Little baby elephant sat right up on his bottom, ears flopped out wide, eyes the size of golf balls and done in bright sapphire blue with big white highlight spots. His body is that soft slate-blue colour you get on plush toys, with directional stitching pulling around the curves so the body actually looks round and fluffy rather than flat. Inside the ears is a warm hot pink that bleeds softly into the grey at the edges. Yellow-gold toenails peeking out at the bottom.
Ten colours in this one which is alot for a single figure but they all have a job. The lavender shading under the chin and around the belly is what stops it looking flat, and professional embroidery software digitised the fur marks as short satin column tufts that run upward through the head and ears. That lil bit of texture is what makes it look like a real plush toy rather than a cartoon outline. Stitch count goes from 53,926 on the small 4.4-inch up to 91,185 on the large 6.8-inch, so this one takes abit longer to run than a simple outline design. Seven sizes total spread from 4.4-inch up to 6.8-inch, and theyre all well proportioned.
I get messages every week from baby shower organisers and nursery mums about the elephant design. Drop me a note if the colour numbering confuses you and Ill send a quick plain-English list of which thread goes where. One customer last month made a set of onesies for twins and said the colours were showing out of order in her software, I remapped it for her in about an hour.
Best on cream or white cotton or jersey onesies where all 10 colours show properly. Pale mint or soft lavender backgrounds work too, they pick up the tone of the ear pink and the shadow purple. Avoid busy prints or dark fabric because that soft bluish body will vanish on anything darker than a light sage. Pair midweight cutaway with stretch fabric, the density at 1,585 needs something solid underneath. Hoop firm on all sizes. Dont skip the topping on loopy towelling or fleece either. Drop me a quick note if the thread sequence in your software looks wrong and Ill walk you through the correct colour order.
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.
- Newborn onesie or sleepsuit giftWhite cotton onesie for a newborn gift, photographs cleanly at the hospital and the blue eyes show up in even a quick phone shot.
- Baby shower tote bag or gift wrapCream canvas shower tote filled with products for an elephant-theme party, the tote becomes a keepsake after the gifts come out.
- Nursery wall hoop in an elephant-themed roomCream minky baby blanket with a stabiliser topping to keep the fluffy pile flat, the plush toy look comes out even richer on minky than cotton.
- Soft muslin swaddle corner embroidery9-inch round wooden frame above a cot in a grey and pink nursery, the largest size uses almost the full frame.
- Toddler room cushion coverMuslin swaddle corner on the flattest section, the 4.4-inch sits without much pull when the stabiliser is placed correctly.
- Kids cotton bib with name underneathWhite linen square cushion for a toddlers reading corner, the warm plush-toy vibe suits those small soft rooms.
- Baby blanket corner detail on fleece or minkyCream cotton bib with a name in chain stitch below the toes, people order these in sets of three for different sizes.
- First birthday tee for a one-year-oldFirst birthday white jersey tee paired with elephant-print shorts, the size and the occasion work perfectly together at one year old.
Dimensions
7 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 4.38 × 5.51 in | 53,926 |
| 4.77 × 6.01 in | 59,559 |
| 5.17 × 6.51 in | 65,534 |
| 5.57 × 7.01 in | 71,566 |
| 5.96 × 7.51 in | 78,021 |
| 6.36 × 8.01 in | 84,567 |
| 6.76 × 8.51 in | 91,185 |
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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Reyazul Masud Riham, hand-drawing every design on this site
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