The cub is just sitting on the swing, both front paws resting on the wooden seat, looking straight at you with big round eyes. Its not doing anything dramatic, and thats kind of the point. The tail hangs down below the seat and curves slightly to one side. Two thick twisted ropes go up out of the frame, the kind you'd expect in a garden or a treehouse rather than a zoo exhibit.
Fur detail is where it earns its stitch count. The tan base coat uses directional satin fills changing angle across the body to suggest the roundness of the belly and shoulders. Black spots sit on top in a separate pass, irregular in size, grouped more densely on the back and thinning out toward the chest. White chest and muzzle use a softer fill to keep it from going stark. 7 colours, carefully sequenced so the spots never drop onto a cold-fill base. Wooden seat gets a warm brown wood-grain directional fill and the rope gets a cream twist pattern that reads properly as rope at the larger sizes.
Smallest is 3.5 by 2.42 inches, biggest is 7.5 by 5.19. Stitch count goes up to around 40k which is manageable for fur realism at a level. Density is 1037 per square inch, comfortable on most mid-range home machines. Use a medium cutaway on baby cotton, float a water-soluble topping on terry or minky so the spot fills dont sink, and hoop the fabric drum-tight before you start. Skip anything with heavy stretch.
Safari nursery decor has been really popular over the past couple of seasons and a sitting leopard cub on a swing fits right in. Leopard spots with a swing seat give it a sweetness a prowling pose just dosent have. I get messages from customers asking which size works best on onesies and the 4-inch is the one I always point people to, it sits right on the chest without running off the edge. A customer last spring stitched the medium on a fabric storage basket and said the whole nursery shelf came together the moment she added it. Text me through the shop if a colour stop misses on the chest fill and Ill patch the colour transitions.
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.
- Safari nursery cushion cover centrepieceCentre the 6-inch on a cream linen nursery cushion and it anchors a whole safari-themed room without needing additional wall decor
- Baby shower gift on a swaddle blanket borderStitch the small size along the border of a white waffle-weave swaddle blanket as a baby shower gift that feels genuinely handmade
- Newborn onesie front chest embroideryPut the 4-inch on the front chest of a plain white onesie and its the kind of baby outfit that gets saved rather than passed on
- Cot bumper or nursery wall hoop artMount a finished 5-inch hoop on the nursery wall above the change table for a piece that travels with the family when they move rooms
- Kids jungle bedroom quilted cushionCentre the large size on a safari-themed quilted cushion for a toddler bedroom as the room transitions from nursery to kids space
- Baby girl or boy gift set on a bibStitch on a white cotton bib as a handmade baby shower present, the cub is calm and friendly enough that parents who dont usually go for animal prints still like it
- Matching nursery decor on storage basket panelUse the medium size on the flat front panel of a fabric storage basket placed on nursery shelving for a fully coordinated safari set
- Toddler backpack front panel safari themeThe 4-inch size hoops onto a toddler backpack front panel cleanly and its the right scale to be visible without overwhelming the bag
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.50 × 2.42 in | 17,635 |
| 4.00 × 2.77 in | 20,047 |
| 4.50 × 3.11 in | 22,866 |
| 5.00 × 3.46 in | 25,519 |
| 5.50 × 3.81 in | 28,363 |
| 6.00 × 4.15 in | 31,022 |
| 6.50 × 4.50 in | 34,295 |
| 7.00 × 4.84 in | 37,289 |
| 7.50 × 5.19 in | 40,357 |
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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