Free whale embroidery design
A smiling blue whale with a striped belly and a spout of water. A favorite for baby clothes, bath towels and nursery decor.
- 95 × 87 mm
- 6,274 stitches
- 4 colors
- Fits a 4×4 hoop
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Design details
- Size
- 95 × 87.4 mm (3.74 × 3.44 in)
- Stitches
- 6,274
- Colors
- 4 thread colors
- Sewing time
- About 12 min at 700 stitches/min
- Hoop
- 4 × 4 in (100 × 100 mm) or larger
- Formats
- PES, DST, JEF, EXP, VP3, XXX, PEC, U01, TBF
Thread colors, in sewing order
- 1Sky Blue · Brother 324,183 st
- 2Light Blue · Brother 531,796 st
- 3Electric Blue · Brother 59235 st
- 4Prussian Blue · Brother 160 st
Any brand works: match the colors to the threads you have. The ZIP includes this list as a color sheet.
What to stitch the whale on
- Baby bodysuits
- Bath towels
- Nursery pillows
- Swim bags
On bath towels, float the towel on sticky tear-away and always use a water-soluble topping.
Recommended setup · Towel (terry)
- Backing
- Medium tear-away (2 oz)
- Topping
- Water-soluble topping, always
- Needle
- 75/11 or 80/12 sharp
- Hooping
- Hoop or float the towel above the border band; keep the pile smooth and flat.
Make it yours
Your own design, stitched just as cleanly
The whale was made with the same digitizer you get with your account. Upload a logo, a drawing or a photo of your pet and get a file for your machine in seconds, with colors, size and stitch types all adjustable.
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Whale design questions
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Is this design really free?
Yes. Create a free account and download it in any format, as often as you like. No plan or credit card is needed for the free designs.
Can I sell things I embroider with it?
Yes. You can stitch it on items for yourself, as gifts or to sell. Please don't resell, share or upload the design files themselves, or claim the design as your own.
Which file should I download?
PES for Brother and Baby Lock, JEF for Janome, EXP for Bernina, VP3 for Husqvarna Viking and Pfaff, XXX for Singer and DST for Tajima and most commercial machines. Not sure? Download the ZIP: it has every format plus a color sheet.
Will it fit my hoop?
It's 95 × 87.4 mm (3.74 × 3.44 in), so it fits a 4 × 4 in (100 × 100 mm) hoop and anything larger.
Can I make it bigger or smaller?
For small changes (up to about 20%), use the free design resizer. For bigger changes, press Customize: the artwork opens in the digitizer and the stitches are recalculated for any size, with new colors if you like.
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