger ones because of all the dots. Stitch counts go 16,387 at the 2.82 inch width up to 37,416 at the 6.05 inch.
Around november one customer messaged about putting this on cream linen kitchen towels for her mums autumn cottage. I told her grab a polymesh stabiliser, hoop the linen properly snug, and run a 75/11 microtex. The script section stitches easier than ya might think, those bigger orange letters are densely filled but the underlay holds the edges sharp. Skip cheap polyester thread on the beard, the satin column gets too long and youll see the bobbin pull through. Thats the one thing that bites people.
Stitch on tea towels, oven mitts, kids hoodies, autumn pillows, or a vendor apron. Cotton-poly twill is your friend here. For knits like a sweatshirt, fuse a lightweight cutaway to the back of the fabric before hooping, dont float it. Drop the speed when the leopard dots kick in, around 550 spm, so they land clean instead of registering off the orange base.
Nine sizes total. Pick the hoop you have and load the file.
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.
- Cosy autumn kitchen tea towels and oven mitt setsTea towels and oven mitts are the easy starter, cotton-poly handles the leopard hat density without puckering.
- Cottage-style throw pillows for autumn living roomsCream or oatmeal throw pillows show off the orange and yellow palette, ya can sell em as a 3-piece autumn set.
- Fall sweatshirts and kid pulloversKid pullovers and sweatshirts in cream or charcoal flannel knit hold the design when backed with a fusible cutaway.
- Coffee shop and farm stand market apronsMarket aprons for coffee shops and farm stands look killer in natural duck cloth, the gnome centres on the chest pocket.
- Wreath sash banners for front doorsFront-door wreath sashes in burlap or grosgrain ribbon read beautifully with the script side framed by autumn leaves.
- Thanksgiving table runner centre panelsTable runner centre panels space the design every 18 inches along the length for a thanksgiving cottage table.
- Reusable canvas tote bags for fall craft fairsTote bags in natural canvas for craft fairs are a steady seller, the gnome motif draws people over even before they read the script.
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 2.82 × 3.51 in | 16,387 |
| 3.23 × 4.01 in | 18,530 |
| 3.64 × 4.51 in | 21,280 |
| 4.04 × 5.01 in | 23,683 |
| 4.44 × 5.51 in | 26,171 |
| 4.85 × 6.01 in | 28,766 |
| 5.25 × 6.51 in | 31,462 |
| 5.65 × 7.01 in | 34,226 |
| 6.05 × 7.51 in | 37,416 |
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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