Monarch Butterfly Flower Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Monarch butterfly designs sell all year but they spike really hard in spring and summer, and I wanted one that combined the butterfly with a flower so people could use it as a single centrepiece rather than needing two separate designs. Back in march I noticed craft fair sellers kept pairing butterfly and floral designs and figured -- why not build the combination into one file. The six colours here include the classic orange and black monarch wing pattern, white spots on the outer borders, a bloom in either yellow or a warm coral depending on your thread choice, a darker centre for the petals, and a green leaf or stem. Nine sizes from 2.4 inches wide up to 5.14 inches wide and 7.5 inches tall, stitch count running from 12,227 on the small end up to 31,521 on the largest.

The trickiest bit to stitch is the black veining on the butterfly wings -- narrow satin columns running across the wider orange fill areas, and if the density isnt calibrated right they can either gap or bulk up and distort the wing shape. Ive spent time in Wilcom EmbroideryStudio making sure the underlay sequence under the orange fills sets up the veining properly. Use a firm cutaway stabiliser on anything thats gonna get washed -- the dense satin wings at 818 density need proper backing or theyll shift on the first wash cycle.

Stitch on white, cream, sage green or pastel blue fabric to complement the warm orange tones. Cotton quilting fabric is honestly my favourite base for botanical designs like this one because the tight weave holds every satin column perfectly flat. Avoid loose-weave fabrics like hessian or burlap -- the satin fills need a solid foundation. Customers have been buying it for spring craft fairs consistently, especially on tote bags and cushion covers. Pick a coordinating pastel base colour and let the monarch orange do the work as the bold focal point.