
Yellow school bus drawn from the front three quarter angle and packed full of school supplies bursting out the top. Theres a magnifying glass, a red and pink pencil pair, a tall blue pen, a wood ruler, a black pencil and a mint green spiral notebook all jutting up out of the bus body like its overflowing with first day supplies. 9 sizes go from 3.5 to 7 in span across.
The bus itself is classic american school bus yellow with a black and red front grille, plus white windows and chrome trim. Stitching is layered with light hatch fill so the body has subtle directional shading, looks like a kid book illustration rather than a flat clipart icon. Pencils have proper red rubber tips, the green notebook even has the wire spiral binding stitched in.
I started getting requests for back to school designs in late july, this one was a response to a customer wanting somethin softer than the usual apple and chalkboard cliche. Its turned into one of my better selling teacher pieces ever since, mums use it on lunch boxes too.
Sizes range from 3.5 by 3.48 inches up to 7.5 by 7.47 inches, with stitch counts running 25,594 to 71,746. 17 colour changes which sounds like a lot but most are tiny accent swaps, plan for atleast an hour at the largest size. Density tops out at 1281 stitches per square inch in the yellow body so use a heavy stabiliser there.
Best on cotton, twill or canvas in plain colours like white, oatmeal or denim blue. Skip dark fabric since the bus windows plus silver ruler need a light backdrop to read clearly, the design relies on contrast. Hoop with a heavy cutaway, never tearaway here, the density is too high for tearaway tear out clean. Email me if your stitchout drifts off centre and ill check the registration sequence.
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.
- Teacher appreciation gift toteA medium size centred on a heavy cotton tote ties in with end of year teacher gifts from the whole class.
- Kid backpack monogram panelPop a smaller size on the front pocket of a kid backpack as a personalised back to school monogram piece.
- School lunch box napkinStitch the smallest size on the corner of a fabric lunch box napkin so its a sweet morning surprise for kids.
- Classroom door hoop bannerStretch the medium in a 9 inch hoop, hang on a classroom door, swap out the welcome sign each new term.
- Back to school tee designRun the medium size on plain white tees for a back to school photo day or first day of school outfit.
- Kindergarten welcome quiltStitch the design as a centrepiece panel on a kindergarten welcome quilt for the classroom reading corner.
- School counselor office decorA medium size on a linen pillow case suits a school counselor or principal office for a softer waiting room.
- Bus driver retirement giftCentre the largest size on a denim apron as a thoughtful retirement gift for a long serving school bus driver.
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.5 × 3.48 in | 25,594 |
| 4.0 × 3.98 in | 30,172 |
| 4.5 × 4.48 in | 35,116 |
| 5.0 × 4.98 in | 40,641 |
| 5.5 × 5.48 in | 46,168 |
| 6.0 × 5.98 in | 52,168 |
| 6.5 × 6.48 in | 58,124 |
| 7.0 × 6.97 in | 64,834 |
| 7.5 × 7.47 in | 71,746 |
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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