School Rainbow Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Three smooth rainbow arches, yellow on the outside, dark green in the middle, teal on the inside. And around the top of the whole thing, in a semicircle, theres a ring of crayons and pencils all laid end-to-end with their tips pointing inward toward the arc. Each one is its own colour, orange, red, magenta, dark blue, brown, teal, there are eleven colours in the full design. At the base, a small red apple sits dead centre with a row of gold dots arching around it like a little frame. It looks like something youd see on a classroom wall poster, that kind of upbeat illustrated style.

5 sizes, smallest is about 3 inches tall which runs under 8,000 stitches so its actually quite a quick stitch even for 11 colours. The biggest is 7 inches and climbs to about 26,000 stitches. Because the arches are smooth satin rather than fill stitch the density sits at 738 per square inch, lower than a lot of complex designs, which means it stitches out fast and doesnt feel stiff on lighter fabric.

Last August a customer put this on a classroom supply tote for her daughter and messaged me saying the crayons around the edge were what sold it to her kid, who immediately pointed at each colour and named it. That kind of reaction is pretty much the whole point of this one. Stitch on white or pastel fabric so the colours breathe. Navy works if you want something bolder but thread test the yellow arch first because it can read differently against dark backgrounds.

Tear-away stabiliser is fine on woven cotton or canvas, the satin arches dont need a lot of grip. Go for a light cutaway if youre on knit or fleece. Hoop tight and dont rush the registration on the crayon ring, each tip is a seperate colour stop so there are 10 colour changes to get through on the bigger sizes. Worth it though, the finished ring looks genuinely great on a finished project.