So this is three lil party kittens standing shoulder to shoulder, two grey tabbys flanking a black cat smack in the middle. Theyre all wearing pointy birthday hats and the middle one has a wonky yellow star perched on top of its hat, dont ask me why I drew it crooked but I think it works.
The garland looped through their paws is a string of pom poms in pastel pink, peach, yellow, and soft grey. Each pom pom is a separate satin patch with its own colour change, which is why this design runs heavy on stops. You get 14 colour changes total across the file. Cheeky little pink cheek dots on each cat, hand-drawn whiskers, closed smiley eyes, very kawaii feel overall.
9 sizes come bundled. Smallest hoop dimensions are 1.69w x 3.5h inches, biggest opens up to 3.61w x 7.5h inches. Stitch counts climb from 10,710 up to 29,586 across that range. Density sits around 1,093 spi which lands on the denser end, so I recomend a cutaway backing whenever theres any stretch in the fabric. A regular tearaway holds up okay on plain woven shirting cotton or mid-weight linen. Hooped properly its a smooth stitch out, the satin fills on each kitten have directional underlay so the fur edges stay crisp.
People use this on birthday banners for kids parties, cake smash outfits, birthday tee shirts, party tote bags for goodie bags, the whole birthday range really. Last week a mum messaged me wanting it scaled up bigger for a first birthday banner, so I know folks are doing themed birthdays with this design. Also gets used for cat lover birthday gifts, which I love. The pastel palette feels very gentle, not over the top, so it works for baby and toddler clothing too.
Soft cotton or french terry stitches out best, the pastel pom poms really pop on cream or off-white backgrounds. Run 40wt poly thread through the cat bodies and switch to rayon for the pom poms if you want a bit of sheen. The file was digitised inside Wilcom EmbroideryStudio and I tuned the pull comp by hand on the satin edges so you wont get gappy fills on knit fabrics.
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 birthday party tee shirts and onesiesThe horizontal row format fits nice across a toddler tee chest, smallest 1.69 inch size works on 12 month onesies.
- Birthday banner panels and bunting flagsStitch one cat per bunting flag, the 3 cats split into 3 panels works really well for triangle banners.
- Cat themed birthday goodie bagsGoes on canvas goodie bag fronts, the pastel palette doesnt clash with most party themes.
- Cake smash outfit chest panelMums use this for first birthday cake smash romper chest panels, super photogenic on white cotton.
- Kids backpacks and lunch totesStitch the smaller 2 inch size on the front pocket of a kids lunch bag for back to school.
- Birthday card embroidered toppersTiny size stitches onto cardstock for handmade birthday cards, just use water soluble stabiliser.
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 1.69 × 3.50 in | 10,710 |
| 1.93 × 4.00 in | 12,618 |
| 2.17 × 4.50 in | 14,740 |
| 2.41 × 5.00 in | 16,876 |
| 2.65 × 5.50 in | 19,244 |
| 2.89 × 6.00 in | 21,636 |
| 3.13 × 6.50 in | 24,033 |
| 3.37 × 7.00 in | 26,698 |
| 3.61 × 7.50 in | 29,586 |
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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