Patriotic Gnome with Fireworks Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Heres a patriotic gnome I put together for the july 4th lineup last year after one customer asked for something kid-friendly thats still got the flag in there. Tall striped hat in red and white, long white beard hiding the face the way every gnome does, blue boots, tiny hand gripping a stars-and-stripes flag on a brown pole. Red and navy firework bursts pop off in every direction behind him, with little outline stars scattered around to fill the empty patches between bursts. Honestly its sorta the kind of motif thats finishing a 4th of July tee in about an hour.

Colours run true red, navy blue, an ivory white for the beard and stripes, plus a soft skin pink for the nose and a brown for the flagpole. Eight colours total. The fireworks use a directional satin that radiates from each centre point, so when the light hits them on a darker fabric theyre reading like real fireworks streaks instead of flat lines. The bobbin shows ya alot of tension feedback on this one, watch the bursts at smaller sizes.

Nine sizes from 3.51 inch tall (13758 stitches) up to 7.51 inch tall (33173 stitches), Tajima output. Stitch density sits at 684 spi which keeps the red fills solid without going stiff. Skip dark thread on the white beard if your bobbin tension is loose, the show-through will mess with the highlight reading on the striped hat panels.

Best fabric for this gnome runs mid-weight cotton, or grab yourself a polyester tee. Pick a heather grey or natural cream tee aswell as classic white because they add abit of warmth behind the navy bursts. Hoop with one layer of cutaway and water-soluble topping over jersey, the satin stripes need that to stay crisp. Stitch a test on a 4 inch hoop first, the gnome face details get tight at smaller sizes and you wanna check the eye placement before you commit. Customise the beard with faux-fur applique, pause the machine after stitch sequence three and lay your fabric down before the outline runs.