{"product_id":"life-is-better-at-beach-3","title":"Life Is Better at the Beach Embroidery Design, Machine Embroidery Pattern, Instant Download","description":"\u003cp\u003eHonestly, the thing I like most about this one is the two-tone lettering. \"Life is better\" runs in golden yellow satin and then \"at the Beach\" drops into this warm chocolate brown, and it actually reads as one flowing phrase even though there are two different tones going on. I digitised the palm trees with directional frond stitching so each frond has a little movement to it rather than just a flat fill, and the water splash accents at the corners are small teardrop satin shapes in sky blue. Four colours total. Clean and straightforward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe density sits at around 533 stitches per square centimetre, which is on the firmer side for a text-heavy piece. That means it pulls well on canvas and denim but you'll want a proper cutaway stabiliser on anything stretchy, dont skip that step or the lettering will gap. On a 6 inch piece the stitch count comes out near 15,000, so budget your bobbin accordingly. Hoop snugly, use a topping on towelling fabric so the satin letters dont sink into the loops. Pair with a medium-weight tear-away on quilting cotton and it stitches out nice and flat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA woman running a summer craft stall last week grabbed the 7.5 inch for canvas beach bags and said they cleared out by noon. That kinda surprised me aswell, but beach designs really do that in summer. The 5 inch version works great centred on the front pocket of a terry towel bath wrap, and the 3.5 inch is small enough to fit on a baseball cap panel without hooping issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePop it on a navy canvas tote for a nautical feel, or try it on white linen for something a bit lighter. The sky blue splash accents really come alive on a cream or natural-coloured fabric because theres contrast right from the start. Pick a golden yellow thread that has a slight sheen, it makes the top lettering look almost metallic without going full sequin territory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUse a light cutaway on fleece if you're gonna stitch the larger sizes, the extra stabiliser stops the backing from warping when the design pulls. Center everything carefully before you hoop because those side palm motifs add width on both sides and its wider than it looks in the preview. Stitch order is palms first, then the main lettering block, then the splash accents last so they sit on top clean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMessage me anytime if the trims run long on your setup.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Re Embroidery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46430775902358,"sku":null,"price":3.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/6262\/9270\/files\/LifeIsBetterattheBeachMachineEmbroideryDesign_0a7c1185-622a-4fe3-afbf-5d59f41e7665.png?v=1782201957","url":"https:\/\/reembroidery.com\/products\/life-is-better-at-beach-3","provider":"Re Embroidery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}