Pulled this one together as a kitchen quote piece and honestly its one of my favourites from this whole range. The word "Secret" drops into a curvy hand-lettered script with a real pen-on-paper feel, while the remaining words sit in thick chunky caps that punch right off whatever fabric you put it on. Smaller filler words tuck between so the eye travels through the phrase naturally.
Surrounding the text are the cooking tools. Theres a chef hat sitting dead-centre at the top, a wire whisk on the left and a flat spatula on the right, with a big rolling pin running across the bottom almost like a banner underline. Scattered around are small hand-drawn hearts, 8 of them, dot-sized in places and bigger near the bolder letters. Just 2 colours total, black and red, the red picks up on the second and fourth words plus the hearts, and the rest stays black. Clean contrast, really easy on the eye.
5 sizes run from about 3.3 inches up to 7 inches wide. Stitch count goes from around 10,800 up to nearly 28,000 stitches at the biggest. Back it with a cutaway stabiliser at the larger sizes or the density will pull the lettering out of shape. Use a tearaway on the two smallest sizes if youre working on firm cotton canvas or denim.
I sell a lot of these around mothers day but people order them all year for housewarming gifts. One customer last month stitched the 5 inch version onto a linen apron for her mum and texted the result, it looked brilliant against the cream colour. Skip dark fabric if you want that red to really sing, navy and black absorb it and you lose the contrast. Try it on white or oatmeal linen for the clearest result.
Any file issues just Holler and Ill repair that fast.
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.
- Kitchen aprons with a personalised touchStitch on apron bibs or pockets, works on cotton canvas and denim bib aprons at the 5 to 7 inch size.
- Tea towels and dish cloth setsHoop a linen or cotton tea towel flat with a tearaway stabiliser, the 3.5 inch size sits well on a standard towel border.
- Tote bags for food lovers and home cooksPop on canvas or cotton totes for foodie friends, the bold lettering stays legible even at the smaller 3.3 inch size.
- Housewarming gift itemsFrame it as a small gift hoop or stitch onto a canvas bag for a move-in present that feels personal.
- Mothers day gifts for home bakersPerfect for kitchen gift sets around mothers day, pairs nicely with an apron and matching oven mitt.
- Pot holder and oven mitt frontsUse the smallest size on a pot holder front, back with cutaway for the denser areas near the rolling pin.
- Cafe and coffee shop merchandiseStitch onto canvas pouches or tote bags for coffee shop retail, great at the medium 5 inch size.
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.31 × 3.51 in | 10,829 |
| 4.25 × 4.51 in | 14,663 |
| 5.20 × 5.51 in | 18,754 |
| 6.14 × 6.51 in | 23,132 |
| 7.08 × 7.51 in | 27,943 |
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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