Sunflower with Paw Print Embroidery Design, Instant Download

This one is exactly what it looks like, a big sunflower with a paw print sitting right on top of it. The sunflower takes up most of the space, petals layered and fanning out in that classic sunburst shape, each petal done in amber gold with directional satin stitching that follows the petal length. The centre is darker, almost brown-gold, with a tight crosshatch fill that gives it texture you can actually feel with your finger when its hooped.

The paw print overlaps the right side of the flower, the pad and toes done in near-black with a roughed-up brushstroke edge, not a clean geometric shape. That texture is what makes it, it gives the paw a hand-stamped quality rather than a clip-art look. Only 3 colours in total, which sounds simple but the density on the flower fill runs up to 45k stitches on the 7.5-inch, thats not a lightweight file by any standard.

Dog memorial orders are honestly where this design does most of its work. A customer emailed me back in february about stitching it on a memorial cushion for a golden retriever they had for 14 years. She sent me a photo of the finished piece on a tan pillow with the dogs name underneath in chain stitch and I actually teared up a little. Also pulls in alot of dog mom tee orders, valentines day for dog owners, outdoor market sellers doing pet gift items.

Stitch on cream, sand or oatmeal cotton for warmth, the amber gold reads beautifully against those neutral tones. Skip white because the pale gold petals lose contrast and the design goes flat. Use cutaway stabiliser behind the sunflower body, that petal density needs it. The paw section can go on tearaway if youre only hooping a stable woven but personally I back the whole thing with cutaway on any but denim.

Email me a note if the paw edges look too smooth on your machine output and I can push the distress texture harder in the file.