Theres something about the moon-and-santa combination that always makes christmas projects feel a little more special than just a regular santa face, its got that night-sky, classic christmas-eve storybook quality. Eleven colours in 16,087 stitches at a density of 247 in a 2.88 by 3.5 inch footprint, its not the biggest design but its very dense for the size, which means the detail in santas face and fur trim actually reads at this scale without blurring out. I digitised it with underlay on all the face areas specifically so the flesh-tone satin doesnt tunnel.
I had a customer write me last december who stitched this on a set of christmas stocking cuffs and said the fur trim detail came out looking actually clean even on the velvet fabric she used, and velvet is notoriously tricky. She used topping over the face and hat area which I'd always recommend on any pile fabric for a design this detailed. Water-soluble topping, not film, so it rinses out clean. Use cutaway stabiliser underneath on stretch fabrics or velvet because the stitch count will drag light tearaway loose mid-run.
Text me if any of the eleven colour stops are confusing in your machine's software, I've had a few customers find the skin tone stops are close to the cream moon tone depending on how their software renders the colour preview. The file itself is correct, its just a display thing. Pair this on navy or deep green fabric for that christmas night-sky feel, the warm reds and cream pop beautifully against dark backgrounds. Avoid thin jersey without a proper heavyweight cutaway underneath, the density will distort the moon outline if the base isnt held flat. Pick a dark background and this one genuinely looks like a christmas card brought to fabric. Text me through the shop contact if you want a daytime colour variant of this design and Ill prep the file.
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.
- Christmas stocking cuff decorationVelvet stocking cuff where the 11 rich colours look genuinely premium against dark red or green pile, a customer in december told me hers looked better than shop-bought.
- Holiday pillow cover frontChristmas throw pillow in deep navy or forest green, the warm santa reds and cream moon tone pop off dark fabric in a way that paler backgrounds just cant match.
- Kids christmas jumper chestKids christmas jumper chest piece, centre chest on navy or green knit with a topping layer over the face area for crisp skin tone detail.
- Christmas tote bag corner designCanvas tote corner accent that turns a basic shopper into a seasonal keepsake bag for the christmas week.
- Festive tree skirt border panelTree skirt border placements spaced evenly around the circumference, three or four of this motif makes a full storybook-feel skirt.
- Christmas gift bag fabric patchHoop frame decoration propped on a shelf or mantle, the compact 2.88 inch size sits nicely inside a 4 or 5 inch wooden hoop.
- Santa letter envelope holderFabric patch gift topper trimmed with pinking shears and tied on with ribbon, the storybook scene reads as a proper handmade detail.
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 2.88 × 3.50 in | 16,087 |
| 3.70 × 4.50 in | 21,785 |
| 4.52 × 5.50 in | 27,714 |
| 5.34 × 6.50 in | 34,316 |
| 6.17 × 7.50 in | 41,625 |
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
Every design on Re Embroidery is hand-digitized by one person. Each file gets sketched, color-matched, and stitch-tested on real fabric before it earns a place in the shop. No team. No auto-conversion from images. Just slow, deliberate work, sometimes three or four days per design.
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