On a whim last year I decided to digitise a proper autumn cat rather than the usual flat cartoon, and I was genuinly suprised by how much detail eighteen colours gives you. The kitten's got layered fur stitching, the leaves around it are three separate shades of orange and red, and theres a tiny warm underlay beneath the whole thing to hold 31,363 stitches in place without the density 412 causing any puckering on cotton.
For anyone new to high-stitch designs this is the kind of file where your stabiliser choice really matters. Use cutaway on anything with stretch or a loose weave, tearaway only on firm woven cotton and linen. The fur sections use directional satin in two layers, an underlay pass and a top pass, so the finished texture's got that soft brushed look. Hoop your fabric tight with no slack. Check your bobbin tension before you start too, at 31k stitches a loose bobbin'll show on the surface eventually.
I get notes about this one every autumn from people who are suprised it stitches out as cleanly as the preview image. Alright so its a dense file but my professional tool handled the jump stitches well and theres very few trims across the whole run. Use a 75/11 needle on cotton poplin, 80/12 on denim or canvas. Skip the topping on woven fabric, add it on fleece or terry. Eighteen colour stops sounds like alot but most of the changes are small, the leaves alone account for five of em. Solid on sweatshirts. Text me if you need a size change and Ill see what I can do.
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.
- Fall sweatshirt chest centred designCat lover autumn gift tote where the eighteen-colour result genuinely reads like a painted illustration rather than embroidery.
- Autumn tote bag front panelSweatshirt chest for a cat owner who swaps to seasonal outerwear in September and wears it straight through November.
- Kids hoodie left chest kittenFramed wall hoop on cream cotton for a home that has actual cat portraits on the walls alongside human family ones.
- Seasonal throw pillow centredKids hoodie left chest where the warm leaf palette suits the school run weather and nobody clashes with classmates.
- Autumn lap quilt block patchQuilt block for an autumn lap quilt project, the directional fur stitching gives the fabric panel a proper textile quality.
- Halloween tote bag side panelThrow pillow for a reading nook that gets a seasonal look from October, the compact near-square format centres well.
- Fall canvas wall art hoopGym duffel personalization for a cat person who wants something that isnt just initials on a bag.
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.37 × 3.50 in | 31,363 |
| 4.33 × 4.49 in | 42,813 |
| 5.30 × 5.50 in | 55,706 |
| 6.26 × 6.50 in | 69,051 |
| 7.22 × 7.50 in | 84,037 |
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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