This baby bear is sat down with his paws tucked between his legs and the saddest little face youve seen all week. Drooping eyes, a tiny mouth turned down at the corners, soft round ears flopping out to the sides. Theres a tiny ribbon on top of his head, like someone tried to cheer him up but it didnt quite work.
The drawing is loose pencil-sketch style. Soft grey shading runs across the chest belly and inside the ears, then black ink lines lay on top to give him form. A faint shadow line under the paws grounds the whole pose. Small. Quiet. Done.
Three colours. Dark blue, off-white, black. Stitch range goes from 10k stitches on the 3-in baseline hoop up to 26k on the 7.5 feature. Density is light at around 593 spi which is suprisingly easy on the fabric. Last week a grandparent wrote me asking for the file in PES because she wanted to stitch this one for her new grandsons keepsake hoop.
If you want him to read soft, stitch on cream oat or pale grey cotton. Pale pink and soft butter yellow also work because the grey shading needs a quiet ground. Skip dark fabric here, the soft grey gets swallowed up by navy or charcoal. Skip patterned cloth aswell, his sad face wants empty space around it.
Stick to mid cutaway on woven cotton, linen or quilting fabric. On stretch jersey, switch to cutaway plus a no-show mesh underlay. Hoop snug. Slow the machine on his eyes because those tiny pupils need clean stops or theyll smudge. Dont push speed on the ribbon either. Catch me on chat if your bobbin keeps thread-locking under the design.
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.
- Newborn keepsake hoops for grandparents giftsHoop the 5-inch version on cream linen and frame as a keepsake gift wrapped in tissue for grandparent presents
- Soft cotton baby blanket corner motifsStitch a small 3.5-inch motif on a soft cotton baby blanket corner, paired with a name in chain stitch alongside
- Toddler bedroom cushion fronts in pale greyPop on a pale grey cushion cover and pair with a knit throw for a toddler bedroom reading corner
- Children sleep tee chest panelsSew on a cotton sleep tee chest panel for kids who like quiet, gentle nursery imagery instead of bright cartoons
- Cot bumper end-panel embellishmentStitch on a cot bumper end in soft butter yellow and the sad bear softens the whole cot edge look
- Memorial baby loss keepsake hoopsHoop the bigger 7.5-inch size in a wooden ring as a memorial baby loss keepsake, framed for a quiet shelf
- Nursery library bag frontsEmbroider on a nursery library bag flap and the bear becomes the marker for bedtime story books
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 2.81 × 3.50 in | 10,365 |
| 3.22 × 4.00 in | 12,150 |
| 3.61 × 4.50 in | 14,000 |
| 4.02 × 5.00 in | 15,907 |
| 4.42 × 5.50 in | 17,998 |
| 4.82 × 6.00 in | 20,026 |
| 5.21 × 6.50 in | 22,123 |
| 5.61 × 7.00 in | 24,463 |
| 6.02 × 7.50 in | 26,775 |
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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