This is the dreamy girl riding whale and its honestly my favourite piece in the fantasy line right now. A small girl in a coral dress sits cross-legged on the back of a giant blue whale. Her hair flows long behind her. The whale floats through a sky thats more dream than ocean, dotted with golden stars and curling cloud wisps. It feels like a bedtime story page printed onto fabric.
Watercolour treatment carries the whole piece. The whales body shifts from deep teal at the spine to softer sky blue along the belly, painted with loose stitch directions so the surface looks fluid. Her dress is coral, her hair sits in dark chestnut waves and a tiny gold star sits cupped in her palms. Stars scatter behind in three sizes. The biggest gets a little tatami fill, the smaller ones recieved single satin dots.
If youre setting this up for a baby shower think coral and navy palette. I had a customer last christmas who ordered the 8.5-inch for the front of a quilt block, she sent photos and the whole nursery quilt came together around it. The piece really anchors a softer pastel palette without going saccharine.
Stitch on light fabric to keep the watercolour reading clean. Pop it on cream linen, soft pink cotton, pale mint canvas tote, butter yellow nursery pillow. Skip black or dark navy because the painterly blues lose definition. If you wanna keep the coral dress popping, pick a fabric that has a hint of warm undertone.
Density runs higher at 55k stitches on the biggest 8.5-inch and 24k on the smallest 4.5-inch. 13 colours total so spool up your bobbin tray before you start. If your hoop is wobbly the long whale body will pucker, so Back with mid-weight cutaway on jersey blankets and tear-away on woven cotton quilt squares. Drop me a note if the file dont open right and ill resend a clean copy within hours.
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.
- Nursery quilt centre blocksEmbroider the 8.5-inch as the centre block of a nursery quilt and frame it with coral and navy patchwork.
- Baby shower gift cushionsSew the 6-inch piece on a cream cotton-linen cushion for a baby shower gift. Pair with hand-tied jute ribbon.
- Fairy-tale wall hoopsHoop the 7.5-inch in a 9-inch bamboo frame and hang it on a girls bedroom wall above the bed.
- Girls bedroom pillowcasesPop the 5-inch on a soft pink cotton pillowcase corner. Use stabiliser tape so the cover holds shape.
- Storybook tote bagsSew the 6-inch on a pale mint canvas tote and gift it as a storybook bag for a flower-girl or niece.
- Toddler keepsake blanketsStitch on a butter yellow fleece blanket corner and the watercolour blues read soft against warm wool.
- Bedtime cotton teesEmbroider the 5-inch on a cream cotton bedtime tee and the gold stars catch the bedside lamp light.
- Christening keepsake hoopsHoop the 6-inch as a christening keepsake with the babys name and date in tiny chain stitch underneath.
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.86 × 4.50 in | 24,552 |
| 4.29 × 5.00 in | 27,472 |
| 4.72 × 5.50 in | 31,199 |
| 5.15 × 6.00 in | 34,601 |
| 5.57 × 6.50 in | 38,465 |
| 6.00 × 7.00 in | 42,423 |
| 6.42 × 7.50 in | 46,459 |
| 6.85 × 8.00 in | 50,590 |
| 7.29 × 8.49 in | 54,999 |
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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