My husband thought this was going to be a strange request when I first asked him to try it on a baby blanket. It worked perfectly. The design's just the face, no body, wide reindeer antlers spreading out to both sides in a warm caramel-tan colour, a twisted candy-stripe horn center-front in red and green, and a big full red bow with holly leaves sitting right where the mouth would be. The eyes themselves are long sleepy closed shapes with curved lash details underneath. Clean and bold, this is a design where less is genuinely more.
Run a layer of cutaway stabiliser under this one if you're working on knits or anything with any give. The antler sections are large open fill areas and they'll drift if the base isnt locked down. Use a tearaway on tightly woven stable cottons only. 5 sizes from 3.5 inches square reaching 7.5 in square, the smallest comes in around 16,700 stitches and the largest at 41,000. Stitch the smallest version on a test scrap first, the horn detail reads differently on different fabric textures. Very reasonable stitch counts overall for the size.
6 colors: white base, that caramel-tan for the antlers, bright green for the holly leaves and horn spiral stripe, crimson red for the bow and horn stripe, and black for outlines and eye details. Thats it. The simple palette makes it easier to match thread if you're working from a limited stock. The bold black outlines are what hold it together at smaller sizes. theres my honest take, dont overthink it.
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.
- Girls Christmas tops and sweatshirtsWorks on any base color, the red-green-tan reads as Christmas on white, pink, or black fabric.
- Baby and toddler holiday onesies and rompersthe 3-in chest is right for onesie chest panels, leaves room for a name or age below.
- Christmas pillow covers for kids roomsFills a 14x14 pillow front well at the 6.5 inch size, centered with even margins.
- Holiday hair accessories and headbandsA smaller 3-4 inch version stitched onto a plain fabric headband is a popular holiday gift.
- Festive tote bags for girlsThe vertical composition fits a tote bag front at the 6-7 inch range without crowding.
- Christmas stockings with personalization space belowLeave space below the lash details on a stocking to add a child's name underneath.
- Advent calendar pockets and fabric pouchesThe clean 6-color palette makes it fast to stitch on an advent calendar pocket grid.
- Unicorn fan Christmas gift itemsPairs well with other unicorn or fantasy-theme designs for a coordinated holiday set.
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.51 × 3.51 in | 16,718 |
| 4.51 × 4.50 in | 22,115 |
| 5.51 × 5.50 in | 27,989 |
| 6.51 × 6.50 in | 34,456 |
| 7.51 × 7.50 in | 41,380 |
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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