Cartoon rocket, mid-blast. Nose pointing up and to the left at an angle, exhaust clouds puffing out in those rounded cartoony shapes at the bottom, and 3 gold stars scattered around the base like its just cleared the launchpad. The rocket body is dark red with bright red layered over it for depth. Clouds are 2 shades of sky blue. Stars are orange into yellow. Its got that retro kids-book science feel, the kind of thing you'd see on a 1970s space adventure paperback cover.
11 colours in this one. Thats colour changes: dark charcoal body shadow, pale grey highlight, dark red, bright red, two sky blues, light sky blue, medium orange, orange, gold yellow, and black for the outlines. Stitch range is 4,598 at the smallest size and 28,946 on the biggest at 5.49 inches wide. Digitised in my standard software, density sitting around 975 which gives the cloud fill a nice flat smooth coverage without puckering on medium-weight cotton.
Colour breaks are clean so you can sub threads easily. Wanna swap the red for navy or the clouds for white? Swap em. I get messages from people doing whole space-themed nursery sets and they swap the sky blue clouds to white and the red to purple and it turns into a completely different colourway. Last march a customer built out 6 matching nursery panels using this design at different sizes and shared the result. Looked alot like a proper illustrated wall installation.
Use cutaway stabiliser on anything stretchy and hosiery-weight tear-away on woven fabrics. Hoop firm on knit jersey so the satin outlines dont pull. Best on white, cream, pale grey, or soft navy backgrounds where the 11-colour palette has room to breathe. Skip dark red or orange backing because the red body threads disappear. Run the small 1.5-inch version on collar badges or hat applique, run the 5-inch on kids bag fronts and nursery hoops.
Drop me a note if a colour swap file would help and Ill put together the alternate colourway for you.
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 nursery wall hoops and framed panelsStitch the 5-inch version on cream or pale grey linen for a nursery wall hoop that holds up for years
- Baby shower gift bags and iron-on patchesRun the 2-inch version on kraft favour bags or embroider small patches to pin onto gift bags for baby showers
- Boys birthday party t-shirtsPrint a batch of the 4-inch design on white cotton tees for a space birthday party set that kids actually keep
- Space-themed backpacks and lunch bagsStitch on the front panel of a canvas backpack in the 3-4 inch range so the colours pop at school
- Childrens bedroom cushion coversWorks on a pale blue or white cushion cover for a kids bedroom and the 11 colours make it a real centrepiece
- Onesies and baby bodysuitsRun the 2-inch size on white onesie chest panels with cutaway stabiliser so it survives the wash schedule
- Science and STEM classroom decorUse in a classroom bulletin board display or on a teacher tote bag for a science or STEM-themed classroom
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 1.49 × 1.47 in | 4,598 |
| 1.99 × 1.97 in | 6,304 |
| 2.49 × 2.46 in | 8,998 |
| 2.99 × 2.95 in | 11,570 |
| 3.49 × 3.44 in | 14,653 |
| 3.99 × 3.93 in | 17,527 |
| 4.49 × 4.42 in | 21,355 |
| 4.99 × 4.91 in | 24,094 |
| 5.49 × 5.41 in | 28,946 |
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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