Free Lamb Applique for Children’s T-Shirts and Quilt Blocks
This free-with-purchase lamb applique machine embroidery design features a cartoon lamb with an oversized round eye, a hanging ear, a pink spiral detail and a little flower beside a line of grass. The body is made from a separate piece of applique fabric, shown in purple in the stitched sample, while the face, eye, details and bold dark outlines are embroidered. Use the playful animal motif on children’s T-shirts, bibs, fabric bags or flat quilt blocks, with stabilization suited to the base fabric. The fabric body lets you introduce a solid color or a small print without replacing it with a dense embroidery fill.
One motif is supplied in four sizes as digital files for an embroidery machine. This is not a finished applique patch, garment, sewing pattern or materials kit.
How to Get This Design Free with a Purchase
Free with a purchase: This design is a complimentary bonus with a paid order of $3 or more. Add the lamb to your cart together with paid designs before checkout. It cannot be downloaded separately without a purchase.
Design Sizes and Suitable Hoops
Stitch counts below follow the supplied color charts. Use only hoops compatible with your machine and check the selected file in the actual embroidery field. The second and fourth sizes require a 90° rotation when using the portrait hoops listed. The smallest size leaves little room along the 100 mm edge, so check the full boundary before adding an external basting frame.
Size: 98.4x76.8 mm (3.87x3.02 "), Stitches: 11400
Hoop: 100x100 mm (4x4 ").
Size: 124.0x96.6 mm (4.88x3.80 "), Stitches: 15400
Hoop: 100x170 mm (4x6.69 ").
Size: 115.2x148.0 mm (4.54x5.83 "), Stitches: 20200
Hoop: 130x180 mm (5x7 ").
Size: 178.0x138.4 mm (7.01x5.45 "), Stitches: 26200
Hoop: 140x200 mm (5.51x7.87 ").
Formats: .dst, .jef, .pec, .vip, .hus, .pes, .exp, .sew, .dat, .vp3, .xxx
Recommended Animal Applique Designs
 Piglet Applique |
 Baby Elephant Applique |
 Donkey Applique |
 Bear Cub Applique |
These separate animal applique designs continue the children’s theme and fabric-patch technique for clothing, bags and coordinated quilt blocks. Each has its own sizes and stitching requirements; they are not included with the free lamb.
Madeira Classic Color References
The smaller three charts use 1123 for the face and 1240 for the ear and tail. The largest chart uses 1030 and 1363 instead. The table therefore includes all 11 distinct references across the four charts. Numbers 1023 and 1093 identify technical applique outlines, not the finished body color. The purple body in the photo is applique fabric.
The 48x48 px squares reproduce digital samples taken from the product’s color charts. Screen shades are approximate; use the Madeira number and a physical thread shade card when choosing real threads.
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Madeira Classic 1023 | Placement outline for the fabric body; a technical applique stage, not the finished body color. |
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Madeira Classic 1093 | Securing outline for the fabric body; a technical applique stage, not the purple fabric shown in the preview. |
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Madeira Classic 1123 | Head and face around the large eye in the first three sizes. The largest chart uses 1030 instead. |
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Madeira Classic 1030 | Head and face around the large eye in the largest size only, replacing 1123. |
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Madeira Classic 1004 | The large round eye. |
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Madeira Classic 1108 | The pink spiral-shaped detail above the head. |
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Madeira Classic 1240 | The hanging ear and small tail in the first three sizes. The largest chart uses 1363 instead. |
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Madeira Classic 1363 | The hanging ear and small tail in the largest size only, replacing 1240. |
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Madeira Classic 1051 | Grass line, grass tufts, flower stem and leaves. |
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Madeira Classic 1065 | Petals of the small flower beside the lamb. |
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Madeira Classic 1367 | Outer contours, facial details, pupil, spiral line and decorative curves on the body. |
Useful Questions About Stitching the Lamb Applique
Which fabric should I use for the lamb’s applique body?
The purple body in the sample is fabric, not a purple embroidery fill. A tightly woven quilting cotton is a practical first choice because it is easy to hold flat and trim around the curved outline. Choose a small-scale print or a solid color that leaves the dark decorative curves readable. Check that the applique fabric and base fabric have compatible washing instructions, and test the combination before stitching the finished item.
How should I stabilize a child’s T-shirt for this applique?
Use a medium-weight cut-away stabilizer under the shirt and hoop both securely without stretching the knit. A light application of tested temporary embroidery adhesive can help hold the layers together; apply it away from the machine. Keep the shirt’s back and sleeves outside the stitching area so only the intended front layer is caught. Test first: the stitched face and heavy outlines still need support even though the body is a fabric applique.
When should I trim the applique, and should I remove the fabric from the hoop?
Follow the file’s placement and securing stages. Once the applique fabric has been secured, stop the machine and remove the hoop from the embroidery unit for trimming, but leave the base fabric and stabilizer clamped in the hoop. Carefully trim the excess applique close to the securing line without cutting that line or the base fabric. Reattach the hoop and continue the original file to complete the embroidery and finishing outline.
Why does the third size show the lamb sideways, and how should I place it?
The 115.2x148.0 mm chart shows the lamb turned sideways. Print a full-size template of the chosen file and use it to align the lamb with the garment before hooping. Rotating the file by 90° makes its bounding box 148.0x115.2 mm, which does not fit a 130x180 mm field in that orientation. Position the garment to suit the original file orientation, or select a larger compatible hoop if you rotate the design.
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