Tomato with Slice Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Two elements side by side. A whole round tomato with the green calyx and stem sitting on top, and next to it a cut slice showing the interior section. The slice is the interesting part. You can see the seed chambers radiating out from the center, each pocket defined separately with the seed shapes inside them. The skin edge has a thin curved stripe to suggest the outer wall, and the soft inner zones fill between the chambers in a lighter tone.

Eight colours handle all of that. Vivid crimson red covers the whole tomato with a lighter highlight patch on one side to give it a round shape rather than a flat circle. The cut half uses a softer red-pink for the inner flesh tones. Cream or pale yellow fills each seed pocket. Kelly green handles the calyx and the short stem. Deep red outlines define the edges. Stitch count goes from 17,122 on the small 3-inch width to 41,610 on the full 6.5-inch, which is a solid amount for a food illustration at density 855. Its more stitches than you expect from a simple vegetable design, honestly.

Drop tearaway behind firm cotton, canvas or denim. The seed chamber details are small and need a stable hooped surface to stitch cleanly. Knit fabrics work with a light cutaway but Id honestly stick to woven for the smaller sizes because the detail gets lost on stretch. Hoop flat and tight. One customer last summer used the 6-in size for a cotton apron bib and it came out really clean because shed used a medium cutaway under the cotton weave, smart move. Thats the trick with food illustration designs, the pockets dont forgive a loose hoop.

Stitch on white, cream or pale linen backgrounds for the brightest red result. Works on cotton twill aprons, canvas shopping bags, kitchen towels and linen placemats. Skip patterned or dark fabric because the seed pocket detail cant compete. Add a simple gardening phrase beside it for a personalised kitchen gift.