Its a pumpkin in a cowboy hat and honestly I dont know why that combination works so well, but it realy does. The word HOWDY arches over the top in rope-style lettering, that kind of knotted western font that looks like its been tied out of actual twine. The design is a classic round shape, orange with carved triangle eyes and a wide grin, and theres a little cluster of green leaves tucked under it at the base. Ten colours in total: burnt orange for the main body, warm brown for the hat and rope text, green for the leaves, plus a few lighter shades to build the dimensional shading on the skin.
I digitised this one in Wilcom EmbroideryStudio with directional stitching on the ridges so they look like actual ridges, not just stripes painted on. The hat brim uses satin fill and the rope lettering runs in a tight satin column that reads clean even at smaller sizes. Stitch count runs from about 25k at the smallest up to 58k at the largest, so this is a dense design and you'll want a proper cutaway stabiliser under it. Dont skimp on that, the density is real.
A customer last october ordered a batch of these for her kids fall festival shirts and she came back for the halloween version aswell. That kind of response tells me people are using this for alot more than just shirts. Tote bags, fall wreaths stitched onto burlap, denim jacket backs, kitchen towels for October, throw pillows. It travels well across fabric types.
Use a medium-weight cutaway stabiliser for knit shirts and jersey. For canvas totes or denim you can go lighter. The 9 available sizes go from 3.51 inches wide up to 7.51 inches wide so theres a fit for most standard hoop sizes. Stick to solid or lightly textured backgrounds, that knotted text needs a clean surface to read properly.
And if you run into any issue with the download or the file wont open in your software, just reach out and I'll fix it right away.
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.
- Fall festival t-shirts for kids and adultsLooks great on plain orange or cream cotton shirts for school fall events and harvest festivals.
- Halloween and autumn tote bagsThe western pumpkin vibe fits autumn market totes in natural canvas or tan cotton perfectly.
- October kitchen towels and tea towelsStitch it onto cream linen or cotton tea towels for a fun October kitchen refresh.
- Denim jacket back patchesBig enough at 7.5 inches for a denim jacket back with plenty of presence.
- Thanksgiving throw pillowsWorks on oatmeal or rust-coloured pillow covers as a seasonal centrepiece.
- Fall wreath burlap center panelsStitch onto burlap or hessian panels and wire into a fall wreath for a handmade market look.
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.51 × 3.10 in | 24,955 |
| 4.01 × 3.54 in | 28,613 |
| 4.51 × 3.98 in | 32,401 |
| 5.01 × 4.42 in | 36,370 |
| 5.51 × 4.87 in | 40,478 |
| 6.01 × 5.31 in | 44,605 |
| 6.51 × 5.75 in | 49,087 |
| 7.01 × 6.19 in | 53,537 |
| 7.51 × 6.64 in | 58,211 |
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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Reyazul Masud Riham, hand-drawing every design on this site
Every design on Re Embroidery is hand-digitized by one person. Each file gets sketched, color-matched, and stitch-tested on real fabric before it earns a place in the shop. No team. No auto-conversion from images. Just slow, deliberate work, sometimes three or four days per design.
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