Worth The Wait Embroidery Design, Baby Nursery Quote Pattern, Instant Download

Played with the layout on this one for a while before it clicked. "Worth" arches across the top in really chunky black brushstroke-style cursive, the kind where the thick downstrokes are proper thick and the hairline upstrokes are proper thin. Then "the" in the middle is thinner pink script, and running straight through it is a little arrow with arrowheads on both ends, pointing left and right like its been shot clean through the word. Then "wait" drops below in the same heavy black cursive as Worth, the tail of the t curling into a wide looping finish. Three small black hearts sit in the negative space between words to fill it out without overcrowding.

Its a good amount of detail for the stitch count, 13,778 max stitches on the biggest size. The density is actually lighter than youd expect at 336 stitches per square inch, which means its been digitised with open fills where possible. That keeps the fabric from going stiff on softer nursery items like blankets and cushions. my workhorse software handled the arrow separately so it has its own thread run and dosent pull the pink script out of shape.

Four sizes: smallest is 3.40 by 3.51 inches, largest is 6.30 by 6.51 inches. These are proper big sizes, this isnt a pocket design, its a centrepiece. Customers use it on nursery cushions, hoop art for the wall, baby announcement blankets and pregnancy milestone pillowcases. A customer told me last october she made it as a gift for her sister who had been through IVF and said it was the one that made her cry. Ive also seen it done on canvas tote bags for baby shower gifts, which works really well because the canvas shows off the thick satin thread nicely.

Natural linen, cream cotton or soft grey fleece are the best backgrounds for this. The charcoal-black reads warm rather than harsh against those neutrals and the pink arrow pops without being garish. Dont go darker than a medium grey or the detail in the thin upstrokes will disappear. Use a firm cutaway for anything stretchy; tearaway for woven canvas or cotton quilting fabric. Hoop your fabric drum-tight before you start, especially on linen which tends to creep under the foot. Press your fabric first to remove any creases so the satin fill lays flat. The arrow section uses its own colour run, so stop the machine and swap thread cleanly between the black and pink steps.