The letter B sits alongside a round, contented bear. The colours supplied are warm rather than realistic, in tangerine and amber with salmon pink, so it reads as a storybook bear. Brown thread will give you a traditional teddy just as easily, and it is a design that takes a recolour well.

Bears are one of the safest choices in this set for gifts, since they suit boys and girls equally and carry through from a newborn quilt to a school bag without looking babyish. Pair it with a name in a simple font underneath.

The design is nearly square at around 77mm by 79mm and fits a 4 inch hoop easily. Seven colour stops and roughly 8,900 stitches, which is on the lighter side for this alphabet. A single layer of tearaway on a stable woven is enough.

Étiquettes: ours, broderie, motif

Design properties
Colour Changes	7
Colour Sequence	Mandarine, Rouge ambré, Beige, Rouge 2, Gris foncé, Rouge ambré, Rose saumon
Design size	76.90mm x 79.30mm (3.03 pouces x 3.12 pouces)
Embroidery Machine Format	EXP, DST, JEF, PES, PEC, VP3, HUS, PCS, XXX, CSD
Hoop size	Cadre 4 pouces x 4 pouces ou 100mm x 100mm
Stitch count	8,855