Floral Dragonfly Embroidery Design, Machine Embroidery Pattern, Instant Download

My neighbour Sarah picked this up last week for a retirement gift she was making her colleague. She wanted something that felt like a garden without being a plain flower, and this one hit exactly right. The dragonfly's wings are built from overlapping white satin petals with a crosshatch tatami fill that catches the light differently depending on which angle you hoop it. Green leaf shapes fan out along the top wings like real foliage, and a lil coral pink daisy sits dead-centre at the thorax with a yellow middle, just enough colour to pull the whole thing together. Small golden amber buds scatter off the tips, so even at the 5 inch size theres alot of detail working for you.

Ive been getting orders for this one from people doing linen tote bags and cotton pillow covers, and I can see why. The density is around 793 stitches per square inch, which means it sits nice and flat without that stiff cardboard feel you sometimes get on complex fills. Use cutaway stabiliser on anything stretchy and a lightweight tearaway on woven fabrics like canvas or twill. Center it on the back of a denim jacket if you want impact, or or drop down to a cream linen pouch at 3.5 inches if you want something lighter. Pair a dark navy or charcoal thread in the bobbin so the underside stays tidy, and skip water-soluble topping unless youre working on towelling.

Flag me down if the corners pucker on a stretch tee.