Sun, Moon & Swirling Clouds Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Sun on the right, crescent moon on the left, both sitting in a wide horizontal sweep of swirling clouds. The clouds are doing the heavy lifting visually, deep navy wave shapes with teal and aqua swirls rolling through them, three or 4 small white puffy clouds tucked at the edges for contrast. Its not a straight sky scene, the clouds have those japanese wave-painting curls to them, and thats what makes it feel more like folk art than a kids cartoon. I get requests for this one from people making yoke shirts and pajama waistbands specifically because of that wide-low shape, had one last week from someone doing a whole set of kids sleepwear.

5 colors: yellow for the sun, aqua, navy blue, orange and black. Stitch count at the smallest size is 7,527 and at the largest its 16,768. 33 trims on size 3, which is moderate for this level of swirl work. The satin fill on the cloud bodies has directional changes built in so it doesnt look like a uniform block.

Hoop your fabric on a medium tearaway stabiliser. Pop it on a shirt yoke, the 3.57 inch wide version lands across the back shoulder seam of a kids shirt and reads like a branded detail. Use a cutaway under stretch fabric, the swirl density pulls on knit without something firm underneath. Stitch it on pajama waistband ribbon and its a proper nursery set.