Patriotic Red & Blue Stars Embroidery Design, Instant Download

The stripped-back option in the patriotic range. Theres no animal, no lettering, no flag layout here. Just a bunch of five-pointed stars in crimson and navy scattered together in a loose cluster, different sizes, overlapping at odd angles. Its the kind of thing that reads patriotic without spelling it out, which is why it pulls double duty for late May holidays aswell as the fourth.

Two colours, scarlet and blue. The stars layer on top of each other so where a scarlet star overlaps a navy one youre seeing the two satin fills meet, and the digitising handles that with a slight underlay offset so the upper star doesnt compress the lower fill. The density is lower than the busier flag designs at 323 average, which makes the machine run faster. The 3-inch version finishes at 6,273 stitches and the 7-inch at 15,284, suprised how quickly even the large size runs. A customer wanted these for a fourth of july tote bag set this past june and said both the red and blue stitched sharp on natural canvas.

Square the hoop before you start, the stars have a horizontal fill direction and if youre even a few degrees off the fill lines read diagonal instead of horizontal and it looks wrong. Use a medium tearaway on woven cotton and a light cutaway on a knit blend. Pop the 7-inch version on a throw pillow cover for an easy seasonal decor piece. Avoid stitching on a red ground fabric, the scarlet stars just disappear entirely.

• 4th of july and late May holiday tees and tanks
• Scatter placement across the shoulder of a denim jacket
• Kids summer tees and onesies for holiday cookouts
• Throw pillow covers for summer entertaining decor
• Tote bags with a repeating star pattern layout