Heres the whale tails with splash design and its a trio of flukes breaching one after the other. Three black whale tails rise out of the water in a row, each one slightly different in angle, each surrounded by its own splash crown. Tail one points slightly left, the centre one stands tall and straight, the third leans right.
Seven colours stack to organise the layers. Deep black fills the flukes with directional satin running tip to base. A thin navy edge sits along the base of each tail, it anchors the design into the water. Sky blue and soft cyan build the rising spray and ivory white catches the foam crests. Honestly the colour gradients are what give the whole piece that real-water feel, the satin direction follows the ripple curve.
I drew this for marine biology folks and beach-house decor lovers, my mum has been digitising ocean scenes for forty years and this layouts one of her favourites. Last spring a customer wrote me about stitching the 7-in size on a baby blanket for a coastal-themed nursery, the flukes worked beautifully across the corner.
Stitch on light blue, white or cream fabric to keep the foam spray visible. Sand-colour linen and natural canvas do a stellar job aswell, the black flukes anchor against warm tones and the cyan carries through. Skip dark fabric, the ivory highlights and blue splashes wash out and the whole sea feeling drops.
Hoop firm and customise the order if needed. Largest size runs 24k stitches, the spray fills hit dense at the white foam tips so use a quality cutaway stabiliser to stop puckering. Skip stretchy knits, the long horizontal layout pulls funny on jersey. Theres no good way to fix that. Reach out direct if anything pulls weird, ill send a re-cut same day.
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.
- Coastal nursery baby blanketsStitch the trio across the corner of a baby blanket for a coastal-themed nursery in soft cream cotton
- Beach-house cushion coversPop on a cushion cover in sand-colour linen and pair with rope-edged throws for beach-house living rooms
- Marine biology gift apparelEmbroider on a tote or hoodie as a gift for marine biology students or whale-conservation volunteers
- Whale-watching tour staff polosAdd to staff polos for whale-watching boat tours, the trio reads as a logo from across the dock at distance
- Cotton tote bags for the seasideHoop on natural canvas totes and customise with the bay or coastal town name underneath the splash
- Sailing club crew shirtsPlace on white cotton sailing club crew shirts for a calm, on-theme uniform that reads at a regatta
- Coastal cafe table runner edgesStitch a smaller version on the hem of a coastal cafe linen table runner, paired with seashell napkin rings
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.50 × 1.18 in | 11,325 |
| 4.00 × 1.34 in | 12,814 |
| 4.50 × 1.51 in | 14,371 |
| 5.00 × 1.68 in | 16,103 |
| 5.50 × 1.84 in | 17,716 |
| 6.00 × 2.01 in | 19,394 |
| 6.50 × 2.17 in | 20,974 |
| 7.00 × 2.34 in | 22,784 |
| 7.50 × 2.51 in | 24,439 |
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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