Hibiscus Flower Bouquet Embroidery Design, Floral Machine Embroidery Pattern, Instant Download

This one is the bouquet version, three hibiscus blooms grouped together, not the single flower. Its a different composition entirely: two outer blooms fanned left and right with the central one sitting up front, flanked by tropical leaves and a couple of buds. Nine colours, density 136, nine sizes from 3 in through 7.5 inches. At the 7.5-inch size the stitch count hits 49,384 which is substantial, give yourself a full bobbin before you start and use a fresh needle for the larger sizes. And skip the tearaway on this one, at density 136 the residue gets caught in the stitching.

Digitised in Wilcom with the leaves and buds sequenced first as a base layer, then the petal satin on top so the blooms sit raised above the greenery. The petal layering uses directional stitching on each of the five petals, they all run from the base outward, and the density at 136 means the colour transitions between fuchsia and magenta are smooth without showing a hard seam. Ive tested this on cotton twill, denim, and linen canvas and its sharp on all three. Use cutaway on any of those fabrics. Stitch the leaves first and check tension before you run the first bloom, if the leaf fill puckers, tighten your hooping before continuing.

I had a customer order this for a set of tropical-theme tablecloths last year, she did the 6-inch size on white linen and repeated it at each corner. She came back to tell me the tablecloths were the centrepiece of a garden party and the bouquet held up through washing without any petal edges lifting. Alot of people aswell use it for cushion covers and summer tote bags. Run a 40-degree wash cycle on your finished piece to see how the colours settle, with cutaway stabiliser trimmed properly the stitching stays flat and the colour doesnt run or fade from a gentle wash.