Sunflower Butterfly Embroidery Design, Botanical Machine Embroidery Pattern, Instant Download

A sunflower in full bloom with a butterfly resting right on the outer petals, thats the whole composition and it doesnt need anything else. The sunflower takes up most of the space, petals radiating out with overlapping directional fills in 2-3 yellows and golds so they dont look flat. The butterfly sits at the edge, wings partly open, with the orange and black wing pattern done in separate colour stops rather than just a printed look. Eight total colours, each one matters because without them the butterfly markings blend into the sunflower and you lose the whole point of the composition.

Dense at 814, this needs a heavy cutaway stabiliser, full stop. The smallest size is still 5 inches wide so youre always working in a larger hoop area. Stitch count runs from 18,945 to 31,278 depending on size, plan for 25-35 minutes run time on a domestic machine. One customer stitched the 8-inch version on a natural linen cushion cover last summer and sent the picture. The butterfly wing detail was genuinely impressive, you could see the individual scale-like fills in the orange sections.

Use heavy cutaway under every size on every fabric. Stitch the 8-inch version on a linen or cotton cushion cover as a summer botanical centrepiece. Run the 5-inch hoop for canvas bag for a nature-themed accessory. Pair a slow machine speed around 500 spm with a 90/14 needle to protect the dense satin fills on the butterfly wings. Avoid fabric lighter than quilting cotton weight where this level of density will stiffen the drape completely.