Baseball Hitter with Flying Ball Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Got asked for a baseball hitter mid-swing and this is the result. Hes already made contact, ball is flying off to the upper-left corner of the frame, and four bold motion lines streak from the ball back through the bat showing how hard he just hit it. Bat itself is brown wood with the grain stitched in directional satin, dragged behind in the swing arc. Hes still got both hands on the grip but the body has fully rotated through the swing.

Uniform is classic american baseball. White cotton-look top and trousers with bold royal blue stripes running down the seam. Blue batting helmet with a hint of dark visor, blue knee-high socks, and bright blue cleats with a small swoosh accent. Hands wear royal blue batting gloves so the grip on the bat reads clean. The flying ball itself has the classic red stitching in two curving rows, a tiny detail that real baseball fans always notice.

The hitter is digitised with proper directional stitching through the uniform so the white fabric folds catch light like real cotton, not a flat patch. Skin areas use a peachy tan satin with darker tone shading on the jawline and forearm muscles. Black outline runs around every limb and the helmet edge as a top layer running stitch which is what gives the comic-book pop. 14 colours total so this has alot of thread changes, but the colour-changes batch sensibly through the body.

I drew this with little league teams and dad-of-baseball-kids in mind. Its 2.99 on the tiny version, 6.38 by 7.51 inches on the largest, suits a tee chest panel, a duffle pocket or a backpack front beautifully. One customer ordered a bunch of em last spring for her sons travel-ball team duffle bags, stitched the 5-inch on charcoal canvas. She sent me photos at the season opener and every kid was carrying their gear like a pro.

Best results come on solid cotton, jersey or canvas. White, charcoal, navy or grey backgrounds let the blue and white uniform read clean. Skip royal blue fabric, the uniform wont read against matching blue. Avoid stretch knit if you can, the dense uniform fill wont sit right on a thin tee without proper stabiliser support. Slap a heavy cutaway under it, hoop tight, and slow your machine speed for the dense helmet and torso panels. Density runs around 905 spi with 43k stitches on the biggest, so be ready for a long run on that size. Watch the colour order on the uniform stripes, theyre easy to misalign if you skip a thread change.