Half cat, half mermaid, and completely ridiculous in the best way. The kitten sits upright on a sandy ocean floor, front paws raised like its just noticed something interesting, big lash-fringed eyes wide open, little pink nose, pink cheek blushes. Below the waist its all mermaid, a deep blue tail with satin scale texture curling out behind it. Orange sea plants and leafy dark green seaweed frame the sides, and above the cats head theres a cluster of blue bubble circles, one of them a big hollow ring rendered with dense satin fill so it reads like a soap bubble catching light.
15 colours in this one. Really 15. Dark green, two shades of blue, brown, orange, pink, white, black and more. Wilcom ran through 15 colour changes cleanly, the stitching on the fur uses short directional satin columns so the coat reads like actual cat fur rather than a flat block of colour. Small gold fish detail in the lower foreground adds another layer of story to it. Stitch count on the 7.5 top size is 47,103.
People have been buying this for girls bedroom cushions and fantasy fan tote bags more than I expected. Reach me if you want a second colourway, Ive had requests for a pink tail version and Im honestly thinking about it. My daughter spotted it last week and asked why we dont have it on a pillow yet so thats next on my list.
Run on white linen cotton or canvas for maximum colour pop. The sand base and dark green plants need a pale ground to separate cleanly. A 5 or 6-inch size on a tote bag or pillow front is the sweet spot, the smaller sizes drop some of the fine scale detail in the tail.
Dense design needs a firm cutaway stabiliser, especially on the tail section where the satin density runs high. Use topping on terry or fleece if youre hooping anything textured. Send me message if the thread sequence looks scrambled in your software and Ill walk you through the colour order. A customer asked about a pink tail variant recently and honestly Im thinking about it, the request came in three times last month.
What people are using this design for
A starting point. The design works for plenty more than just this list, this is what folks have stitched it onto most.
- Kids gymnastics bag pocket3.5-in face on a nylon gymnastics bag pocket; cutaway stabiliser, topping on ripstop nylon to keep cat face crisp.
- Children's backpack front panel5-inch on a kids cotton backpack; medium cutaway underneath, standard 40wt polyester in aqua and orange.
- Baby girl denim jacket back7-inch on a baby denim jacket back; cutaway stabiliser, slow machine to 600spm through the scale transition section.
- Bath towel corner accent4-inch on a white terry bath towel corner; cutaway plus topping on terry loops, pull topping away after cool-down.
- Kids cotton pillowcase5-inch on a cotton pillowcase; tearaway on woven cotton, wash inside-out cold to protect scale satin rows.
- Nursery wall art hoop frame5-inch in an embroidery hoop for a framed piece; medium cutaway as stabiliser, no backing fabric needed.
- Girls school bag zipper panel3.5-in face on a canvas school bag zipper panel; tearaway stabiliser, test first on stable woven scrap.
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.50 × 3.37 in | 18,627 |
| 4.00 × 3.85 in | 21,715 |
| 4.50 × 4.34 in | 25,036 |
| 5.00 × 4.82 in | 28,259 |
| 5.50 × 5.30 in | 31,584 |
| 6.00 × 5.78 in | 35,235 |
| 6.50 × 6.26 in | 39,041 |
| 7.00 × 6.75 in | 43,056 |
| 7.50 × 7.23 in | 47,103 |
Files & Formats
Eight machine formats included in one zip. Whichever your machine reads, its in the pack.
Plus a color chart for thread matching. See full format guide.
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