Hello Kitty Christmas Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Mocked up this design for the parents who have been asking for a kids christmas embroidery thats kinda just immediately recognisable without being complicated. The character here is the round white cat face, flat features, no nose, tiny black eyes and a yellow nose dot, the little bow on the left ear swapped out for a fluffy red Santa hat that sits slightly tilted. Simple and reads well even at the smaller end. 6 colours total, digitised in Wilcom EmbroideryStudio, 5 sizes from 3.49 inches wide up to 7.5 inches, stitch counts going from 19,924 to 50,455 depending on size.

The white body sections use a satin fill with directional underlay to keep them smooth on jersey and knit fabrics. Its really really important you use a cutaway stabiliser on stretchy bases like onesies and infant sweatshirts, tearaway wont hold the stitch density at 1009 and the fill can pucker. Topping film helps on fleece or loop-pile fabrics where the thread tries to sink. The red hat has its own separate colour stop so you can swap it to a different seasonal tone if youre running a custom batch.

One customer told me she ordered the 3.49-inch specifically because it fits on toddler chest panels without overlapping the neckline seam. Pop the 4-inch on a pink onesie chest and the ivory cat face just glows against the pale pink ground. I ran a test on bubblegum pink fleece last season and it came out clean, the black detail lines stayed sharp even at that scale. Add the larger 7.5-inch version to a kids pillowcase panel or a cotton canvas tote for a bigger statement piece.

Stitch it on a baby onesie for a first Christmas keepsake outfit. Use the mid-size on a child-size sweatshirt front for a cosy December school run look. Pick the small 3.49-inch for a Christmas stocking cuff where space is tight. Run a batch on iron-on patches cut from felt backing. Best on pale or pastel fabric grounds where the white cat body doesnt get lost in the base colour.

Send me a message if the file doesnt come through cleanly and Ill resend it straight away.