Overcome Believe Survive Courage Grace Faith Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Six words on white linen, stacked one on top of the other in a column. Overcome. Believe. Survive. Courage. Grace. Faith. Each word is set in a chunky rounded bubbly font that has that sort of retro 70s softness to it, thick letterforms with no sharp corners. They alternate between hot pink and charcoal: Overcome in pink, Believe in black, Survive in pink, and so on down the list. To the right of the column theres a large solid awareness ribbon, flat satin fill, same hot pink as the alternating words. The whole composition is vertical and balanced, it fills a square frame really well.

Two colours total, I been using this Wilcom pairing on awareness designs for a few years now and it photographs beautifully on pale fabric. Stitch count goes from 9,915 on the smallest 3.51-inch size up to 27,514 on the 7.51-inch, so its comfortably in the complex range. That density at 518 means the letters come out with real presence, not thin or wiry. Five sizes, and the vertical format works especially well on tote bag panels and apron bibs where you want the text to read top to bottom.

A wellness retreat coordinator send me message last april asking for something that could go on linen tote bags for a cancer recovery weekend she was organising. She wanted words that were specific to the experience, not generic. This design fit because each word is its own statement and retreat guests told her it felt personal, like it wasnt just a product. She ordered 28 bags. The whole stack of words reads differently to every person depending on where they are in their own story, which is the kind of thing a good design does quietly.

Use a medium cutaway stabiliser on the dense areas, the bubbly fills on the larger sizes run alot of thread through the top fabric. Pop it on white linen, cream canvas, or pale grey cotton. The two-colour combo doesnt need a coloured background, it carries itself on neutral fabric. Hoop firmly and run the ribbon last, it stitches as a solid satin fill and you want everything else stable underneath before that final colour goes in.