This one took a while to get the composition right. The heart is the full shape and everything lives inside it: the pulse line runs clean across the top half in black satin, birds scatter upward through the right side in red, and the script fills the lower interior reading The Moment your Heart Stopped mine changed Forever. I Love My Dad arches at the very top. The orange-amber accent flowers anchor the lower corners and add a warmth that softens the grief without making it feel cheap or generic.
3 colour stops: a warm red for the I Love My Dad arc and the bird cluster, orange-amber for the accent flowers, and black for the pulse satin column, the body fill and the interior lettering. Wilcom EmbroideryStudio handled the script path well, the baselines follow the heart contour without warping. Density is 369 which is lighter than my usual portrait work, it gives the interior words room to breathe without crowding the birds or the floral corners.
Stitch range is 21,266 at the 6 inch size up to 35,858 at nearly 10 inches. Its a wide design, widths run 5.82 to 9.70 inches, so dont try to cram it into a small hoop. Use a large enough hoop to keep the whole heart in frame. Stitch onto cutaway stabiliser, especially on anything thats going to get regular washing. Avoid tearaway here as it can shift the outer heart edge if the fabric moves mid run.
One customer emailed me after fathers day last june asking if I could scale the 8 inch file down to fit a throw pillow. The 6 inch size worked fine for that, she said the wording stayed legible at normal viewing distance. Keep proportions in mind when youre picking placement on the final item.
People mostly use this for memorial pillows, framed hoops and personalised keepsakes after loss. Pick a light fabric so the red birds and the orange flowers contrast well. Email me if the file gives you any trouble and Ill sort it out.
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.
- Memorial throw pillows as a keepsake giftThe 8 inch version centres perfectly on a standard 18x18 throw pillow cover with the heart filling the front panel.
- Framed embroidery hoop for mantle or wall displayMount in a 12 inch embroidery hoop with ivory linen and hang on a wall as a lasting memorial piece.
- Sympathy gift on a cotton tea towel or kitchen clothA simple flour sack cotton cloth stitched with the 6 inch size makes a thoughtful, low-cost sympathy gift.
- Tote bag for a daughter or son grieving a fatherOn a canvas tote the 7 inch size sits on the front panel with the I Love My Dad arc reading clearly from across a room.
- Memorial blanket or quilted panel insertQuilters sometimes use the 6 inch version as a centre medallion in a memory quilt block with coordinating fabrics.
- Funeral tribute gift for a familyFuneral homes and memorial gift businesses have used this one on packaged gift towels and keepsake pouches.
- fathers day keepsake for a dad who has lost his own fatherWorks as a heart-shaped patch for a memorial jacket or vest honoring a father who passed.
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 5.82 × 6.02 in | 21,266 |
| 6.79 × 7.02 in | 24,855 |
| 7.76 × 8.02 in | 28,452 |
| 8.73 × 9.02 in | 32,117 |
| 9.70 × 10.02 in | 35,858 |
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
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