Heres the butterfly swirl trio. Three red and yellow butterflies arranged diagonally across the design with long curving navy blue and orange trail swirls flowing behind them like motion lines. Looks like the butterflies just caught a wind gust and the swirls are showing where they came from. The butterfly bodies themselves are pretty small, its the trail swirls that take up most of the visual space.
Theres 6 colour stops, the navy blue swirls hit the highest stitch count at almost 4,700 stitches, then the yellow wing fills come second around 3,000. Red wings, orange swirl accents, brown body shading and a small amount of black for the outlines round out the palette. Density runs around 465 stitches per square inch so it sits comfortable on tee fabric without going stiff.
Realy lovely on spring tote bags and summer tees. I get atleast 5 orders a month on this one once March hits, mostly from garden centres and florists running their own apparel. One customer ordered 20 of these last May for a butterfly themed kids birthday party, she put each one on a different colour cotton drawstring favour bag.
Comes in 5 3.5 through to top reaching 7.5-in wide, the small one looks sweet on a chest pocket and the larger ones fill a tote panel or hoodie front. Stitch on cotton, linen, denim, canvas or jersey. Use tearaway behind cotton and linen, switch to cutaway for any jersey or stretch knit. Skip the smallest size on heavy canvas, the swirl detail will get muddy. Press from the reverse only.
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.
- Spring season cotton teesSpring tee for garden lovers, the trailing navy and orange swirls add motion that flat butterfly prints never have.
- Garden centre staff totesGarden centre staff tote bags, seasonal reorders come in every march ahead of the planting season.
- Florist apron front pocketsFlorist apron pocket piece, a cheerful detail customers spot when flowers are being arranged right in front of them.
- Kids butterfly party favour bagsButterfly birthday party favour bags, drawstring cotton pouches for a themed kids party.
- Summer linen pillow coversLinen summer porch cushion, the warm orange and red palette works against natural linen without overpowering.
- Mothers day hoop framesMothers day wooden hoop gift with the year stitched discreetly beneath, a no-cost florist shop alternative.
- Tea towel set for kitchenTea towel trio set for spring kitchen gifts, one design on each of three matching towels for a complete bundle.
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.50 × 3.00 in | 9,955 |
| 4.50 × 3.86 in | 12,863 |
| 5.50 × 4.72 in | 15,871 |
| 6.50 × 5.57 in | 19,045 |
| 7.50 × 6.43 in | 22,429 |
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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