Theres something about a prickly pear in a pot that just looks right on practically anything. The padded lobes stack up in that classic pear shape, every one of them covered in little black needle dots, and the terracotta-style pot underneath has that warm orange-and-sand two-tone look you see on real clay pots. Its got 7 thread colors total, so the machine does a fair bit of work switching between the two greens and the pot shades.
I run this one at the 3.51 inch size for chest patches and hat patches, it sits nicely without being too dominant. Around last September a customer ordered a whole batch for a plant market vendor shirt. Pop it on a tote bag and people actually stop to ask about it. The larger 7.51 inch comes out with real presence on a denim jacket back or a canvas apron, all 29,340 stitches worth of it.
Hoop a medium cutaway stabilizer for stretchy fabric, tearaway works fine on stiff canvas or denim. Seven stops, so keep your thread tray ready. Back it with a bit of topping if youre working on terry or waffle knit so the stitches dont sink in.
The digitising was done in Wilcom EmbroideryStudio and the stitch paths are clean, so you shouldnt see any pull distortion on the lobes even at the smaller sizes. Plant-shop sellers keep grabbing this for succulent shop merch and gardening market stalls. If something looks off when you stitch it out, just holler and Ill sort it.
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.
- Chest patch on a gardening apron or canvas toteThe round padded shape sits well on a chest patch without competing with text; pair it with a shop name underneath
- Left-chest logo on a desert or botanical themed shirtReads clearly as a botanical motif even at smaller chest sizes thanks to the bold black outlines
- Hat patch for a succulent or plant shop uniformThe terracotta pot color palette matches most tan or khaki uniform caps without clashing
- Denim jacket back panel at the large 7.51 inch sizeAt 29,340 stitches the large size has real weight and texture, great for statement jacket backs
- Iron-on patch for a backpack or plant toteStitch it on felt or twill, cut close around the outline, and it irons onto bags without bulk
- Kitchen towel corner accent for a boho or southwest kitchenThe warm orange-sand pot colors match linen and cotton towel fabric really naturally
- Throw pillow center motif with a earthy color paletteCentered on a cream or tan pillow cover the earthy tones pull the whole desert theme together
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.51 × 2.41 in | 11,500 |
| 4.51 × 3.10 in | 15,405 |
| 5.51 × 3.79 in | 19,603 |
| 6.51 × 4.47 in | 24,299 |
| 7.51 × 5.16 in | 29,340 |
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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Reyazul Masud Riham, hand-drawing every design on this site
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