This chick looks like it got caught in a rainbow and just kept going. The body is completely buried under feathers that shoot outward in every direction, long radiating strokes layered over each other in distinct colour bands. Red sits on the upper left, orange bleeds into yellow across the top and right, magenta and purple sweep around the lower left and the base, teal and cyan wrap the bottom right. All of em overlap at the centre so the chest area ends up with about 5 colours layered in dense directional fills. Its alot going on, and thats the whole point.
Two big round eyes with white sparkle dots. Small triangular yellow beak in the middle of the feather chaos. Orange-and-black feet at the bottom, mostly hidden behind the lower plumage. 14 colours total. 9 sizes from 3.49 inches across max to 7.48 inches. The density at 1,172 is proper heavy because of the layered feather fills, and the stitch count maxes out at 65,751 on the biggest size. my usual software digitised and it shows in how the colour transitions sit cleanly.
I get asks about this one from pride merch makers, festival and party apparel shops, and honestly just from parents whose kids picked it out and said that one. Pop it on white cotton for max colour payoff. The 14 colours need a pale ground or the whole thing muddles. I stitched it on a wheat linen tote this past april and customers at our local craft market kept stopping to look at it.
Back it with polymesh under, the density demands it. Slow down for the layered centre section where all the colours converge, the bobbin has a hard time keeping pace at full speed. The radiating strokes are directional so check your underlay settings before you start the first colour change. Works great on fleece for a kids hoodie if ya use a stitch-in-the-ditch base before the main fills go down. Dont rush the colour stops either, its worth the extra minute per change. And honestly if youre on an older machine that cant handle 65k stitches in one run, break it into sections.
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.
- Pride and festival apparelWhite tee at 7 inches for a pride festival shirt that makes its statement without needing any text.
- Kids birthday party teesKids white cotton birthday party tee at 5 inches, 14 colours in the feather layers photograph spectacularly well.
- Colorful nursery wall hoops8-inch wooden frame for a nursery wall piece, the colour explosion adds something to any plain room immediately.
- Canvas tote market bagsNatural canvas tote at 5 inches as a rainbow gift bag that the recipient actually uses rather than puts away.
- Kids hoodie chest or backCream kids hoodie back panel at the biggest size so the full feather explosion gets the real estate it needs.
- Craft fair display samplesCraft fair display sample piece, this design stops foot traffic reliably and starts conversations about your work.
- Rainbow-theme baby giftsSoft white muslin baby blanket edge at the mid-size for a rainbow-theme newborn gift with real visual warmth.
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.49 × 3.50 in | 26,992 |
| 3.99 × 4.00 in | 31,072 |
| 4.48 × 4.50 in | 35,545 |
| 4.98 × 5.00 in | 40,021 |
| 5.49 × 5.50 in | 45,006 |
| 5.99 × 6.00 in | 49,681 |
| 6.48 × 6.50 in | 54,976 |
| 6.97 × 7.00 in | 60,069 |
| 7.48 × 7.50 in | 65,751 |
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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