Drew this for a customer who runs a tiny home-bakery from her flat in Manchester and wanted something for her aprons that wasnt the usual fork-and-spoon graphic. Top line has a small chef toque hat outline in black, then LOVE drops down in chunky red satin caps with these little black motion dashes shooting out from the corners like the word is jumping off the fabric. Below that, cooking spreads across the bottom in loose black cursive, and 4 small red outline hearts float in the gaps between the two words.
2 colours total, red and black, so its a quick run with one colour swap halfway through. 5 sizes covering 2.74 to 5.86 inches wide, heights from 3.51 up to 7.51 inches. Stitch counts run 5,830 at the smallest hoop to 13,689 at the biggest, which is light for a design with this much visual weight. Density at 311 means it lays flat on knit fabric without distorting, great for an apron pocket or a tea towel corner.
Hoop with a medium tearaway behind cotton twill or canvas, switch to a cutaway if youre running this on stretchy chef whites or jersey. The red satin on LOVE will read sharper if you slow your machine down to about 700 stitches per minute on that section, the directional underlay carries the chunky letters cleanly across the full satin width. Tape a layer of water soluble topping if your fabric weave is loose, that keeps the small heart outlines from sinking. The black cursive on cooking lays in single-pass satin so it stitches fast and crisp.
She sent me a photo last spring of a small stack of these on natural linen aprons and her stall sold out at the local farmers market within the morning. Best on cream, oatmeal, or sage green where the red has room to land bright without competing with the ground colour.
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.
- Home baker apron chest panelsA natural linen apron with this on the bib reads warm and welcoming, perfect for someone who hosts dinner parties most weekends
- Kitchen tea towels for the gift shelfCream cotton tea towels with this design folded into a stack make a thoughtful housewarming gift for friends moving into first homes
- Recipe card holder pouch frontsSmall canvas pouches with this front-and-centre hold recipe cards or kitchen tools and make a sweet birthday gift for a foodie cousin
- Cottage kitchen wall hoopsMount the 5-inch run in a 6 inch wood hoop on a sage green linen and hang above the stove, the red pops cheerfully against the muted backdrop
- Foodie friend birthday tote bagsAn oatmeal canvas tote with this design carries shopping bags from the farmers market and signals exactly who its owner is
- Chef whites pocket personalisationSmall sizes work nicely on the breast pocket of chef whites for a personalised touch that wont overwhelm the uniform
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 2.74 × 3.51 in | 5,830 |
| 3.52 × 4.51 in | 7,728 |
| 4.30 × 5.51 in | 9,742 |
| 5.08 × 6.51 in | 11,708 |
| 5.86 × 7.51 in | 13,689 |
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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