Baby Feet with Heart Center Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Two solid baby footprints angled in toward each other so the heels nearly touch, and right in the gap between them sits a small open-line heart sitting empty at the middle. The heart is just a thin satin outline, no fill, so it reads almost like a window between the two prints. Subtle, but its the lil detail that lifts this above a plain footprint motif and makes it feel sentimental without being saccharine.

Five sizes total, from 2 inches at 3,116 stitches up to 6 inches at 19,373 stitches. Single colour, density runs heavy at 543 because the foot pads are completely filled and the heart outline needs its own satin pass on top. So the largest 6-inch version is a serious chunk of stitches and Im not gonna pretend it sews up fast, expect about 12-15 minutes on a domestic machine and slower if you ride the speed dial low for accuracy.

The heart between the feet is what makes this version harder to digitise than the plain prints. The outline satin column is only about 1.2 mm wide which sits at the edge of what most home machines can stitch cleanly so Ive run a centre walking stitch underlay underneath to anchor it before the satin runs. I get messages last week from a customer in Texas asking if it would stitch on a thick fleece swaddle and the honest answer is yes at 4 inches or larger, the heart wont survive at 2 inches on anything fluffy.

Best on white, cream, sage, dusty pink, soft yellow, and pale grey cotton interlock, woven cotton, lightweight fleece, and muslin. Use a layer of medium cutaway behind any knit and tearaway under wovens. Skip fluffy sherpa and thick terry, the centre heart will close up. Pop topping over muslin and loose-weave fabric. Pair the design with a name or birth-date stitch underneath for personalised hospital keepsakes and shower gifts.