Cute Spring Duck Embroidery Design, Machine Embroidery Pattern, Instant Download

Its a round little duckling, golden yellow all over, sitting between two curving green sprigs with tiny blush-pink rosebuds at the tips. The body fill is dense tatami stitching that gives it this almost fluffy texture, and the orange beak and webbed feet pop out in satin against all that yellow. Theres a little pink blush circle on the cheek and a white highlight dot on the black eye that makes the whole thing feel alive. Really charming design.

I digitised this one using pro digitising software, and the density sits around 568 stitches per 10mm which is solid without being too stiff on light fabrics like cotton interlock or terry cloth. The 4 inch fits the onesie chest without stiffening the stretch on the fabric. Use cutaway stabiliser under jersey or knit because the directional satin on the feet will pull otherwise. Hoop tight, dont rush the underlay, and the fills come out smooth.

A mum who runs a small handmade baby gifts stall last week messaged me saying she stitched the 5 inch onto cream linen and it came out cleaner than she expected. That made my day. Pair it with soft blue or sage background fabric so the golden body really sings. Skip topping on woven cotton, but add a layer of water-soluble topping if youre working on terry towelling so the satin details dont sink into the loops.

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