Astronaut Cat Embroidery Design, Space Cat Machine Embroidery Pattern, Instant Download

A cat in a full space suit with a round helmet, and the visor reflects a teal colour shift. Thats the whole image and its got so much going on in a small space. The feline face looks out through the visor with that classic unimpressed cat expression, which is honestly most of the charm here. Fourteen colours go into the build, which makes sense once you see all the detail: white suit body, silver grey on the helmet dome, the reflective visor gradient, orange trim on the arm and leg joints, tabby brown fur behind the helmet glass, black for the eyes and nose, and several mid-tones for the depth shading and shadow passes.

Density sits at 1,111 and the stitch count runs from 17,307 at the small 3.5 hoop, climbing to 44,928 on the 7-in cap version. The height range only goes to 5.39 inches at the largest because the suit is wider than it is tall, so plan your hoop placement accordingly. my software handled the digitising and the body shading uses a mix of satin and fill stitches with directional underlay on the curved helmet sections. A customer who bought this last autumn put the 6-inch onto a navy fleece jacket and said the silver helmet popped beautifully against the dark fabric. Press a sturdy poly cutaway backer before hooping fleece or sweatshirt material.

Layer no-show mesh under any regular woven cotton to keep the dense sections from puckering. Run the 4-inch on a kids tee or hoodie chest and the face detail reads clearly from across a room. Run the largest 7.5 size onto a structured canvas tote or denim back panel where the cutaway stabiliser can really do its job. Press wash-away topping over textured fleece so the satin visor area sits flat.

Pick dark fabric for this one if you want the white suit to jump out. Navy, forest green, or black give the most contrast. Use the small 3.5-inch for cap front placement or pocket detail on a jacket. Dont bother with light-coloured fleece, the suit whites wont register.