Heres a symmetrical wreath layout, a pink and pale blue swallowtail butterfly sits dead centre with two leafy branches arching out either side, small pink rosebuds tucked into the spacing. The wings show that classic swallowtail shape with the lower tails curling down, soft pink fills on the upper wing and blue on the lower with a darker edge stripe. Branches lean outward at a soft angle, gives it a real fanned-out spring look.
9 colours all in. Three pinks for the wings and rosebuds, soft blue on the lower wing panels, charcoal grey on the wing veins, a sage and a pine green carrying the foliage, plus black for the butterfly body and antennae. Density is 535 so its light, runs quick on the smaller hoops, theres no risk of puckering on lightweight cotton. Im suprised how often customers ask for valentines day setups on this even though it reads more easter to me. A customer in april grabbed the mid hoop size onto lavender pillowcases for her mums birthday set, she said theyre her favourite gift run of the season.
9 sizes here, widths starting at 3.5 inches and reaching across to 7.5 inches at the largest hoop, while stitch counts roll from 9,360 through 20,503. The orientation is landscape so it suits the wide front of pillowcase, the back yoke of a shirt, or the bottom hem of tea towel. The my digitising suite digitising treats the leaf shapes as light sketch outlines, that gives the branches breathing room and stops the whole piece reading too heavy.
Stitch on cream linen, lavender cotton, white pique, sage canvas, or soft chambray. Drop a tearaway under any woven fabric, and a light cutaway under knits. Skip dark cloth altogether, the soft pastel colours fade right out against navy or charcoal and you lose the wing detail. Press from underneath using a pressing cloth, the pink rosebuds can crush easy if youre using direct iron heat.
Message me through chat if a colour needs swapping for your project palette, I do custom thread maps within 24 hours.
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.
- Pillowcase set front panelStitch a 5 inch wreath onto a pillowcase front for a soft spring bedding gift set on lavender or cream cotton.
- Spring tea towel borderThe 7.5 inch wide version reads as a hem border on a linen tea towel, looks bright on cream or oatmeal cotton.
- Pastel quilt block centreUse the 4 inch size as the centre block of a 9-block spring quilt, fill in around with pink and sage solids.
- Easter table runner endA 6 inch run on the end of an easter table runner pairs well with pale blue or pink napkins to match.
- Mums birthday gift hoop frameFrame the 5 inch version in a wood hoop for a mums birthday gift, the symmetrical wreath shape suits hoop art.
- Shirt back yoke placementThe 4 inch version fits the back yoke of a soft cotton shirt for a spring picnic outfit run.
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.50 × 2.39 in | 9,360 |
| 4.00 × 2.73 in | 10,682 |
| 4.50 × 3.07 in | 12,062 |
| 5.00 × 3.41 in | 13,472 |
| 5.50 × 3.75 in | 14,802 |
| 6.00 × 4.09 in | 16,234 |
| 6.50 × 4.43 in | 17,597 |
| 7.00 × 4.77 in | 19,122 |
| 7.50 × 5.11 in | 20,503 |
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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