Big bold "WELCOME" arches over the top in chunky slab-serif letters, and "HIVE" anchors the bottom in the same heavy block style. Between them sits a fat bumblebee, wings spread out wide, with cream-coloured translucent wings, a golden yellow and black banded body, and a soft cream underside that gives it this almost fluffy look. Two little botanical sprigs flank the bee on each side, bright green leaves with tiny soft purple buds, kinda like lavender or sage. The whole thing reads as farmhouse-kitchen without being cutesy about it.
Ive been digitising bee designs for a while now, and this one was honestly tricky to get right. The wing detail alone uses a directional satin fill to keep those cream threads lying flat, and the body sections each have their own underlay so those striped body sections dont bleed into each other. Five sizes in total, and even the smallest one at around 3.4 inches holds the wing veining without turning into a muddy mess, thats what the density setting is there for. The stitch count on the larger versions climbs up around 32,000 stitches so give yourself a bit of time on those.
I made this one for the farmhouse crowd but its ended up in alot of different places. A teacher last spring put it on a linen tote for her classroom door hook, said it was the first thing parents noticed when they came in for pickup. Canvas and linen take the tatami fill in the bee body really well. On lighter fabrics Id recommend a cutaway stabiliser under the hoop rather than tearaway, the density on the bee thorax is high enough that you want that extra support once its off the machine. Terry cloth towels are trickier, use a layer of topping to keep the loops from swallowing the smaller text letters.
Stitch it on a cotton tea towel for a kitchen set, or a canvas pillow front is a good home for the mid-size version. Skip the jump stitch cleanup by setting your bobbin tension right before you start, its fiddly but saves time later. Pair the yellow thread with a warm mustard rather than a bright gold and it comes out looking more hand-crafted than commercial, which is exactly what farmhouse style is going for.
Holler at me if the jump stitches bug you.
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.
- Farmhouse kitchen towelA flour-sack cotton towel in cream is the classic match for this one, the black lettering pops clean.
- Canvas tote bagTote bags in natural canvas take the bee's 32,000-stitch body without puckering if you hoop it tight.
- Linen apronA buyer last month put this on her farmers market apron and said customers kept stopping to ask where she got it.
- Front door welcome pillowA linen throw pillow gives the bee room to breathe; the front panel fills out without crowding the corners.
- Denim jacket back panelDenim holds the satin wing fill nicely, hoop a piece of cutaway behind the fabric before you start.
- Wooden hoop wall artHooped in a 7-inch wooden display hoop, the design fills the circle almost edge to edge.
- Baby onesie giftEven the small 3.4-inch version holds detail on a cotton onesie, cute gift for a new mum.
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| • 3.41 × 3.50ches in | 14,155 |
| • 4.39 × 4.50ches in | 18,336 |
| • 5.36 × 5.50ches in | 22,687 |
| • 6.34 × 6.50ches in | 27,334 |
| • 7.31 × 7.50ches in | 32,310 |
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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