Decorate little builders’ outfits with this Construction Trucks Border Embroidery Design featuring a pickup, dump truck, and excavator driving over a wavy road. Bright aqua, yellow, green, and royal blue shapes keep the look playful and bold for children’s clothes, quilts, and room décor. Clean satin outlines and simple fills make the vehicles crisp while still stitching smoothly as a continuous border.
📐 Sizes (Inch & mm) + Stitches
1.29" × 3.50" (32.8 × 88.9 mm) — 7,626 stitches
1.47" × 4.00" (37.3 × 101.6 mm) — 8,638 stitches
1.66" × 4.50" (42.2 × 114.3 mm) — 9,684 stitches
1.84" × 5.00" (46.7 × 127.0 mm) — 10,745 stitches
2.03" × 5.50" (51.6 × 139.7 mm) — 11,757 stitches
2.21" × 6.00" (56.1 × 152.4 mm) — 12,820 stitches
2.40" × 6.50" (61.0 × 165.1 mm) — 13,890 stitches
2.58" × 7.00" (65.5 × 177.8 mm) — 14,943 stitches
2.76" × 7.50" (70.1 × 190.5 mm) — 16,134 stitches
✨ Features
Three stylized vehicles: pickup truck, dump truck, and excavator spilling dirt along a curved ground line.
Seven-thread-color palette: white, light aqua, grey, orange, green, dark blue, and black for outlines and wheels.
Optimized border layout that can be repeated for hems, pillow edges, and quilt borders.
🧵 File Formats Included
PES, DST, EXP, HUS, JEF, VP3, XXX, CND
🎨 Use Cases
Boys’ and girls’ t-shirts, pajamas, and overalls.
Bed linens, pillowcases, and curtains in construction-themed rooms.
Quilt borders, towel bands, and backpack or lunch bag trims.
💡 Benefits
Low to medium stitch counts keep runs quick, even on longer border lengths.
Limited color changes simplify production while still giving high visual contrast.
Narrow vertical height works well on sleeves, pant legs, and hems without bunching.
❓ FAQs
Q: Can I repeat this design to make a longer border?
A: Yes—align the start/end points horizontally in your software or machine to tile seamlessly.
Q: What stabilizer should I use?
A: Use medium cutaway for garments and knits; for woven items like curtains or quilts, a medium tearaway usually works well.
Q: Can I change vehicle colors?
A: Absolutely—swap to primary reds and yellows or match room and school colors while keeping dark wheels and outlines for definition.