I Turn Grills On BBQ Typography Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Pulled this lettering together around the double meaning and honestly it works better in thread than I expected. The phrase stacks into two lines with a deliberate size contrast between the words, which gives it a bit of visual punch beyond just the joke. Matte black for the main text, brick red picking out the accent word on the lower line. On a woven canvas cushion the two-colour scheme looks like a deliberate design decision rather than a novelty print.

Built this in Wilcom EmbroideryStudio at 525 density, same as the satin-heavy BBQ typography work in my catalogue. 2 colours, 1 colour change. 5 sizes: narrow end starts at 3.51 inches wide by 2.37 tall, wide end goes out to 7.51 by 5.07. Stitch count runs from 7,484 up to 19,981. The horizontal-wide proportions mean its gonna suit a pillow front or apron bib better than a tee chest, though the 3.51 size works nicely as a pocket hit on a denim shirt.

Use tearaway stabiliser on canvas fabric, the condensed sans-serif columns are stable enough that heavy cutaway isnt needed. Dont bother with topping on smooth woven fabric. Best to do 1 colour at a time and trim your jump threads before moving to the next section, the black-to-red transition sits close in the layout and loose threads can cause headaches if youre not careful.

A customer who makes BBQ-themed homeware stitched the 7.51-inch version onto a kraft canvas pillow last winter and said it looked like something from an actual homeware shop. Which suprised me a bit, Im always half-expecting the joke to look tacky in thread. Doesnt though.