Heres the Starry Skies mason jar lettering I put together last spring, one customer asked for something cottagecore for her farmhouse kitchen. The jar sits on the left in soft grey outline, complete with the handle and the threaded screw lid, and inside theres a single yellow flower stem on a thin green leaf with a chunky lil bee resting on the petal. To the right floats the lettering, Starry in flowy mustard script up top, then SKIES in tall bold black sans-serif, an oversized yellow ampersand, and fireflies in script along the bottom.
Whats really tying the composition together is that scatter of yellow sparkle stars across the upper right, the ones giving you the firefly feel without literally drawing bugs. I was pretty suprised at how readable the lettering stays even at 3.5 inch, the script weight balances against the bold sans-serif nicely.
Six colours total, runs Tajima from my workhorse software. Stitch counts climb fast on this one, smallest at 12533 stitches but the largest pushes up to 74546 because of those dense black satin block letters. Density sits at 1379 spi, hefty by any standard, plan accordingly. Nine sizes total, widths sit between 3.37 and 7.21 inch.
Best fabric is mid-to-heavy cotton, canvas, denim, or linen blends. Pick a heavyweight cutaway stabiliser cause the dense satin in the SKIES letters wont sit flat on anything lighter. Hoop drum-tight, the long script descenders dont stay clean on loose hooping. Skip jersey and stretch knits aswell, the heavy block satin tunnels and ruins the readability of fireflies right at the bottom. After your final colour change, slow the speed down a touch on the script, youre gonna get smoother curves on the descenders that way.
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.
- Farmhouse kitchen tea towels and apronsSized at 5 inch across the front of a flour-sack tea towel, sits clean above a yellow gingham hem stripe
- Cottagecore tote bags for the farmers marketStitched at 6.5 inch on a natural canvas tote, the bee detail and yellow script catch your eye from across a market
- Throw pillow covers for a porch swingRun at 4.5 inch on the corner of a linen pillow cover, pairs nicely with a navy cord piping on the edge
- Summer evening picnic blanket cornersOn a checked picnic blanket corner at 5 inch, the script reads warm against a june evening setup
- Wall hoops for a lake cabin or guest roomHoop the 7.5 inch size in a deep wood frame for a lake cabin, the artwork reads from across the room
- Garden party table runnersStitched at 6 inch on a cream cotton runner, the firefly stars sparkle beautifully in candlelight at dinner
- Honey-themed gift bags for beekeeper friendsAt 4 inch on a muslin gift bag, looks lovely tied with twine around a jar of local honey
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.37 × 3.50 in | 33,054 |
| 3.85 × 4.00 in | 37,732 |
| 4.32 × 4.50 in | 42,446 |
| 4.81 × 5.00 in | 47,253 |
| 5.29 × 5.50 in | 52,314 |
| 5.77 × 6.00 in | 57,462 |
| 6.24 × 6.50 in | 62,893 |
| 6.73 × 7.00 in | 68,616 |
| 7.21 × 7.50 in | 74,546 |
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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