These are three ladybugs caught mid-air, positioned in a diagonal scatter so it feels like theyre actually moving across the fabric. Each one is fully filled with satin, the wing cases built up in red over a darker burgundy base, and the spots are small yellow flowers rather than plain circles. That tiny detail is what makes this one different, up close you can see the petals in each spot. The black head and outline give the whole body a clean edge, and the thin swirling lines connecting all 3 bugs look like someone drew them with a fine pen.
Wilcom EmbroideryStudio is what I used for the directional satin runs, each body going lengthwise so the sheen reads the same way on all 3. Four colours: Black, Red, Dark Red, Yellow. The colour changes are really really clean, no bobbin pull-through anywhere between the red satin fill and the dark burgundy base layer. The connecting scroll lines are kinda just a running stitch outline which keeps them fine and delicate against the filled bodies.
The density sits at 399 overall, light enough that you dont need heavy cutaway on every project. Standard medium-weight tearaway works fine on quilting cotton or poplin. If youre gonna stitch this on anything with texture, like a waffle-weave hand towel or a fluffy fleece, use a topping film to stop the satin from sinking into the pile.
A customer grabbed this one last spring for a girls bedroom quilt block and said the yellow flower spots were the detail that sold it for her. She hooped white cotton poplin with a tearaway backing and got zero issues across all 3 bugs.
Stitch onto a plain white tee or a spring-theme tote bag. Add it to a linen table runner and the swirling lines read like calligraphy between the bugs. Use tearaway on poplin, switch to cutaway if youre working on stretchy jersey. Pick a cream or pale yellow background fabric and every colour pops without any extra effort.
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 tote bags and market bagsThe 7-inch file fills a canvas tote front with the diagonal arrangement stretching across the panel
- Girls bedroom quilt blocksThe 5-inch version fits neatly into a 6-inch quilt block with a thin border remaining
- Kids clothing, tees and rompersThe 3-in run hoops cleanly onto a onesie chest panel on medium-weight tearaway
- Garden-themed tea towelsThe 4-inch version sits at a tea towel corner without crowding the edge hem
- Nature journal or notebook coversStitch on a cotton notebook cover panel; the scroll lines hold detail on 80-count woven cotton
- Baby shower gift bagsSmall zippered gift bags in white cotton with this design make a quick handmade baby gift
- Cottage garden cushion panelsThe diagonal trio arrangement fills a rectangular cushion panel better than a centred single motif
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.42 × 3.50 in | 7,189 |
| 4.40 × 4.50 in | 10,180 |
| 5.38 × 5.50 in | 13,569 |
| 6.35 × 6.50 in | 17,427 |
| 7.33 × 7.50 in | 21,944 |
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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