Cute Baby Donkey Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Drew this baby donkey last april for my sisters wee farmyard nursery, theres a niece whos mad about animals at the moment. Lil donkey stands with one front leg lifted like hes trotting forward, big oversized round blue eyes wide and shining with white sparkle highlights, pink blush cheeks giving the whole face a soft glow. Charcoal hoof tips on every leg.

Body fur is soft grey satin fill with a cream chest and belly fading down underneath. The mane and tail tuft are bright ginger brown with directional stitch lines that read fluffy and tousled, every strand pointed in a slightly different direction. Pink muzzle highlight catches the centre of the face. The wee ears flop sideways with peach pink inner panels.

9 sizes from 2.97 to 6.35 inches wide, 3.5 to 7 inchtall, stitch range from 33.7k on the smol size up to 83.9k on the largest hoop. 14 colours total, density logs at 1764 which is heavy. Pre-wind 5 bobbins before ya start the largest size, dont wanna run dry mid-mane. One customer ordered eight 5-inch versions for a baby shower welcome bag set last summer, said her nieces name went above the donkey on every bag.

Stitch on smooth thick cotton, sweatshirt fleece, canvas, woven baby muslin layered on a stabiliser, the dense fill needs structure. Skip jersey aswell as thin cotton, the design'll pucker and bunch the underlay. Hoop with a heavy cutaway stabiliser, mesh topping if your fabric has any nap, the eye sparkle highlights need crisp registration so theyre sharp.

Pop the small size on a kids muslin bib, hoop the medium on a cream nursery cushion, place the largest on a cot quilt panel. Use rayon thread for the ginger mane so the directional sheen reads soft. Pick polyester for the grey body fur, it holds the colour through nappy spit-up wash cycles. Skip dark fabrics aswell, the soft grey body goes muddy on charcoal aswell as navy.