This is the classic christmas truck scene, but done properly. The truck is a vintage 1950s-style pickup profile, the kind with the round fenders and narrow cab. Deep red body with a light blue window, dark maroon hood detail, grey wheels with white rims. The christmas tree is loaded into the flat bed, branches hanging out over the back, full dark and light green with small gold star-shaped light accents strung through it. The whole thing reads immediately as a christmas image without needing any text around it.
11 colours, 10 colour changes, so this one takes patience at the machine. The colour breakdown is: White for base highlights, Black outline, cyan blue for the cab window, two greens for the tree, cream-yellow for the stars, a bright red for the truck body, a warm orange-red on the wheel rims, a true red on the body side panel, grey for the wheels, and a dark maroon R117 G2 B13 for the hood shading. Stitch range is 10,669 at the smallest 1.53-inch-wide version up to 24,553 at the 3.27-inch widest. Wait, these widths are very narrow actually, its because the design is landscape and the height dimension is 3.50 to 7.50 inches, so the truck is tall and wide but more tall than wide in the hoop setup.
Pop a medium cutaway behind it for the red sections and the tree fill, the darker sections especially benefit from a stabiliser that doesnt tear at the dense colour-change spots. The 11-colour stop sequence means youll be rethreading alot on the mid to large sizes, so pre-wind your bobbins before you start and set them out in order.
Best on white, cream, light grey, or natural linen. This is a holiday design and I built the colours to pop on light grounds. Dark fabrics kill the green tree and the cream star accents. Use it on christmas pillows, holiday tees, festive tote bags, or stocking embroidery as a focal piece. A customer wrote me this christmas asking if she could use it on 20 matching gift bags and she sent a photo after, genuinely one of the nicest batch projects Ive seen.
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.
- Centre chest on a white or cream christmas teeWhite cotton tees at the 3-inch version centre at chest height and stitch in under 25 minutes.
- holiday pillow cover in cream linen or white cottonCream linen pillow covers use the 3.27-inch widest version as a bold christmas centrepiece design.
- Christmas stocking front panel embroidery focal designChristmas stocking front panels at 3 inches wide sit between the hanging loop and the toe section.
- Festive tote bag or gift bag embroidered front panelFestive tote bags in natural canvas use the 3-in chest on the front panel with medium cutaway.
- Tea towel or table runner christmas accent designTea towel placement at the bottom border uses the 2.5 to 3-inch version with tearaway backing.
- Baby or toddler first christmas outfit embroideryFirst christmas onesies in white cotton need the 1.53-inch smallest version with soft cutaway.
- Christmas tree skirt border or centre medallionTree skirt centre medallion at the 3.27-inch version needs a firm cutaway under the felt base.
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 1.53 × 3.50 in | 10,669 |
| 1.97 × 4.50 in | 13,934 |
| 2.40 × 5.50 in | 17,077 |
| 2.84 × 6.50 in | 20,645 |
| 3.27 × 7.50 in | 24,553 |
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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