Elegant Cat Portrait Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Its a close-up portrait of a cat face, the kind where you can realy see the attitude in those eyes. The whole face is built with directional satin stitching that follows the fur growth, so the cheek fur fans out from the nose and the forehead fur lays flat across the crown. Two colours in the build, warm cream for the base and charcoal grey for the shading and outlines, and the density sits at 666 stitches per square inch so it stays full without going stiff on lighter fabric.

I sized this one wide rather than tall because cats faces are broader than they are long. Smallest run is 6.5 inches wide by 3.61 inches tall at 24321 stitches, and the largest goes up to 10.5 by 5.83 inches at 40755 stitches. Put the larger size on a tote and it genuinely looks like a framed print. A customer last spring sent me a photo of it stitched onto a cream linen cushion and I was honestly suprised how sharp it came out at that scale.

Press a heavy cutaway stabiliser under your fabric for this one, the satin runs are long and they need something solid to sit on. Dont skip the underlay pass either, the the software I use build includes a light fill underlay that lifts the top satin so it doesnt sink into the weave. Topping isnt needed on standard woven cotton or canvas but add water-soluble film over any fleece or terry so the needle can find clean fabric.

Use the 7-inch size on the back panel of a jean jacket for a proper statement. Stitch the 6.5 size onto a tote bag and pair with a simple serif font below for a personalised gift. Pick the largest size for a throw pillow on a bedroom chair. And if theres any issue with the file just hit me and Ill get it sorted.