Worked up this smile design with a little twist. The word is done in flowing cursive script, loose and natural like someone wrote it with a felt-tip pen, and the dot on the letter i is actually a tiny round smiley face. Its small but once people notice it they always point it out. Alot of customers have told me that detail is exactly why they bought it.
Single colour throughout, which keeps the stitch count low and the stitching fast. Ranges from 4,571 stitches on from 3.5 baseline to 11,054 on the largest. The letterforms use satin fill for the thicker stroke sections and a running stitch for the thin connecting lines, so the whole thing has that real pen-on-paper look when its done.
Comes in 5 sizes, smallest around 3.5 inches wide and largest at 7.5 inches. And honestly that range covers most things people want to put a smile on. I made this specifically for things like plain tote bags, plain white cotton tees, zipper pouches and pillow cases where you just want one clean word piece.
Pop it on a tearaway stabiliser for most woven fabrics. Cotton, canvas, linen and lightweight denim all stitch up clean. Use a cutaway if youre going onto a stretchy knit because the running stitch lines can drift without proper support underneath. Skip busy patterned fabrics here, the script detail gets lost against anything that competes with it.
Last month a customer sent me a photo of it stitched in mustard yellow on a charcoal grey tote and it looked genuinely sharp. Holler at me if theres any issue loading the file, Ill sort it.
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.
- Plain cotton tee shirtsA medium size on the left chest of a plain white cotton tee gives it a quiet uplifting touch without being loud.
- Canvas tote bagsStitched large and centred on a canvas tote it reads as a clean word art piece that doesnt look like a bought print.
- Zipper pouch frontsThe smaller sizes fit nicely on a zipper pouch front in a single bold colour for quick handmade gift items.
- Pillow casesA large version centred on a plain linen or cotton pillow case makes a simple bedroom word art piece.
- Kids backpack patchesOn a patch of felt or twill sewn onto a kids backpack the smiley face dot makes kids happy every time they see it.
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.51 × 2.52 in | 4,571 |
| 4.51 × 3.24 in | 5,946 |
| 5.51 × 3.95 in | 7,387 |
| 6.51 × 4.67 in | 9,046 |
| 7.51 × 5.38 in | 11,054 |
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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