A solid hot pink butterfly shape, smallest at 0.75 of an inch (about the size of your thumbnail), largest just under 3 inches. Clean wing silhouette with two little antennae curving up from the top. No outlines, no detail work, just the butterfly in one colour. Simple as it gets.
Single colour means no thread changes at all. Stitch count starts at 848 on the tiny 1 inch and goes up to 6,405 on the 3 inch. These run fast. Even the largest is a light file compared to most designs at this price -- youre basically paying for the digitising quality, and the underlay on a shape this small needs to be exactly right or the fill puckers. Its not.
On terry or textured fabrics at the smaller sizes, lay a water-soluble topping sheet over the hoop before you stitch so the loops dont catch the needle. On smooth woven cotton or denim youre fine without. Pop tearaway behind for the 2 and 3 inch on quilting cotton. Use a tight polymesh under stretch jersey so the shape doesnt distort at the wing edges -- any pull on a narrow silhouette shows.
I get a lot of messages from people using this one for repeat border work -- stitch a row of 3 or 4 across a collar, scatter them across a tee pocket, space them along a pillowcase hem. Someone last spring stitched 12 of the 1 inch across the bottom of a toddler dress hem and it came out really sweet. Worth the repeat stitch time.
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.
- Baby onesie and toddler clothing accent in pastel placementAt 1 inch the shape is still clean enough to read on a onesie chest -- single colour means its a fast stitch for baby items.
- Collar or cuff border repeat pattern on kids dressesA row of 3 or 4 at 1 to 1.5 inches spaces well across a collar width without looking crowded.
- Small patch or iron-on fabric badge for bags and accessoriesThe solid fill holds its shape as a cut-out patch on felt or wool -- great for iron-on badge kits.
- Bookmark fabric panel or fabric planner tab embellishmentThe 1 inch fits within standard bookmark panel width and the hot pink reads well on cream or white fabric.
- Scattered repeat across pillowcase or duvet cover borderAt 2 inches spaced 3 inches apart these scatter nicely across a standard pillowcase end panel.
- Hair ribbon or headband fabric panel tiny accentThe tiny 0.75 inch sits on a 1cm ribbon width for headband fabric without overwhelming the base material.
- Denim jacket collar or cuff detail spot stitchingOn denim the hot pink thread contrast is strong -- works as a repeat collar detail or single cuff accent spot.
Dimensions
4 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 0.75 × 1.00 in | 848 |
| 1.50 × 2.00 in | 2,105 |
| 2.24 × 3.00 in | 3,936 |
| 2.99 × 3.99 in | 6,405 |
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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Reyazul Masud Riham, hand-drawing every design on this site
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