Its the rainbow we all recognise. A clean full arc rising in 5 proper bands, coral red on the outside sweeping to orange then yellow then lime green and dropping to teal and sky blue on the inside curve. No outlines separating the bands, just colour next to colour which is actually harder to stitch cleanly than it looks. Below the arc sits the cloud, a wide low puffy shape made from rounded bumps that run the full width, done in pale grey with a blue-white finish that looks soft and a bit touchable when stitched on minky or fleece.
7 colours total. 5 sizes from 2 inches wide at just over 2k stitches up to 6 inches at 10,552 stitches. The smallest is genuinely tiny, great for pocket embroidery on baby bibs or onesie sleeves. The 6-inch is still compact enough for a cot bumper panel or a baby quilt block. Thats the range and its very well matched to what nursery teachers and baby shower makers actually need.
I been selling rainbow and cloud designs for years and this one gets ordered in batches. Preschool teachers especially, they grab the 4-inch for classroom cushions and soft board patches. One customer last month ordered 15 of the medium size on white minky squares as baby shower gift set and sent me a pic, they looked lovely honestly.
Use white, cream or natural cotton and minky for cleanest colour payoff. The 7 colour bands need pale fabric to sing, on grey or coloured fabric the teal and yellow bands blend into the background. For onesies and baby bibs go cutaway stabiliser, stretch fabric pulls those satin arcs if you use tearaway. Hoop the muslin or cotton snug, a loose hoop at the 2-inch size causes registration drift on the thin arc bands.
Keep thread tensions consistent across the 7 colour changes, the bands are narrow satin fills and any bobbin tension change shows up as a ridge between colours. Use a topping on textured minky fabric to stop the pile eating the fine colour edges. Slow your machine on the outer red band at the biggest size, thats where the satin arc is longest and density builds up.
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.
- Baby shower gift embroidery projectsWhite cotton bib centred below the neckline, a quick handmade baby shower gift that takes under half an hour to stitch.
- Nursery wall hoops and framed piecesWooden hoop with cream linen hung above a cot, the 6-inch arc fills the frame without needing any extra decoration.
- Baby onesie and bib embroideryOnesie sleeve near the cuff with the 2-inch version, takes 20 minutes and makes a plain onesie feel properly considered.
- Preschool classroom cushion coversPreschool reading corner in white cotton with the 5-inch, teachers order these in sets of 6 for the bench cushions.
- Baby quilt block embroideryBaby quilt blocks in natural muslin use this as a repeating accent between name patches and solid sashing strips.
- Minky blanket corner embroideryMinky blanket corner adds soft colour without bulking up the floppy weight of the fleece at that hoop size.
- Toddler name pillow accent designToddler name pillow in white canvas frames the name with the rainbow arc above it and reads beautifully together.
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 2.00 × 0.88 in | 2,313 |
| 3.00 × 1.32 in | 3,869 |
| 4.00 × 1.75 in | 5,659 |
| 5.00 × 2.19 in | 7,903 |
| 6.00 × 2.62 in | 10,552 |
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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