Its a fat little barrel cactus sitting upright with a full red Santa hat tilted slightly sideways on top. The hat has the white fluffy trim band at the base and a round pom-pom dangling off the tip. Theres alot of character packed into this one given its basically just a round green blob wearing holiday headwear. The arms are the little stubby cactus arms going out to the sides, and a few spines poke out across the body.
Six colours in total. Forest green body with a slightly darker green for the shading sections and the spines. The Santa hat is a clean bright red with crisp white satin-column trim at the base. Background fills use a warm sandy tan so the whole thing pops on white cotton or cream linen without looking washed out. Digitised in the software I use so the underlay is solid and the satin trim on the hat actually stitches clean even on the 3-in micro size.
I get messages every christmas from desert-state customers who want something a lil different from the usual snowflake-and-pine stuff. And honestly this is the one that fills that gap. People who live in Arizona or New Mexico love putting a southwest twist on their holiday pieces, and alot of them buy multiple sizes for different projects in the same season.
Stitch it on a 16-oz cotton tote for a gift bag look. Pop it on a cream or sage fleece pullover for a casual holiday layer. Try it on a white cotton kitchen towel for the holiday kitchen rotation. Pop firm cutaway stretchy knits or loose-weave canvas so those 21k stitches on the big size dont pull. Tear-away on sturdy woven twill works fine for the mid sizes.
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.
- Holiday kitchen towels with a Southwestern twistSew the 4-inch size onto a white flour-sack towel and it becomes a kinda perfect holiday kitchen piece
- Canvas tote bags for Christmas gift givingWorks on a natural canvas tote and the green and red pops against the raw fabric beautifully
- Fleece pullovers and hoodies for desert-state wintersEmbroider on a sage or cream fleece pullover for a holiday layer thats casual but still festive
- Kids holiday shirts and sweatshirtsThe 2.5-inch size fits nicely on kids shirts without overpowering and the flat colour sections stitch fast
- Christmas ornament hoop art giftsHoop in a 6-inch embroidery ring with white felt backing and hang it as ornament-style holiday wall art
- Holiday pet bandanas and accessoriesFits on a bandana square for dogs and gives a Southwestern holiday look thats different from the usual
- Festive cushion covers for living roomsPlace the 5-inch size on a cream or white cushion cover for a warm holiday living room accent
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.50 × 1.95 in | 7,882 |
| 4.50 × 2.50 in | 10,736 |
| 5.50 × 3.06 in | 13,979 |
| 6.50 × 3.62 in | 17,649 |
| 7.50 × 4.17 in | 21,833 |
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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