Heres the orange-suit astronaut floating dead centre in a 5 inch round galaxy scene. Hes got a big bubble helmet, visor reflecting a slice of light, gloved hands hanging loose at his sides. Five planets ring around him, one teal striped, one mustard yellow with a Saturn ring, and the rest small gunmetal moons drifting through the stars. Sketchy comic-book hatching across the lot. The whole cosmos sits inside a thin black orbit line, like an old sci-fi paperback cover.
Colours are picked to fight the navy background. Rust orange suit. Crisp white helmet shell. Teal stripe planet cools things down. Mustard yellow ringed planet warms it back up. Silver visor catches the light just enough. I drew this last winter for a customer who wanted retro NASA vibes for her nephews 6th birthday tee, and that rust orange is what made the whole thing pop on a navy hoodie.
Stitch on navy, charcoal or black for max contrast. The dark base is what holds the suit colour, dont go pale or itll dull right out. Skip light pastels, the visor and helmet shading wont read on cream fabric. Cotton tee, fleece hoodie, canvas backpack, all fine. Pre-hoop with a medium cutaway stabiliser, the helmet has dense satin work and knits will pucker if you dont use proper support.
Use the 6 to 7 inch hoop size for kids hoodies and backpack panels. The 8 inch sits great on a 14 inch reading cushion or quilt block. One customer ordered three of these last month for her after-school space club and stitched em onto matching navy library bags. She sent me photo of the kids holding them up and the rust basically glowed.
Pop a smaller 4-inch design on a chest pocket. Pair it with the kids name in a chunky retro font underneath. Run polyester thread on knits, theyll hold the wash cycle better than rayon for kids gear. File loads fine in Hatch, professional digitising tools, Embrilliance and Brother PE software. Drop me a line if anything looks weird on yours and ill rerun the file for ya.
What people are using this design for
A starting point. The design works for plenty more than just this list, this is what folks have stitched it onto most.
- Kids backpacks and lunchbagsThe rust orange suit pops on a black backpack, kids spot their own bag a row away.
- Library bags and reading totesStitch on natural canvas tote with the ringed planets centred, makes a sweet library bag.
- Nursery wall hoops and crib quiltsAbove a crib in an 8 inch hoop the planets read like a tiny solar system mobile.
- Boys and girls navy hoodiesNavy hoodies are honestly where this looks best, the orange suit jumps off dark fabric.
- Birthday gift apparel for space loversAdd the kids name underneath in a chunky font, makes a really memorable space themed birthday tee.
- Classroom decor pillow coversOn a 14 inch pillow the floating astronaut reads clear from across a classroom reading corner.
- Science teacher tote bagsScience teacher coworkers will fight over this on a tote, especially if its end of year gift season.
Dimensions
11 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 5.50 × 5.43 in | 50,634 |
| 6.00 × 5.92 in | 55,528 |
| 6.50 × 6.41 in | 63,745 |
| 7.00 × 6.91 in | 69,306 |
| 7.50 × 7.40 in | 75,972 |
| 8.00 × 7.89 in | 83,576 |
| 8.50 × 8.39 in | 88,634 |
| 9.00 × 8.88 in | 95,596 |
| 9.50 × 9.37 in | 102,928 |
| 10.00 × 9.86 in | 110,420 |
| 10.50 × 10.36 in | 118,202 |
Files & Formats
Eight machine formats included in one zip. Whichever your machine reads, its in the pack.








Plus a color chart for thread matching. See full format guide.
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Reyazul Masud Riham, hand-drawing every design on this site
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