Watermelon Gnome Embroidery Design, Instant Download

The gnome is barely visible underneath all his hat and beard. The hat is the main event, really: tall conical shape, wrapped in tight diagonal satin bands of orange and yellow that look like a barber-pole spiral going up to a little curled tip at the top. The beard below is this big fluffy mass of grey-blue and cream that covers everything from nose to toe. Then the gnome holds out a big pink watermelon slice right at eye level, green rind, pink flesh, little black seeds. Its genuinely kinda funny and that is exactly why it sells.

Fourteen colour changes. Thats alot, but the file is cleanly sequenced so ya dont lose track. The hat bands are the densest section, 1127 density overall, and those tight satin columns need a good firm stabiliser underneath or theyll distort. The beard is done in a softer directional fill so it reads as fluffy rather than flat. The watermelon slice gets proper satin work on the pink flesh section with scattered seed dots in running stitch, kinda charming little detail if youre hooped up close watching it stitch out.

I sell this one mostly for summer decor and kitchen pieces. Tote bags, aprons, cotton kitchen towels. Really popular on summer-holiday themed items in june and july. One customer stitched this on cream linen placemats for an outdoor barbecue party and I thought that was brilliant honestly. Its the kind of thing that makes people smile when they see it on the table. Pair it with a summer table runner if ya want a full set.

Use a cutaway stabiliser given the density, even on stable woven cotton. The file stitches in sections top to bottom, hat first then beard then watermelon, so the colour sequence is logical. Slow the machine down for the hat satin columns to keep needle heat manageable. White, cream or sage green backgrounds suit this one best, the pink watermelon needs a pale ground to pop. Dont skip the topping on terry cloth or textured fabric because those long column fills need a smooth surface to sit flat.