Quick one, the treble clef with a heart is bold and simple. The clef itself is a chunky black satin outline, the lower curl wraps around and right inside the bowl of that curl sits a red heart with a soft peach highlight up top. Four colours, no fuss, totally clean musical icon.
Body of the clef uses a thick black satin column with a subtle grey shadow line digitised down one edge so it reads dimensional instead of flat. Heart sits inside the curl as a satin fill with a small white-peach highlight on the upper-left lobe to give it a glossy lit-from-above look. Density is light at 406 per square inch and the biggest size only hits 11k stitches so this one sews up fast for a Saturday afternoon project.
I drew this one for music teacher gifts, choir merch and valentines day pieces for anyone who plays. Sizes start at 1.72 by 3.5 inches and top out at 3.68 by 7.5, so its a chest detail or a tote panel piece but not a full hoodie back. One customer ordered the 5-inch last february for her daughters piano teacher, she sent me a photo of the gift wrap and it looked properly sweet.
For best fabric, white cotton tees, cream tote bags, sage piano bench cushion covers, soft pink cotton hankies. Skip dark colours, the black clef will vanish into the fabric. Avoid heavy fleece or terry, the heart highlight needs a smooth weave to read clean. A lil note, send me message if youre using metallic black thread instead of standard rayon, density may need a touch of adjustment.
Hoop with light cutaway stabiliser and a thin soluble film over the top if youre stitching onto soft jersey, the satin outline gets crisper that way. Only one colour change for the clef so its a quick run, the heart adds two more passes for the body and highlight. Email me direct if the heart shading shifts off-centre and Ill walk you through the fix.
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.
- Piano teacher thank-you toteRun the 5-inch piece on a ecru canvas tote and gift to a piano teacher at the end of term
- Music classroom cushionPop the 3-inch on a sage cushion cover and place it on a music classroom reading chair near the upright piano
- Choir performance tote bagCenter the 6-inch on a cream cotton tote and pass em out as choir performance bags before a sunday concert
- Valentines day gift hankie for a musician partnerEmbroider the smallest on a soft pink cotton hankie for a valentines day gift to a partner who plays the violin
- Music school recital programme coverAdd the 4-inch on a kraft programme cover for a music school spring recital so it doubles as a keepsake
- Singer gift makeup pouchStitch the small on a black canvas makeup pouch for a singer friends birthday with her stage name added
- Band booster club shirtPlace the 5-inch on the front of a navy cotton booster club tee for a high school marching band fundraiser
- Music therapist clinic bagRun the medium on a structured leather clinic bag carried by a music therapist visiting hospice patients
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.50 × 1.72 in | 3,746 |
| 4.00 × 1.96 in | 4,462 |
| 4.50 × 2.21 in | 5,260 |
| 5.00 × 2.45 in | 6,123 |
| 5.50 × 2.70 in | 6,980 |
| 6.00 × 2.94 in | 7,891 |
| 6.50 × 3.19 in | 8,922 |
| 7.00 × 3.43 in | 10,030 |
| 7.50 × 3.68 in | 11,208 |
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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