Drew up this one for the black cat and too many plants crowd, because this is genuinely their shirt. Three black cats sit in a row, each one tucked inside or perched on top of an overflowing plant pot. The leaves are huge relative to the cats, big bold tropical shapes in kelly green and lime, spilling out in every direction. Small rainbow arcs and tiny orange hearts float in the gaps between the pots. Its wide and cheerful and very maximalist.
Each cat is a deep solid black fill with bright yellow-green eyes that pop against the dark body. The three pots are all different: a terracotta orange round pot on the left with a lounging cat curled at the base, a pink cylindrical pot in the centre with a sitting cat framed by monstera-style leaves, and a woven basket-style pot on the right with the third cat sitting tall on top. Twelve colour stops, density at 1,371 density at X spi means is on the denser side, up to 31,111 stitches at the largest 8.5 by 2.67 inch size. Its a wide landscape strip so it works across tea towels, aprons, and tote bag fronts naturally.
E, the sizing is important to note here: smallest is 4.51 by 1.41 inches, biggest is 8.5 by 2.67. Its always going to be wider than it is tall, which means it lines up perfectly as a border strip on a pocket hem, pillowcase edge, or tote bag panel. A customer messaged me last autumn after stitching the 7-inch across the front pocket of a canvas tote for a local plant shop, stitched on a dark olive canvas so the bright greens really sang against it. She said it sold out in the first hour of the market.
Pick a mid-to-dark fabric so the black cats dont disappear entirely. Olive, dark sage, navy, forest green, charcoal, or deep plum all work well. Avoid pale backgrounds, the outlines read fine but you lose the whole drama of the solid fill. Use a firm woven fabric, dense cutaway stabiliser, and a 75/11 sharp needle. At 1,371 density run your machine at a slightly slower speed and check your bobbin tension before you start, dense fills at this level will show bobbin thread pull if the tension is even slightly off. Skip knit and fleece entirely for this one. Text me if the dense fills are pulling at the seams on your base fabric and Ill dial in the right stabiliser weight for ya.
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.
- Tote bags for plant shops, cat rescues, or a plant parent with a black catStitch the 7-inch across the front panel of a dark olive canvas tote, the greens and terracotta pot glow against the dark background and the black cats just read as chic
- Tea towels for a kitchen with botanical or witchy decorRun the 5-inch across the bottom hem of a cream linen tea towel for a kitchen that has plants on the windowsill and probably a cat sleeping nearby
- Apron front pocket strip for a garden centre staff giftStitch it as a chest strip on a dark sage apron for a garden centre staff member who adores cats, its the kind of gift that gets worn every single shift
- Pillowcase border for a bedroom with dark moody aestheticsUse the 8-inch across a pillowcase hem on a charcoal or deep plum cotton pillowcase for a dark-aesthetic bedroom that has a black cat in it already
- Canvas zipper pouch for a plant or cat gift setEmbroider the medium size on a canvas zipper pouch and fill it with plant care cards and seed packets as a gift for a plant person
- Sweatshirt chest strip for the plant-and-cat person in your lifeAdd it as a chest strip to a dark forest green crewneck sweatshirt for the person you know who has both trailing pothos and a black cat named something like Midnight
- Quilt border strip for a cat-themed patchwork projectRun the strip as a border along the edge of quilt squares for a cat-themed patchwork lap quilt
- Market tote for a witchy or botanical-themed small businessStitch onto a dark cotton tote for a stall selling crystals, candles or botanicals where the black cat plant pot aesthetic fits right in
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 4.51 × 1.41 in | 13,723 |
| 5.01 × 1.57 in | 15,508 |
| 5.51 × 1.73 in | 17,368 |
| 6.00 × 1.88 in | 19,516 |
| 6.50 × 2.04 in | 21,713 |
| 7.00 × 2.20 in | 23,970 |
| 7.51 × 2.35 in | 26,303 |
| 8.00 × 2.51 in | 28,722 |
| 8.50 × 2.67 in | 31,111 |
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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