Summer Beach Gnome Embroidery Design, Machine Embroidery Pattern, Instant Download

Summer. Thats the whole vibe here. When the weather turns and everyone's pulling out their beach bags and flip flops, this lil gnome is exactly the kind of design people reach for. He's standing on a sandy patch in his blue polka-dot swim shorts, that ridiculous striped coral and white hat's tilted way up, a blue star pinned to the front. One stubby hand grips a wooden sand bucket. He's also got a pink and white life ring leaning against the palm tree beside him. And the signpost pointing in four directions ("Beach," "Relax," "Swim," "Fun"), and honestly that arrow lettering is half the reason buyers go for it. It reads from across a room.

The stitch work's dense. Im talking proper tatami fill across the gnome's body, the palm fronds, the coloured arrows, all of it. The beard has directional stitching that gives it a fluffy layered look, and the satin outlines keep the edges clean even on smaller hoops. At the 4 inch size it's nice on a canvas tote or a summer hat. The 7 inch is where you really see every shade pop. The arrows each stitch up in a different colour (blue, green, pink, yellow). Last week a customer wrote me saying she'd done it on linen tea towels and sold out her whole craft fair table. With nine colours in the thread palette you'll need to plan your bobbin changes, but the stabiliser's simple: cutaway under a cotton or terry base, topping on anything with a nap.

Pop it on a fleece jacket for a kid headed to the beach house. Use cutaway stabiliser and dont skimp on the underlay or the polka dots on his shorts wont hold definition. Stitch it on a canvas zip pouch or a denim bag. The outline work on those arrow letters really holds up. Try the 5 inch on a kitchen towel for a summer rental kitchen. Theres not a guest who walks past without asking about it. Pair with a plain cream background so the coral hat and bright green palm leaves do all the talking.

Ping me and Ill split it for a smaller hoop.