A flour-sack cotton dish towel is where it really earns its keep. The quote reads "The secret ingredient is always Love in [Name]'s Kitchen" and its laid out in three distinct lettering styles that sit really well together: a tight black cursive for the opening line, a big swooping green satin script for the word Love (the centrepiece, commanding about half the hooped area), and bold upright caps for KITCHEN at the bottom. Mini green hearts are scattered all around the composition, maybe eight or nine of em, stitched in the same bright kelly green as the Love script. Colour-wise its just two threads, charcoal and green, so theres not much bobbin-swapping and the density reads clean at 457 stitches per square centimetre.
A buyer last month ordered this for her mums birthday, wanted the name swapped out and asked me to centre it on a linen apron bib. She sent a note after saying it came out better than she expected, which honestly made my week. Thats kinda the point of this one, its a kitchen gift that feels genuinely personal rather than something off a shop shelf. Ive also seen it go on cotton tea towels, canvas tote bags for the home-cook crowd, and even a fleece kitchen mat border strip. The 5 inch size fits a standard apron chest pocket area without crowding the seams, and the 7.5 inch version fills a full-size flour-sack towel front nicely if you want it bold.
Hoop on a cutaway stabiliser for anything stretchy, and use a light tearaway under woven cotton or linen. The underlay on the green Love script is directional, so the satin columns lay flat without a topping on most tight-weave fabrics. Stitch it out at normal speed for the fine cursive bits, the jump stitches between letterforms are minimal so trimming wont take long. Pick a name that'll fit inside the existing layout proportions, short names like "Mia" or "Sue" centre up fine, but longer ones may need a slight horizontal scale adjustment before you hoop.
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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.
- Flour-sack dish towelThe 7 inch drops onto a flour-sack towel front and fills it just right, name centred below the hearts.
- Linen kitchen apronA buyer stitched it onto her sister's linen apron bib and said the green popped beautifully against natural linen.
- Canvas tote for a home cookPop it centred on a canvas tote for a home-cook friend and they've got a gift that actually gets used.
- Terry cloth oven mittThe 3.5 inch fits a terry cloth oven mitt front panel without clipping the seam allowance.
- Cotton tea towel gift setStitch matching towels with different names for a whole kitchen gift set, same thread colours throughout.
- Fleece kitchen mat borderUse the wide layout across a fleece mat border strip, one name per mat for a coordinated kitchen set.
- Hoop art for kitchen wallFrame the 5 inch in a natural wood hoop and its instant wall decor for a cosy kitchen corner.
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.24 × 3.50 in | 11,665 |
| 4.16 × 4.50 in | 14,695 |
| 5.09 × 5.50 in | 17,703 |
| 6.01 × 6.50 in | 20,719 |
| 6.94 × 7.50 in | 23,784 |
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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