{"product_id":"memorial-shirt-keepsake","title":"Memorial Shirt Keepsake Embroidery Design, Machine Embroidery Pattern, Instant Download","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeople reach for this one when theyve lost someone and cant figure out what to do with the shirts left behind. That charcoal satin-stitch heart outline holding a cursive poem is the whole point. Inside the heart: four lines of flowing script, \"This is a shirt I used to wear, hold it close and I'll always be there.\" Below the verse theres a red chevron banner marked \"YOUR Word\" where you stitch in a name, a nickname, whatever feels right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVisually its not overcomplicated. The heart outline is smooth, the cursive script has that hand-lettered feel without being so fancy it gets unreadable in thread. And then the red name section at the bottom anchors the whole thing, small filled red heart right underneath. Two colours does it: black for the poem and outline, red for the name plate and lil accent heart. Simple colour scheme, alot of emotional weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI been getting orders for this mostly from people making memory quilts or turning a loved ones old flannel into a pillow. A daughter wrote to me last week saying she hooped her dads favourite cotton twill work shirt and stitched this right onto the front chest panel at the 5 inch size, then framed it behind glass. That size runs 17,000 to 18,000 stitches depending on the variant. So a cutaway stabiliser is genuinely needed here, not optional. Tearaway wont hold those satin columns on cotton jersey or fleece without puckering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUse the 3.5 inch on a baby onesie or a small pocket area. Pop the 7.5 inch version onto a large throw pillow or a framed linen hoop display. Density sits at 448 so the fill stays flat without stiffening the fabric, which matters when you want a soft drape rather than a stiff panel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHoop the shirt fabric taut with a cutaway backing and a topping layer of water-soluble stabiliser over the nap if you're working on fleece or terry. Skip the iron-on backing on anything with stretch in the weave or the directionality of the fill rows will pull the fabric sideways. Center the design below the neckline for shirt-front placement, or shift it left-chest for a more understated look on a quilted panel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePing me if the density fights your fabric.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Re Embroidery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46429056762006,"sku":null,"price":3.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/6262\/9270\/files\/MemorialShirtKeepsakeEmbroideryDesign.png?v=1782034069","url":"https:\/\/reembroidery.com\/products\/memorial-shirt-keepsake","provider":"Re Embroidery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}