Somebody decided reindeers are overrated, and honestly fair enough. This one has santa in his sleigh on the left, pulled across by four roosters marching in a procession, stars and small floral motifs scattered between them. A flat red silhouette across a wide horizontal strip, no shading, no fill areas, pure outline stitching from edge to edge. The kind of thing that makes people stop and actually look.
Single colour, zero colour changes, five sizes from 1.5 inches tall by 3.5 wide at 5,689 stitches up to 2.36 inches tall and 5.51 wide at 12,828 stitches. Lay fusible mesh under lightweight shirt cotton where the horizontal needle pull can shift thin outline legs. On woven canvas or denim, tearaway works fine. Hoop the fabric straight, keep it taut, and the fine silhouette details register cleanly. Dont rush the hoop-up on this one, an even tension is what makes outline-only designs look sharp.
Its a border and band design, not a chest patch. The hem of a linen tea towel, a jacket cuff edge, along the top of a pillowslip. One customer last season grabbed all five sizes specifically for quilt border strips on a farm-themed lap quilt she was gifting. The chicken angle sells at country kitchen markets in a way that straight traditional Christmas just doesnt reach. Pull it in red on natural or cream cotton and the contrast does all the work.
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.
- Hem borders on linen tea towels and kitchen apronsThe narrow 1.5 inch height fits perfectly as a hem border on a standard tea towel
- Jacket sleeve cuffs as a narrow band graphicRun it twice along a jacket cuff for a repeating rooster parade effect
- Pillowcase top edges as a repeating border stripA single pass along a pillowcase top edge at 5.5 inch size looks deliberate and funny
- Cotton tote bags along the bottom edge above the seamTote bottom border at the largest size gives a clean horizontal accent stripe
- Quilt borders and fabric panel stripsQuilt border strips in red on white fabric, the silhouette pops cleanly
- Greeting card fabric inserts for novelty Christmas cardsCut a strip of cotton, stitch the design, mount it in a folded card for a handmade gift card
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 1.50 × 3.50 in | 5,689 |
| 1.93 × 4.51 in | 7,411 |
| 2.36 × 5.51 in | 9,083 |
| 2.79 × 6.51 in | 10,965 |
| 3.21 × 7.51 in | 12,828 |
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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