Honestly this sleeping lioness is one of my favourite wildlife designs. Shes curled on her side with her front paws stretched forward, head resting on the ground, eyes closed and ears flopped back relaxed. The whole pose reads peaceful, like a big housecat just bigger and wilder.
The shading is where it gets good. Sandy tan body fill with warm caramel highlights along the spine and shoulders, soft cream belly, and the cross-hatched charcoal lines do all the muscle definition without making her look harsh. Tail tucks behind her back legs in a lazy curve. Whiskers sit pale grey against her muzzle, very subtle.
I drew this one for the safari and wildlife crowd people have been buying it for nature reserve gift shops and big-cat conservation fundraising tees. A customer last spring messaged saying she stitched it on a soft fleece throw for her aunts birthday because the aunt fosters rescue lions in kenya. Suprised me how often that story repeats.
Sizes run 11 across the board, smallest 5.5 inches wide and 2.67 tall, largest 10.5 by 5.09, so the format is wide and short. Stitches range 24k to 52k, only 5 thread colours, density round 986 sti/cm2 which is fine for most jerseys. Use a regular cutaway stabiliser, the wide format means hooping carefully matters more than density here, dont rush the alignment.
Stitch on cream, oatmeal, sage green or charcoal grey, the warm tan reads beautifully on those neutrals. White works but feels a bit clinical. Avoid prints. Best on flat panels rather than curved garment areas because of the long horizontal layout. Dm me if your machine cant handle the wide hooping setup and Ill walk you through it.
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.
- Safari nature reserve gift teesStitch a 7 inch on cream tees for safari park gift shops, the warm tan really sells on light neutrals.
- Wildlife conservation fundraiser hoodiesDrop the largest 10.5 inch on a hoodie back, conservation orgs use this for fundraiser merch runs.
- Cream fleece throw blanket panelsRun an 8 inch panel on cream fleece throw blankets, a popular birthday gift for big cat lovers.
- Sage canvas tote wildlife seriesA 6 inch fits sage canvas totes well, customers pair it with smaller cub designs for matching bags.
- Big cat lover birthday cushion coversCushion covers take the 7 inch nicely, the wide horizontal pose suits rectangular pillows over square ones.
- Oatmeal linen wall hoopsHoop a 5.5 inch on oatmeal linen for a nursery wall, frame in pale wood and the sleeping pose stays the focus.
- Childrens nursery zoo theme decorUse a 6 inch on a kids zoo-theme cushion or wall panel, a peaceful sleeping animal works well for nursery.
- Charcoal sweatshirt back panelsRun a 9 inch on charcoal sweatshirt back panels for the wildlife photographer crowd, pose reads even on dark.
Dimensions
11 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 2.67 × 5.50 in | 24,280 |
| 2.91 × 6.00 in | 26,685 |
| 3.15 × 6.50 in | 29,260 |
| 3.40 × 7.00 in | 31,831 |
| 3.64 × 7.50 in | 34,401 |
| 3.88 × 8.00 in | 37,400 |
| 4.12 × 8.50 in | 40,244 |
| 4.37 × 9.00 in | 43,225 |
| 4.61 × 9.50 in | 46,390 |
| 4.85 × 10.00 in | 49,426 |
| 5.09 × 10.50 in | 52,710 |
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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