My mum stitched this adorable baby duck design on a onesie for my niece before I even listed it and I knew straight away we had something. Those oversized eyes are honestly what does it. Round, with those little white highlight circles, its got that wide-eyed surprised look that reads as cute even when its just grey thread on white cotton. The beak and feet drop in with a warm deep orange that breaks up the grey body nicely, and the tiny crown feathers are barely there but they add a lot to the character.
9 sizes from 3.50 inches wide scaling to 7.50 inches, stitch counts 9,165 to 23,487, 9 colors and 8 color changes. 72 trims on the small size. Density at 438 is pretty gentle, which suits the cartoony style since you want the shapes looking slightly soft rather than hard-edged. Run a layer of tearaway under stable cotton or flannel. On stretch onesie fabric or jersey definitely use cutaway, the body fill sections will pull at the seams on a lighter backing. Keep your machine running clean with no skipped stitches on the eye highlight circles, theyre tiny at 2-3mm on the smallest sizes and theyre what makes the whole thing work. Stitch slowly through those sections if your machine has a speed setting.
Its obviously popular for baby and nursery stuff. Onesies, bibs, cot quilts, baby shower gifts. But I get a surprising amount of orders for tote bags, zip pouches, and kids-room cushion covers too. The grey-and-orange palette is neutral enough to work on most fabric colours. White base fabric makes the grey pop, yellow or mint gives it a nursery-pastel feel without being too sickly sweet. Put it on white flannel for a bib and its honestly one of the nicest baby gifts Ive seen people make with my designs.
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.
- Baby onesie or infant bodysuitOnesie chest at 3.5-4 inches, the pale grey on white cotton looks sweet without being garish.
- Bib or burp cloth for baby shower giftBib at 3-3.5 inches centred, easy placement and the orange beak and feet read clearly on white terry.
- Nursery cushion cover or cot quilt panelNursery cushion at 5-6 inches, soft grey palette works well on mint, yellow or pale grey fabric.
- Kids clothing like a tee or light jacketKids tee chest placement at 4 inches, washes well on cotton with a medium cutaway stabiliser.
- Tote bag for a nursery gift setTote bag in a nursery gift set at 4-5 inches, suits natural canvas or pastel cotton tote fabric.
- Zip pouch or small project bag with a cute themeZip pouch at 3.5 inches makes a cute gift insert, the small file still has full eye detail.
- hoop frame for a baby or toddler room6-7 inch hoop displayed in a nursery, the round composition fills a standard embroidery hoop frame.
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.50 × 3.34 in | 9,165 |
| 4.00 × 3.82 in | 10,609 |
| 4.50 × 4.29 in | 12,209 |
| 5.00 × 4.77 in | 13,850 |
| 5.50 × 5.25 in | 15,615 |
| 6.00 × 5.72 in | 17,410 |
| 6.50 × 6.20 in | 19,386 |
| 7.00 × 6.68 in | 21,455 |
| 7.50 × 7.15 in | 23,487 |
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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