Teacher Rainbow with Heart Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Knocked out a teacher rainbow heart with that puffy 3D applique look. Five chunky satin arches stack up, red on the outside, then dusty blue, sky blue, then mustard yellow on the inside. A row of small navy seed dots runs along the inner curve like dashes on a school chalkboard. A solid navy heart sits dead centre, and the word teacher reads in mixed-colour block letters underneath.

Each arch carries a thick rounded satin column so the rainbow reads almost dimensional, like youve glued five colour ribbons down. The teacher lettering uses two colour blocks per letter, cream front with a colour back layer peeking out on the right, gives the type that printed-textbook feel without going totally flat. Honestly its a sweet lil teacher gift design that dosent lean cheesy.

Customers have been buyin this one for end-of-year teacher gifts since may, mostly mums grabbing it for their kids favourite class teacher. One mum ordered five of em last june, four for her daughters teachers and one for the school principal, and she stitched each on a colour-matched canvas tote with the teachers initial under the heart. Tiniest hoop fit runs 3.51 by 3.4 inches, max version goes 7.51 by 7.29.

Pick a smooth canvas, cotton twill or denim for best results. Cream, oatmeal, sage or pale blush backgrounds let the rainbow colours pop without competing. Skip dark navy or black as the base, the navy heart wont read against deep colour. Avoid stretchy jersey too, the puffy satin will pull and warp on stretchy ground fabric.

This one runs dense, density sits at 404 stitches per inch sq with around 22k stitches at the biggest size. Hoop on a polymesh stabiliser, slow your machine speed alittle on the rainbow arches, and lay a wash-away topper across the block letters so the colour edges read crisp. Ping the shop chat if the rainbow stripes drop a thread and Ill rework the punch fast.