Reading Cats on Books Embroidery Design, Instant Download

This long banner is four little cartoon cats lined up across a row of stacked books, all of em busy reading or lounging. The grey tabby on the left perches on top of two thick books with paws tucked in. The white kitten in the middle holds an open red book up to its face. Next a blue cat sprawls on a tall stack with its tail flicked back. Right side an orange tabby is laid flat on an open book like its having a good nap. Cute lineup honestly.

Real horizontal piece. The smallest hoop is 4 inches wide by 1.23 high, the biggest goes 8.5 wide by 3.17 tall. Means it runs across pockets, hems, banners and panel borders better than it works as a centre crest. 17 colours load through the file though, so its not a quick file even with the small height. Grey, white, blue, orange tabby orange, plus the red, green, navy, cream and yellow books all stacked up. Black outline holds it together.

Stitch counts run 17,533 on the smallest up to 43,210 on the biggest. Density is high for the piece given how thin it is, because the book stacks fill solid. Bobbin draw sits 80ft on the larger sizes so check yours before starting.

Built this one for a librarian who wanted it for the front of her staff aprons. She wrote me last september saying she needed atleast 17 cats on her staff fleet and could I bundle some of the catty designs aswell. We did. She sent back photos at the october school book fair and the napping ginger cat on the right always gets noticed first.

Stitch on smooth woven cotton, canvas or duck cloth. Pop on cream, white, denim blue or pale grey. Pass on inky navy and jet black, the ginger cat and the red book disappear on those dark grounds. Lay a fusible no-show cutaway underneath the panel. Hoop tight, the long satin tails on the cats will pull if it shifts. Reach me via dm if a colour swap is needed for your project and ill rebuild it overnight.