Beautiful Floral Cat Embroidery Design V3, Instant Download

The cat is sitting with its back to you, tail curled around to the side, head turned slightly so you can just see the whiskers and nose from behind. The whole cat body is one continuous satin column contour in black, no fill inside, just the shape. And growing up through that empty silhouette are 4 red poppies with their dark centres and ferny green stems weaving in and out. The poppies arent contained inside the cat outline at all, they break out past the edges in places, which makes the whole thing feel organic rather than boxed in.

Three colours only. Green, crimson red, black. Just 2 colour changes in the stop sequence. And the stitch count stays light because theres no body fill, only 8,717 stitches on the smallest size and 21,892 on the largest. Density is 462, so its a fast stitch-out. The 3-inch version does in under 15 minutes on a mid-speed home machine. Nine sizes from 2.94 x starting 3.5 to 6.32 x 7.5 inches.

Suprisingly popular with people who dont usually stitch animal designs. I get alot of orders from botanical embroidery buyers who find it when searching poppy designs, and then cat people who find it from the cat tag. Its one of the ones that sits across two audiences. My sister stitched it on a white linen tea towel last autumn and the satin contour against white with those red pops looked like a proper printed fabric from a boutique shop, not like embroidery at all.

Stitch on white or natural linen for the cleanest botanical print feel. Avoid dark backgrounds because the cat silhouette vanishes and you lose the whole concept. Pair cutaway with film top tightly woven cotton or linen because the overall stitch weight is low enough that even light fabric handles it without puckering. Switch to cutaway on stretch or loose weave. Add topping on canvas or towelling but skip it on smooth linen, the needle goes through clean. Pop this on a white tee left chest for a minimal botanical look that doesnt try too hard.