Floral Cat Silhouette Embroidery Design V2, Instant Download

A seated cat shape filled inside with flowers. Thats the simplest way to put it. The outside edge is a clean cat silhouette, the tail curling out to the left, ears pointed up, and the whole body interior is packed with iris blooms, tulip heads, leaves and curling vine stems done in dense black stitching. Up above the cats head a small butterfly hovers, also in black. Tiny butterfly, just big enough to read at the bigger sizes.

1 colour, black, the entire design. No colour changes, no thread swaps at all. Density sits at 544 which means the filled sections are solid and opaque but the tatami areas inside each floral element give them texture. Stitch count goes from 9,888 at the smallest 3.51-inch to 23,502 at the largest 7.51-inch. Nine sizes. The botanical fill work really comes out above 5 inches, below that it reads as a dense dark fill texture rather than individual blooms. Worth knowing before you choose a size, dont go small on this one.

I drew the flowers in an iris and tulip mix because my mum has both growing in her garden and she was the first person I made this for. She stitched the 6-inch on a white linen tote last spring and messaged me saying it stopped three people asking where she got it. Since then its been a consistent seller for people who want something more decorative than a plain cat outline.

Works on white, cream, oatmeal or light grey fabric. Contrast needs to be strong for all the flower shapes to show properly, so avoid mid-tone fabric. Use cutaway stabiliser on all sizes, the directional fills need proper support underneath. Hoop very firm and dont rush the dense sections. The intricate floral work inside the body has alot of directional stitching angles and any hoop shift shows immediately. Dont skip the underlay either, it matters here.