So its a pineapple but when you look close its actually a bunch of flamingos. Thats the whole concept and it works really well once someone notices what theyre looking at. The birds are pressed together so their curved necks and rounded bodies fill out the lower teardrop shape of a pineapple. Some are heads-down, some looking sideways, the legs trail off underneath and give the base a loose fringy edge. On top the classic spiky pineapple leaves shoot upward, more angular than the birds below. One colour throughout, hot pink, no thread changes.
Four sizes from 1.97 x 3.50 inches up to 3.66 x 6.50 inches. Stitch count goes from 6,077 on the smallest to 11,037 on the big size. The density is 464 per the Wilcom file so its very friendly on thin cotton and lightweight linen without much bleed. The flamingo fills are flat satin-style rather than dense tatami which is why it stays light even packed together like that. 48 trims on the small and 55 on the large, the machine wont labour on this one.
I get messages from beach shop owners and resort gift boutiques who put this on everything. One customer who runs a fruit stand near a beach town in florida bought it for aprons for her staff last june, she said the flamingo pineapple became their unofficial logo and people post photos of the aprons online. My favourite order I heard about was somebody who stitched it on a big sun hat for their kid.
Stitch on white linen or pale cream cotton for the brightest pop of hot pink. Avoid pale pink fabric because the flamingo colour disappears into it. Use a tearaway stabiliser on woven cotton and skip cutaway here, the stitch density is low enough that tearaway handles it fine. Pick a good quality hot pink polyester thread so it stays vivid after repeated washing. Keep the bobbin tension even on the satin fills or you get a shadowing effect on the edges.
Message me if the pink thread shades you try look too pale after washing, I can suggest density settings to bump the fill a touch on your next run.
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.
- Beach resort gift shop staff apronsStitch the 6.5-inch on a white linen apron for beach resort gift shop staff, the hot pink pops against white.
- Summer party paper tote toppers or canvas bagsEmbroider the mid size across a canvas tote panel and hand it out at a summer party as a fun keepsake bag.
- Kids sun hat brim accent embroideryPop the smallest 1.97-inch on the brim of a kids sun hat, its tiny enough to fit without crowding the edge.
- Poolside cocktail bar crew shirtsUse the medium size on a peach or coral crew shirt for poolside bar staff and it blends into the whole summer palette.
- Vacation photo prop tote bagsStitch the 4.5-inch on a sand-coloured canvas tote for vacation rental welcome gifts and guests take it home.
- Bachelorette party bridesmaid tanksRun the 6.5-inch on white cotton tank tops for a bachelorette group using pink as the party colour.
- Fruit stand or juice bar branded apronsEmbroider the smallest on a juice bar worker apron pocket and let the flamingo pineapple become the unofficial shop mascot.
Dimensions
4 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.50 × 1.97 in | 6,077 |
| 4.50 × 2.54 in | 7,691 |
| 5.50 × 3.10 in | 9,361 |
| 6.50 × 3.66 in | 11,037 |
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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