Cute Coconut Playing Guitar Embroidery Design, Machine Embroidery Pattern, Instant Download

Its a round little coconut with the biggest cartoon eyes you've ever seen, mouth wide open like its mid-song, strumming away on a tiny ukulele. Theres a pink plumeria flower tucked up top next to a fan of green tropical leaves, and little white stubby hands gripping the neck of that golden-yellow guitar. The whole thing sits on a pale blue shadow. Very kawaii, very beachy. I finished digitising this character last week and it honestly makes me smile every time I see it stitched out on canvas cotton.

The stitch density is high since kawaii faces need alot of satin detail to read properly at smaller sizes. The coconut body uses directional tatami fill to get that natural texture going, while the guitar uses satin columns running along the grain. Cutaway stabiliser is what you want here, not tearaway, because the dense underlay on the coconut shell can pull at tearaway and distort your hoop. I had a friend try it on thin jersey without cutaway and the face details went wonky, so dont skip that step. For topping on terry cloth or fleece, a light layer of water-soluble topping keeps the satin from sinking into the pile.

The 6 inch sits dead centre on a flat canvas tote front panel and that coconut face really owns the space. Skip the 3.2 inch for anything with heavy pile, the bobbin tension gets tricky when the dense fill hits fluffy fabric. Try the 5 inch on a denim shirt pocket, thats probably my favourite placement for the whole design. Use a 75/11 needle on lighter cotton and step up to a 90/14 on canvas or twill. Pair with a bright coral or turquoise thread in the backing to add a lil pop when the item is flipped.

Ping me quick if your hoop fights the design.