Two colours, one small bird, a few music notes rising up. Sometimes the simple ones are the ones that sell the most consistently. Thats exactly what this is. A perched bird with its beak open mid-song, music notes floating upward to the right, done entirely in charcoal near-black and cream white. Stitch count is 13,118 at 3.51 inches and 29,294 at 7.51 inches, density at 584. Theres nothing complicated about it, clean satin column stitching on the notes, directional fill on the bird body, no extra colour stops to worry about.
Run this on anything from cotton shirt fabric to linen home goods and itll hold up. The music note outlines use a narrow satin column at about 1mm wide, so your machine tension needs to be stable or those thin strokes wobble. Best to run a test on a scrap piece first, two colours means youre stopping only once during the job which makes it a fast clean run. Use cutaway if youre sewing onto a garment that gets machine washed regularly, tearaway works fine on stable decorative-only pieces. The bird on valentines day or any spring season gift fabric looks really good at the 5 inch size. Add a 75/11 needle if sewing on tighter-woven cotton to keep the stitch entry clean.
I get alot of orders for this one from music teachers and music shops, a customer told me she puts it on custom tote bags for her students at the end of year concert, she buys the file fresh each may and stitches a fresh batch. Five sizes from 3.51 to 7.51 inches, the 3.51 inch version is small enough for shirt pockets and the full size works great on cushions or tote panels.
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.
- Music teacher gift tote bagThe 6 inch version centres on a tote bag front, tearaway stabiliser on stable cotton canvas.
- Choir shirt or music school uniformStitch the 5 inch size on a choir shirt left chest, cutaway stabiliser holds well on woven cotton.
- Bird lover linen cushion coverUse the 7.51 inch version on a linen cushion cover, charcoal thread reads beautifully on natural linen.
- Spring season wall hoop displayFrame the 6 inch size in an 8-inch hoop with muslin backing for a spring nature wall display.
- Cotton tote bag for sheet musicThe 7.51 inch version fills a standard tote bag front panel, great for carrying sheet music folders.
- Kids bedroom curtain tie-backStitch the 4 inch size on a fabric curtain tie-back, tearaway stabiliser on cotton drill fabric.
- Floral linen table napkin cornerUse the small 3.51 inch version in a napkin corner, single colour is fast to run on a batch.
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.51 × 3.12 in | 13,118 |
| 4.51 × 4.01 in | 16,881 |
| 5.51 × 4.90 in | 20,777 |
| 6.51 × 5.79 in | 24,914 |
| 7.51 × 6.68 in | 29,294 |
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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