Its a valentine design built specifically for teachers, not just a generic heart with some text slapped on. The phrase 'Teaching Sweet Hearts' sits in a stacked lettering arrangement with 9 colours giving it warmth and variety, little hearts worked into the spacing around the text and school-related details that make clear this is a classroom valentine and not just a general love message. The portrait orientation means it sits tall at 3.49 to 7.49 inches high, narrow enough at 2.02 to 4.34 inches wide to fit a shirt pocket or left chest placement without trouble.
Honestly I was suprised by how many orders we get for teacher gift items around valentines. A customer last February ordered this for a whole grade-level team gift, each teacher on the team got a personalised tote bag with their name alongside this design. Each size in the 9-size range keeps the stitch count manageable, starting at 9,262 and topping out at 23,677 at the largest. Density sits at 728 so its a solid stitch-out without being as heavy as the bigger floral designs, which means the run time is reasonable even on a batch of shirts.
Digitised in my standard software, the lettering uses satin columns for the main text and fill for the heart shapes. Each colour change is clean, theyre not stacked over each other in a way that builds up. Use a medium tearaway or cutaway stabiliser depending on your fabric, cotton tees and canvas totes are the go-to options here. Avoid super-stretchy jersey for the lettering sections or youll get distortion across the satin columns.
Works on red, cream, pink, or white fabric for the valentines season. Strong seller every January when teacher gift orders come in. Year-round classroom item aswell.
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.
- Teacher valentine gift tote bagsA canvas tote with this design and the teacher's name added makes a really thoughtful class-gift option.
- Valentine classroom shirt setsLeft chest placement on a white or pink cotton shirt at 3 to 4 inches looks clean for a class set.
- Teacher appreciation gift pouchesThe small 2.02 inch version fits perfectly on a zip pouch or pencil bag as a valentine teacher gift.
- School staff valentine party shirtsA school staff shirt run with this at the 3 to 4 inch chest size works well for a valentines staff event.
- Kids gifts for their favourite teachersKids giving this to their teacher on a small tote bag or card holder is a popular order every February.
- End-of-year gifts with a sweet themeWorks on an end-of-year tote bag as well since the heart and school theme reads warmly in any season.
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 2.02 × 3.49 in | 9,262 |
| 2.32 × 3.99 in | 10,788 |
| 2.60 × 4.49 in | 12,511 |
| 2.89 × 4.99 in | 14,206 |
| 3.17 × 5.50 in | 15,963 |
| 3.46 × 5.99 in | 17,816 |
| 3.76 × 6.48 in | 19,669 |
| 4.05 × 6.97 in | 21,551 |
| 4.34 × 7.49 in | 23,677 |
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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