
Sketched this road roller for the customers who need heavy vehicle designs that actually look good on a shirt rather than a clipart printout. The machine is seen side-on, you get the big drum roller at the front, the enclosed cab with its aqua tinted windows, the engine body behind that, and a back tyre just visible at the rear. Six colours in total, orange body panels, aqua windows, teal accents on the cab corners, dark grey for the shadow panels, and black for the outlines and mechanical detail.
Five sizes, the smallest is about 3 inches tall by 1.6 inches wide, narrow but it works for a small patch or sleeve placement. Biggest size goes up to 7 inches tall, which on a kids tee fills the whole chest front very nicely. Stitch count ranges from 8,021 to 24,188, so its a medium to high density design with six colour stops in the sequence.
Message me if you need any help getting the file to load on your machine and I will sort it out, I respond pretty fast on weekdays. Digger and roller designs are always popular for little kids, I get orders from parents, grandparents, and preschool teachers buying these for class shirts and personalised birthday gifts. Last month a teacher ordered a set of eight to stitch for a construction themed play day and asked if she could get the rollers slightly offset on each shirt so they looked different.
Back woven cotton or denim with tearaway stabiliser. For any knit or stretch cotton kids tee, use cutaway to keep the dense orange fills stable and avoid puckering around the drum section. Hoop tight and trim the jump stitches between colour sections if your machine doesnt auto-trim.
Great for kids birthday shirts, construction themed nursery decor, and personalised backpacks. Pair with a name or age number on any cotton canvas tote or fleece jacket.
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.
- Kids construction themed birthday shirtStitch on a plain white or yellow kids tee with the childs name below the roller for a birthday outfit.
- Personalised toddler backpack patchA 3 inch version makes a fun patch for a toddler backpack or lunchbox using canvas or felt.
- Nursery wall hoop art frameFrame the 5 inch version in an embroidery hoop for a construction themed nursery wall decoration.
- Preschool class construction day teesA preschool teacher can stitch matching shirts for a construction play day or field trip theme.
- Baby shower gift for truck-loving familyEmbroider on a cotton onesie or baby bodysuit as a unique truck-themed baby shower gift.
- Boys flannel or denim jacket accentUse the 4 inch size on a denim or flannel jacket back pocket or sleeve for a casual boys look.
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 1.58 × 3.00 in | 8,021 |
| 2.11 × 4.00 in | 11,314 |
| 2.63 × 5.00 in | 15,142 |
| 3.16 × 6.00 in | 19,412 |
| 3.68 × 7.00 in | 24,188 |
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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