Patriotic Rocket Popsicle Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Heres the classic bomb pop rocket popsicle done in red white and blue layers, the way every american kid remembers it from the ice cream truck. Red cherry tip up top, milky white middle band, light blue lower chunk and then that deeper navy-teal slice at the bottom right above the little wooden stick. I drew the lines abit loose so it reads as illustration, not a flat block of colour.

Seven thread colours run through this one, with 11 trims and 6 colour changes, so its abit more setup than a single-colour design. Stitch count goes from 3,336 on the smallest 3.51-inch height up to 6,446 at the 5.51-inch size. Density sits at 672 which lets the satin columns sit smooth on cotton tee fabric without that crusty puckered feel you sometimes get on cheap popsicle designs. Digitised in Wilcom EmbroideryStudio with proper directional satin on every colour band so the layers stay clean even at the smallest 3.51-inch hoop.

I get messages every june and july from customers stitching these onto kids tees for 4th of july parties, and one mum wrote me last summer she put the 4-inch size on the front pocket of a denim sundress for her toddler and the red satin held up after a dozen washes. Use cutaway under any stretchy knit, the dense red cherry on top will tunnel without it.

Stitch it on white, navy or red gingham cotton for max contrast. Skip dark navy fabric because the navy band at the bottom of the popsicle will just blend. Pair with a stars or flag motif if youre building a 4th of july merch set, but this one stands on its own as a chest-pocket hit. Pop a layer of tearaway under quilting cotton to keep the colour bands aligned. Holler if your file pulls in funny on your machine and Ill help you sort out the trim sequence.