Lil Sis Word Art Embroidery Design, Instant Download

This one goes alongside the Big Sis design for anyone doing a sibling set. The layout is the same two-column stacked retro block style, lil on the left and sis on the right, but the letterforms in LIL have this kinda just slightly more rounded flowing foot on the L characters compared to the straighter blockier feel of BIG. Its subtle but it reads differently when you hold them side by side on fabric. Punched in Wilcom with the same three-tone stacking approach, top row open white border, middle solid black fill, bottom row back to the open version, so you get that shadow depth from 1 colour of thread.

Stitch count runs from 8,490 at the smallest 2.45-inch hoop up to 21,595 at the 7.51 in tall version. Density is set at 549, sitting between the lighter Horse Girl and the slightly heavier Big Sis, which keeps the satin coverage solid without loading up the fabric too much. Use a proper cutaway stabiliser even for baby sizes. Dont skip it on jersey, the directional fill in these letter columns will shift if the underlay isnt firm. Stitch the test run at reduced speed to confirm bobbin tension before you do a batch. Skip a tearaway-only approach on knits entirely.

A customer placed an order last spring for a matching set of these for two sisters, 3 and 6 years old, one shirt each, and she emailed me a photo of them in matching colours which was really sweet. Works best for that kind of thing when you run both designs in the same thread colour on the same fabric. Email me if you need help sizing both designs to match across different garment sizes.