Big round sunset disc with a vintage muscle car parked in front of it. Sun is golden yellow at the core, ringed with orange and magenta pink, the sky behind goes deep purple. Whole thing sits on a black ground so the colours pop hard.
The car looks like a 1970s muscle car, low slung, twin round headlights, chrome bumper, mag wheels. Body is mostly black with purple and pink highlights bouncing off the curves so it reads as silhouetted against the sun rather than flat. Theres jagged horizontal hatching above and below the sun disc which gives that scratchy retro print feel kinda like a worn out poster.
I made this one last summer for a customer who runs a small custom apparel shop near a coastal highway. He wanted somethin for road trip themed merch and ended up reordering the file twice cause it kept selling. Customers tend to digitise it onto darker tees rather than pale colours since the design relies on the black backdrop.
9 sizes from 3.5 by 3 inches up to 7.5 by 6.4 inches, with stitch counts running 10,822 to 29,689. 7 colour changes total, density tops out at 619 spi which translates is mid range so you wont have density issues on standard tee weight cotton.
Best on black, charcoal or deep navy fabric, those colours let the sunset gradient sing. Back with mid-cutaway, hoop the fabric snug. Avoid stretchy jersey for the bigger sizes since the long horizontal hatching lines can warp on a stretch. Send a screenshot if the run aborts mid fill, ill check the colour stop sequence for ya.
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.
- Synthwave hoodie back designStitch the largest size centred on a black hoodie back as a synthwave or retro music piece for a fan.
- Road trip tote bagA medium size on a black canvas tote ties in with road trip merch sold at coastal gas station gift stops.
- Vintage car show merch teesRun the design on charcoal cotton tees for a vintage muscle car show or custom car club merch run.
- Garage themed wall art hoopFrame the medium size in a 9 inch wood hoop and hang in a garage or man cave as graphic wall art.
- Retro themed denim patchesStitch the smaller size as an iron on patch and apply to the back panel of a denim or canvas jacket.
- 80s nostalgia birthday giftCentre a medium size on a black sweatshirt as a 40th birthday gift for someone whos into 80s nostalgia.
- Custom band merch hoodiesRun the largest size on plain black tees as merch for a small synthwave or indie band on tour this year.
- Diner aesthetic apronA medium size on a charcoal cotton apron suits a retro themed diner or 50s style burger joint kitchen.
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.5 × 3.0 in | 10,822 |
| 4.0 × 3.42 in | 12,693 |
| 4.5 × 3.86 in | 14,774 |
| 5.0 × 4.28 in | 16,789 |
| 5.5 × 4.71 in | 19,188 |
| 6.0 × 5.13 in | 21,707 |
| 6.5 × 5.57 in | 24,366 |
| 7.0 × 5.98 in | 26,970 |
| 7.5 × 6.40 in | 29,689 |
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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Reyazul Masud Riham, hand-drawing every design on this site
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