The bottom of the design is a half-slice of watermelon, that solid dark green arc of rind with a narrow white strip before the rosy interior kicks in. The red fill is dense and crosshatched-looking in the stitch direction, which gives it real texture, not just a flat blob of colour. Black teardrop seeds dot across the lower half. Then the lettering sits on top of all that, "Sweet" in dark green cursive at the top, "as a" in smaller black script in the middle, and "melon" swooping across the widest part in big red cursive that fills almost the whole width on the larger sizes. Its got that layered scrapbook energy but it stitches out very cleanly.
3 colour changes, 2 stops, so youre swapping dark green first then going to red then finishing with the small black seed details. The biggest size is 7.09 x 7.51 inches at 26,594 stitches and the smallest is 3.32 x 3.51 inches at 9,547 stitches. Five sizes total. Density is 499 which sits well for cotton and cotton-poly blends. professional digitising tools ran the interior tatami in a diagonal pattern so it reads textured rather than flat from arm's length. The lil hearts scattered near the top are one of my favourite touches in the file, they dont read as clutter at all, they just float nicely.
I get alot of orders for this in late may through to august, its a peak summer season design for sure. People stitching gifts for teachers at end of term buy it frequently, the watermelon theme is very end-of-school-year right now and has been for a couple summers running. One customer who runs a kids summer camp had it stitched on all the staff water bottles using iron-on linen patches and sent me the photos in july, they looked genuinely great.
Stitch on white or cream cotton for maximum colour payoff. The 3 colours are dark green, red and black so they need a pale ground to sing. Avoid cream knit here, the density at 26k stitches on the big size is abit much for stretch fabric. Apply cutaway on lighter knit fabric and a firm tearaway on heavy woven canvas. Hoop tight and dont rush the machine speed on the crimson section pass, thats the densest part of the whole design.
Dm me if the colour changes confuse your machine on the first run and Ill walk you through the thread order.
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.
- End-of-term teacher gift tote bagsStitch the 5.51-inch on a fawn canvas tote as an end-of-school-year teacher gift, the 3-colour design feels generous and personal.
- Kids summer camp staff iron-on linen patchesEmbroider the mid size on a white linen patch, iron it onto a water bottle sleeve for kids summer camp staff.
- Summer birthday party favour pouchesPop the small 3.51-inch on a cotton drawstring pouch and fill it with candy for a summer birthday party favour.
- Farmers market vendor apronsUse the 6.5-inch on a white linen apron for a farmers market fruit stall and it sells the whole summer vibe.
- Beach holiday matching family shirtsStitch matching 4.5-inch versions on white cotton tees for a sibling group for a beach holiday photo shoot.
- Girl's bedroom wall hoop decorHoop the largest 7.51-inch in an 8-inch natural wood frame and hang it in a girls bedroom above the headboard.
- Summer bakery or cafe branded canvas apronsRun the medium size on a sage green canvas apron for a summer cafe and it works with the whole seasonal menu board.
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.32 × 3.51 in | 9,547 |
| 4.26 × 4.51 in | 12,965 |
| 5.20 × 5.51 in | 17,083 |
| 6.15 × 6.51 in | 21,731 |
| 7.09 × 7.51 in | 26,594 |
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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