
At the top theres a tall chef hat drawn in orange outline stitching, the kind with the puffed crown and the little points on the brim. A wire whisk and a flat spatula fan out to the right of it in solid black, both sitting at slight angles like someones mid-recipe and just put them down for a second. Below the hat the word "Little" runs in big rounded black script letters that take up about half the vertical space, then "CHEF" sits underneath in chunky orange block capitals with a visible stitched border around each letter. The contrast between the flowing black script and the solid orange caps is what makes the composition pop.
Two colors, orange and black, with one color change mid-run. Thats it. Nothing complicated for the operator. 5 sizes from 3 inches up to 7 inches, 6,480 stitches at the smallest and 16,464 at the full 7-inch, digitised in Wilcom EmbroideryStudio so the thick rounded stroke on "Little" fills evenly and the block caps on "CHEF" dont gap or pucker at the border edge.
Stitch on a pale cotton fabric so both the orange and the black read cleanly. Use a cutaway stabiliser beneath woven cotton or a structured twill because the wide satin strokes on those letters need something that wont shift during a long run. Skip dark fabric because the orange thread reads flat against anything deeper than a mid-tone. Pop the 3-inch on a kids apron bib pocket and it fits just right, or go to 5 inches on a canvas tote for a full kitchen-gift look.
A customer who bakes with her daughter every weekend ordered the 5-inch last spring for matching kitchen aprons. Said the orange colour came out really warm against natural canvas, better than she expected. Cooking-themed kids designs tend to sell hard in the lead-up to the school holidays, I restock this one every year without fail. Whole thing stitches out in one sitting. No applique, no fussy cutting.
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.
- Kids cooking aprons with a front pocket or chest panelUse the 4-inch centered on a kids apron chest so the chef hat sits at eye level against white cotton
- Mini canvas tote bags for taking to kids baking classesStitch the 3-inch on a natural canvas mini tote and its ready for a baking class or a farmers market trip
- Personalised chef hat gifts for little kitchen helpersThe 5-inch works nicely centered on a blank kids chef hat and makes a personalised birthday gift that actually gets worn
- Birthday apron and oven mitt sets for young home cooksPair an apron with a matching oven mitt by stitching the 3-inch on the cuff and the 5-inch on the apron front
- Cotton tea towels and kitchen linens with a kids cooking themeUse the 3-inch on a plain white tea towel hem and stack a few as a kitchen gift set for young bakers
- Nursery or playroom wall hoops with a food and cooking vibeFrame the 4-inch in a round hoop with a cream linen and hang it in a playroom or a kids kitchen corner
- Gift sets for kids who love cooking YouTube videosBundle with a recipe notebook and a spatula as a gift for any kid obsessed with cooking videos or junior bakeoff
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.01 × 2.76 in | 6,480 |
| 4.01 × 3.67 in | 8,949 |
| 5.01 × 4.58 in | 11,516 |
| 6.01 × 5.50 in | 14,001 |
| 7.01 × 6.41 in | 16,464 |
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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