Patriotic American Flags with Blue Ribbon Embroidery Design, Instant Download

I spent a while balancing the density here. Two American flags crossing over each other on these warm golden poles, and right where they meet theres a big loopy bow tied in royal blue. The bow is the thing that makes it, honestly. Its not a thin little ribbon, its full and puffy with that tatami directional fill that catches the light like real fabric would. The flags carry satin stripes, red and white alternating clean, and the blue canton with white stars sits up top.

I stitch this on a cutaway stabiliser always. The flag section has alot of directional changes where the stripes meet the canton, and a tearaway just wont hold steady under that kind of density. Im talking 24439 stitches at the largest size, so use a fresh needle and go slow on the bow centre where everything stacks up. On denim or canvas the colours pop like crazy. On a lighter cotton twill the red reads a bit softer which I actually like for the more feminine take.

A crafter from Ohio sent me a note the other week about wanting to switch the bow to a darker navy and honestly its easy, most machines let you pause between colour changes and swap your thread. The design runs four colours total (red, white, blue and the gold poles) so theres only a handful of stops. Hoop your fabric tight before you start and centre the design with the bow sitting just below the midpoint so the flags fan out evenly above. Skip the topping on the satin stripes unless youre on a terry or fleece, it just adds bulk you dont need.

Five sizes, the 4-inch is the one I digitised and tested the most because it sits perfectly on a shirt pocket or the corner of a canvas tote. Try the smallest size on a linen napkin or a fleece baby blanket for July Fourth. The underlay on the bow uses a light satin pass first so the fill colour doesnt sink into the fabric, which makes the whole piece look more raised and dimensional. Pop a cutaway backing under any stretchy jersey or fleece and the stripes stay clean and flat all the way through the stitch-out.

Message me if your thread keeps breaking on the dense bits.