Three black cats sitting under falling autumn leaves, made after a customer wrote asking for something with cats and pumpkins together that wasnt just a halloween silhouette. She wanted something her cat-loving mum would keep up after halloween. All three arranged in a vertical column, each one sitting with a pumpkin beside it. Top cat is upright, ears sharp, looking directly out like its spotted something. Middle cat is head-tilted with one ear flopped slightly, giving it a curious look. Bottom cat is relaxed and low to the ground, tail curved around its front paws. Autumn leaves and a few red berries scatter around the base of each cat section so the composition feels seasonal without leaning too hard into halloween specifically.
9 colours: the cat bodies are solid black satin with a fine charcoal grey underlay so the black doesnt go completely flat under certain lights. Orange pumpkins sit bright beside each cat, amber and rust for the depth shading on the pumpkin ribs. Olive green stems and sage leaves, cream for the whisker satin lines, golden yellow for the cat eye detail fills. 1,232 stitches per square inch sits on the dense end, especially for the black cat body sections. Cutaway stabiliser is the only real choice here, dont try tearaway on these dense fills.
7 sizes from 3.16 inches wide up to 4.87 wide, heights from 5.51 to 8.51, so the design is taller than it is wide, a portrait-orientation trio. Stitch counts: 27,626 at the small end and 51,062 at the large. Ive had alot of people order this for autumn tote bags in the 4-inch size and then come back for the 4.87 for a pillow later. The tall ratio works really well on a bag front or a pillow panel where you want height rather than width.
Stitch it on cream, oatmeal, or warm white for the most vivid pumpkin colours. On dark fabric the orange pumpkins and olive leaves still pop, but the black cats obviously blend into the background more, which actually looks intentional and kind of cool on dark charcoal fabric. Avoid navy or very dark green backgrounds if you want to see the full 9-colour palette at work. Use a heavy cutaway, hoop firmly, and keep the machine speed down during the black satin body sections aswell to avoid needle deflection.
And reach out if you want a version without the pumpkins, Ive got a few cat-only autumn designs in the works too. All 8 formats in the download.
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.
- autumn tote bag or fall season canvas bag frontHoop the 4-inch run on a oat canvas tote for a fall market bag that cat lovers actually stop to ask about
- cat lovers seasonal pillow or cushion cover designStitch the large 4.87-inch version on a linen pillow cover and the portrait trio fills the cushion front with enough breathing room around the edges
- halloween adjacent shirt or sweatshirt for cat ownersPut the 3.5 mini on a black or charcoal sweatshirt chest and the cats blend into the dark base beautifully, just the pumpkins and leaves show warm
- autumn home decor hoop art in a natural wood frameFrame the 4-inch size in a natural hoop for fall wall art and it works in a cat-lovers home beyond halloween into all of autumn
- cat-themed greeting card or fabric postcard embroideryRun the smallest 3.16-inch size on a fabric postcard or a small linen pouch and give it as a gift to a cat person who doesnt need another cat trinket
- fall season apron or oven mitt embellishmentEmbroider the mid-size on an apron bib panel for a seasonal baking apron, the cats and pumpkins together are the right level of festive without screaming halloween
- seasonal patch for denim jacket or jeans back pocketSew the 4-in centre on a denim chore-coat back pocket as a patch, the upright alert cat at the top of the composition sits well in a narrow pocket-width format
Dimensions
7 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.16 × 5.51 in | 27,626 |
| 3.44 × 6.01 in | 30,980 |
| 3.73 × 6.51 in | 34,574 |
| 4.01 × 7.01 in | 38,306 |
| 4.30 × 7.51 in | 42,576 |
| 4.59 × 8.00 in | 46,874 |
| 4.87 × 8.51 in | 51,062 |
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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