Sea Turtle Family Embroidery Design, Instant Download

So heres the sea turtle family, three of em swimming in a tight line, mama up front, mid sized teen following, baby trailing at the back. I drew this last summer after a customer asked for ocean nursery merch for her sisters baby shower in june. Mama shell glows bright orange, the teen shell goes coral pink, baby shell sits soft sand cream. Stitch range runs 15k to 38k across 9 sizes.

Twelve thread colours, dense halftone dot fill on every shell so the texture reads scaly not flat. Heads and flippers shaded in warm browns and tans, eyes stitched in deep brown with white catchlights. Density 727 puts this in the medium range, sews up in around 28 minutes on the 5x7 hoop on a domestic machine. Eight colour changes total so keep your thread spools lined up before you start.

Best fabric pairings, midweight cotton tee, white cotton beach tote, jersey crib sheet or canvas pillow front. Skip terry towel since the dot fill on the smaller shells goes muddy on pile fabric. Pop a cutaway stabiliser behind any knit blank, the multi-coloured fills want a stable backing to stop the heads going wonky after a few washes.

I get a fair amount of orders from beach gift shops in florida and the carolinas, also from grandma customers building ocean themed nursery sets for new arrivals. One nan from cornwall ordered the 6 inch on three matching pillow cases for her sons three kids last spring, the kids love them. Stitched well on cushion fronts, the family gesture reads strong even from across the room.

Pop the 4 inch on a left chest tee, the 5 inch on a tote panel, run the 7.5 across a pillow front or framed hoop wall art. Pair with a small starfish or ocean wave stitch nearby if youre building a nursery set. Message me before scaling beyond 7.5 inch, ill rebuild the shell underlay so the colour bands dont split on stretchy fabric.