Arizona Cardinals Flying Cardinal on Football Embroidery File

A fierce cardinal in steep forward dive with both wings fully raised and spread wide, golden talons locked around a football at the base. Individual feather segments across the wings and chest are filled in deep red with black satin outlines separating each layer, and the stitch direction shifts across feather groups to build visible depth and dimension. Focused white eye detail, golden yellow beak, and golden talons gripping a brown football with white lace stitching complete the composition. More dynamic and energetic than the perched version, built for large chest panels and jacket backs where the full wingspan reads at scale.

Eleven sizes from 2 to 7 inches tall. Minimum hoop required is 4x4 inches. Four thread colors: red, black, golden yellow, and white.

Sizes and Stitch Counts

Embroidery Formats Included

26 formats included, compatible with virtually every home and commercial embroidery machine currently in use.

Recommended Uses

Large chest placement on football hoodies and crewnecks, back panel on varsity jackets and outerwear, youth fan apparel, sports tote bags, and tailgate accessories. At 5 to 7 inches the full wing spread and feather layering carry the complete illustration detail. At 2.5 to 3 inches the diving silhouette reads cleanly as a cap front or sleeve accent.

Stitching Tips

Use a medium to heavy cutaway stabilizer under the dense wing area on hoodies and fleece to prevent fabric pull across the extended stitch sequence. On lighter cotton fabrics, maintain firm hoop tension throughout to prevent distortion across the wide wingspan. The golden talon fills at the base are small and surrounded by black outline, so reduce machine speed through that section at smaller sizes to keep the gold cleanly separated from the black.

License

Licensed for personal use and commercial sale of finished embroidered goods in any quantity. Redistribution, resale, or sharing of the digital file in any format is not permitted.

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ZIP file delivered immediately after checkout. Contains all 11 sizes across all 26 formats, ready to load and stitch. No waiting, no shipping.

Looking for a more compact Cardinals placement? See the Arizona Cardinals Head Logo Football Embroidery. For the full Cardinals collection in one download, visit the Arizona Cardinals 8-Designs Embroidery Bundle.