Floral Hummingbird Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Designed the hummingbird to read like a botanical watercolour and not a cartoon. The bird hovers mid-frame with wings at mid-beat, the stroke angle in the stitching suggesting movement rather than a static pose. Its beak extends toward the nearest flower, a small rounded bloom in coral pink. Two more flowers sit to the left and below. Theres alot of negative space in the composition and thats intentional, it gives the bird and flowers room to breathe.

Four colours and a density of 371, light and deliberate. Short directional satin columns with a subtle split carry the feather detail on the hummingbird body, creating the illusion of individual plumes without loading the design with colour changes or dense fill. Stitch count starts at 8,133 at the 3.5-inch hoop and reaches 17,295 at the full 7.5-inch size. Flat fill with a satin edge on the petal outlines keeps the flowers crisp without stiffening. A single-pass stitch underlay throughout keeps the whole piece soft and lets it drape on linen or cotton after stitching.

Last summer a customer ordered the 4-inch size for a set of white linen table napkins for an outdoor garden party, four napkins per set. She told me her guests kept asking where they were from, assuming she'd bought them at a shop. Thats the reaction Im after with botanical designs, something that reads as a proper product and not a home craft project.

Use white or cream linen for the clearest result. Pale sage or soft blush also work because the teal and coral show on most light grounds. Skip dark fabric, the design needs a light background for the white petal sections to read. Use tear-away stabiliser on woven cotton and add a water-soluble topping on anything with texture or pile. Hoop snug but dont over-pull, or the stitch underlay will pucker on fine linen before the machine even starts.

9 size variations spanning 3.5 to 7.5 inch wide, 8 format files in the download for whichever machine you run.