Christmas Cardinals with Ornaments Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Worked this one up because cardinal designs on their own are common but I wanted the christmas version to feel a lil more layered. Theres a branch running across the centre with two male cardinals sitting on it, both facing inward, and below the branch hang three ornaments on thin cords. The birds are a proper scarlet, not orange-red, and the ornament caps are gold with a small hook detail. The sage greenery fills in around the perch points so it doesnt look bare.

This is a busy file. 10 colours and 5 sizes, smallest at 2.88 inches wide and largest at 6.19 inches, which is a decent hoop for a pillow front. Stitch counts run from 18,980 at the bottom all the way up to 45,083 for the biggest, so ya need a machine with enough clearance for that density. my main software handled the layering on the feathers, directional fill on the bird bodies so they dont flatten out. Density is 970 which is higher than average, thats deliberate because the feather texture needs it.

A customer wrote me last winter asking whether the cardinals were male or female, she specifically wanted the red ones for a mum's christmas gift. I confirmed male and she ordered the 6-inch hoop on a cream pillow cover. She sent photos back, the bunch of colour stops are obvious on the first run through but the finished piece looked like a proper wildlife print. Run your colour sequence in a thread chart before you start so youre not hunting mid-project.

Best on a cream or ivory base fabric where the scarlet really pops. Use cutaway stabiliser, the ornament cords are satin column stitches and theyll shift without support. Add topping on velvet or any pile fabric. Pick the 2.88-inch size for a stocking panel or mug rug if ya want something smaller.