A dark green chalkboard stands at the center of this stitched scene, lettered with Back to School in blocky cross-stitch capitals. To the left an apple rests on a stack of books; to the right a glass jar of wooden pencils sits beside ABC alphabet blocks.

A symmetrical, richly detailed border of folk-art florals and geometric motifs encloses it all. Every shape is built from individual stitches on woven Aida cloth, with darker thread tones suggesting shadow and depth.