Pulled this one together around late summer and its held up as one of the more popular christmas pieces since. The layout is a tall narrow column with three big block HO letters stacked on top of each other, a red santa hat perched at the very top, and right in the middle a santa belt with an orange-gold buckle breaking up the text. Bold and punchy, kinda like a retro holiday sign you'd see outside a toy shop in december.
Three colours in this one: red for the hat and belt, orange for the buckle square, black for the HO lettering. The satin density on the block letters sits at about 605 stitches per square inch so theyre solid without feeling heavy. Smallest run is 3,633 stitches at the 3.5 inch build, largest goes up to 8,346 stitches at 6.51 inches. I get messages from people asking if the belt area sits cleanly on thicker towelling and yes it does. Use cutaway stabiliser underneath and go slow through the buckle section where 3 colours sit close together.
Stitch this on a wine bag, a hand towel, the back panel of a christmas apron, a jute tote. Pop it on a felt tree skirt border. And the door hanger crowd loves it because the narrow footprint fits on a skinny blank without crowding. Add a topping layer of solvy on terry cloth so those block letter edges come out crisp. Dont skip the topping on towelling or youll get loops catching in the satin.
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.
- Christmas door hanger blanks, tall narrow column fits without trimmingThe tall narrow proportions sit neatly on a 2-inch-wide door hanger blank without needing to resize
- Holiday apron back panel or bib frontCentre the design on the back yoke of an apron for a fun peek-a-boo reveal
- Kitchen hand towels and tea towels for december giftingRunning 4 inch across a hand towel looks balanced, use medium-weight cutaway stabiliser
- Wine gift bags for christmas hampersThe 5 in mid-size fills the front panel of most wine gift bags perfectly
- Felt tree skirt border, repeated across the hemSpace 3 repeats evenly around a 60-inch tree skirt hem for a coordinated look
- Kids christmas sweatshirts, centre chest placementHoop a 6x10 frame, the largest size fits with room to spare on a child's hoodie chest
- Jute or canvas tote bags for holiday marketsWorks on natural jute with a water-soluble topping to keep block letter edges clean
- Stockings, stitch down the front panelFit the tiny 3.5 fits left-chest down the front of a standard Christmas stocking
Dimensions
3 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.51 × 1.15 in | 3,633 |
| 5.51 × 1.80 in | 6,657 |
| 6.51 × 2.12 in | 8,346 |
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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