{"product_id":"forever-our-hearts-cardinal-memorial","title":"Forever in Our Hearts Cardinal Memorial Embroidery Design, Instant Download","description":"\u003cp\u003eA bright red cardinal perched on a bare black branch, facing left, with a small heart-shaped cutout right in the breast feathers. Off in the background on the thinner branch tips theres 2 smaller cardinals, barely there, like theyre just sitting quietly. Below the branch the words Forever in our Hearts are written in flowing script across 3 lines, with a few small heart outlines scattered around the text. Its a simple two-colour piece, red and black, and it doesnt need to be more than that to say what it says.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe red cardinal is done with directional stitching so the feathers have actual texture and the body reads as a bird rather than a flat red blob. Good density at 446 stitches per square inch keeps the red sections solid without the fabric pulling. 5 sizes from 2.45 inches wide up to 5.26 inches, heights from 3.5 to 7.5 inches. Stitch counts run 7,287 to 17,614. Punched in Wilcom EmbroideryStudio, and I spent extra time on the bird to get the feather direction right. Use a cutaway stabiliser to keep the dense red sections flat on cotton or linen. Hoop tight and centre the full design including the script lines below the bird.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCustomers use this for memorial cushion covers, remembrance tote bags, anniversary keepsakes for a first year after a loss. One customer told me she stitched the 4-inch size onto a small canvas pouch and filled it with a handwritten note and some dried lavender as a sympathy gift. Youre gonna see this design used most on cream and ivory linen, which is where it looks its best. Dont skip the cutaway even on woven fabric, the bird body stitching is dense enough to pull without it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Re Embroidery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46046254727318,"sku":null,"price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/6262\/9270\/files\/ForeverinOurHeartsCardinalMemorialEmbroideryDesign.png?v=1766462875","url":"https:\/\/reembroidery.com\/products\/forever-our-hearts-cardinal-memorial","provider":"Re Embroidery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}