Drew up this lil elephant girl a while back and she keeps selling steady. Shes seated front-facing, head slightly tilted, and thats what gives her that doe-eyed puppy look. The eyes are the main thing really: oversized round pupils with teal irises and tiny highlight dots, done in satin layers so the colour actually reads clean on fabric. Pink polka-dot bow headband sits right on top, stitched in a glossy satin with raised dot detail. Trunk curls to one side at the tip, which is honestly the hardest bit to hoop straight if youre not careful.
Body is medium grey with dense directional fill, and theres a second pass of darker grey cross-hatch shading across the belly and under the ears so she doesnt look flat. Seven colours total: grey body, shading grey, pink bow, pink inner ears, teal eyes, toe pad pink, and white highlight. Density runs at 947 stitches per square inch so its a high-stitch job and your needle needs to be fresh. Biggest size hits 42,541 stitches at 6.41 by 7.01 inches. Smallest comes in at around 3.67 by 4.01 at just over 21,000 stitches.
So this one gets ordered alot for girls nursery gear. A customer last month dropped a note saying she stitched the medium size on a white fleece blanket for her nieces baby shower, framed it in a round hoop, and hung it above the crib. And honestly thats one of my favourite uses for it because the soft grey reads perfectly against white fleece without any bleeding. Baby onesies, toddler tote bags, quilted bibs, the small pink pyjama pocket, all work brilliantly.
Pick a light or white woven cotton, fleece, or soft interlock knit. Avoid stretchy fabric without a good cutaway backing, the dense fill will pull and pucker. Use a medium-weight cutaway stabiliser, float dont hoop knits, and run a colour test strip first because that teal can read turquoise or blue depending on thread brand. Hoop your fabric tight, theres a lot of stitch density here and any slack causes registration shift between the grey shading and the filled sections.
Holler if the trunk outline splits from the grey fill on your machine and Ill check the file.
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 girl nursery wall hoop artStitch the largest size on white linen, stretch it in a round hoop, and hang it as nursery wall art above the crib
- Newborn onesie chest pocketUse the smallest size on a white cotton onesie chest, keeps it neat and wont overwhelm a newborn body
- Baby shower gift blanketEmbroider the medium version on a fleece blanket panel and gift it at a baby shower with the babys name added below
- Toddler tote bag front panelA customer stitched it on a sturdy carry tote, added block-letter initials underneath, and used it as a hospital bag gift
- Quilted bib embroideryPop the small size on a quilted cotton bib so mums got something cute to photograph at feeding time
- Kids bedroom pillow coverCentre the large version on a white cotton pillow cover for a girls bedroom that needs one focal piece without busy pattern
- Girls pyjama chest patchAdd the small size to the chest pocket area of soft jersey pyjamas for a girly bedtime look
- Baby album cover fabric panelStitch onto a fabric panel, frame under glass, and slip it into a baby memory album as a keepsake insert
Dimensions
4 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.67 × 4.01 in | 21,390 |
| 4.58 × 5.01 in | 27,788 |
| 5.50 × 6.01 in | 34,830 |
| 6.41 × 7.01 in | 42,541 |
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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