Patriotic Butterfly Floral Embroidery Design, Independence Day Pattern, Instant Download

A quilter from my neighbourhood sent me a photo last week, she had stitched the 5-inch version onto a white cotton tote and the folk flowers at the bottom lined up perfectly with the bag seam. Its a butterfly, wings spread wide, the upper left section filled with a navy blue satin field dotted with white stars and the rest of the wing panels radiating outward in alternating red and white stripes like the blades of a hand fan, all of it ringed in a thick charcoal satin outline that gives the whole shape real definition. The body runs down the centre as a slim cobalt blue column with curly black antennae at the top. Below the butterfly, three simple red folk flowers sit on curling charcoal stems with small dark leaves, the kinda floral base you see in old Scandinavian folk art, nothing over the top but it grounds the design nicely. If you want the stitching to sit flat on jersey send me the fabric weight and Ill walk you through it, the density hits 786 and the directional fill on the stripe sections means youve got real stitch pressure working across the grain. Use a cutaway stabiliser on denim or terry since the 41,341 stitch count at the full 7-inch size needs something that wont let the satin sections pucker after washing. Pop the 3.27-inch smallest size onto a baby onesie in fleece and add a topping over the navy area so the white stars dont sink into the pile. Stitch the charcoal outlines last and pull it off the hoop while its still warm so the fill beds down flat.

Drop me a message if the base layer peeks through up top.