Its a big bold red butterfly sitting right on top of a bunch of black flower stems. Wings are fully spread, symmetric, and done in crimson red satin with black vein lines running through each section in directional stitching. The body is a solid black narrow column down the centre. The flowers underneath are simplified poppy shapes, round red blooms on long black stems with oval buds dangling off the sides. Two colours total. Crimson red, and black.
The wing stitching on this one is where the digitising tools digitising really earns its keep. Every panel gets its own stitch direction so the red fills read as dimensional rather than flat, you can actually see the texture when youre holding it at an angle. The stem cluster is all satin columns and outline stitching on black thread, the whole thing reads like a botanical print pulled out of an old garden journal. 4 sizes in the file, going from 3.51 by 2.91 inches up to 7.51 by 6.22 inches. Stitch count range 13,176 to 31,387.
I designed this originally for a garden centre owner who wanted something for her market stall totes. She wanted bold but not cartoon-y, graphic but still botanical. This hit it. She ordered a batch last spring and I recieved a follow-up message six weeks later asking for the same again, customers kept asking where she got the bags. Two colours means faster stitching and a clean look on almost any fabric youre putting it on.
Run it on white, cream, or black cotton for the sharpest results. On white or cream both colours really pop together. On black fabric the crimson sings and the black stitching blends into the ground naturally. Skip mid-tone fabrics like tan or olive green, the black stems disappear. Back it with a tearaway on woven linen or cotton shirting for the smaller sizes and switch to cutaway for the 7.5-inch on fleece or jersey. Bold and graphic. Thats all it needs to be.
Text me through the shop chat if anything stitches funny on the wings and Ill check the underlay settings for ya.
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.
- Garden centre market stall tote bagsStitch the 7.5-inch on a cream cotton tote for a garden centre market stall and it reads from three metres away.
- Botanical print white cotton teesPop the 5-inch on a white cotton tee chest for a clean botanical graphic that suits any age group.
- Nature photography studio apronEmbroider the 4-inch on a black canvas apron for a nature or botanical photography studio uniform.
- Black canvas shopper for nature loversUse the large size on a black canvas shopper bag and the crimson red glows against the dark ground.
- Outdoor cafe uniform chest emblemRun the small 3.51-inch on a white polo chest pocket for an outdoor cafe or garden cafe uniform piece.
- Butterfly garden fundraiser merchStitch a batch of 4-inch sizes on white cotton pouches for a butterfly garden charity fundraiser sale.
- Wild garden wedding favour pouchesHoop the medium size on cream linen drawstring bags for wild-garden themed wedding table favours.
- Framed linen wall hoop for home decorFrame the 7-inch in a 10-inch hoop on white linen for a graphic botanical wall art piece in a hallway.
Dimensions
4 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.51 × 2.91 in | 13,176 |
| 4.51 × 3.74 in | 17,247 |
| 6.51 × 5.39 in | 26,428 |
| 7.51 × 6.22 in | 31,387 |
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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