Three stacked monarch butterflies and the whole stack hits like a poster print. Im calling it a trio because thats what it is, top butterfly facing up, middle one centred, bottom one fanning wide. Wings overlap so the cluster reads as one bold floral graphic, antennae fine and curling at the top. Honestly its the kinda pop-art take on a monarch that feels modern without losing the classic garden shape.
Colour blocks do all the talking here. Hot magenta pink fills the inner wing panels, bright tangerine orange wraps the lower wing portions and ink black borders carry the wing edges and bodies. White dots, big chunky satin dots, line every wing margin like beads sewn along a hem. Thats the detail that gives the design its vintage tattoo flash energy. I used to digitise these dots smaller but customers kept asking for bolder, so I bumped em up.
Wing veins run in fine black satin straight from the body out to each tip, classic monarch venation, no shortcuts. Density is moderate at 50k stitches on the largest, 19k on smallest. Last spring one customer ordered the 6-inch size for a denim jacket back panel, the magenta against indigo was electric, and shes ordered three more since.
Stitch on light or medium fabric to let those colours sing. Cream, white, soft sage, butter yellow or pale denim, the pink and orange punch hard. Skip dark fabric if you want softer contrast aswell, but the design honestly holds on black too because the white dots and the orange still read clean. Customise the magenta to a coral or a red if you want, the file rebuilds easy and Ive done it a bunch of times.
Drop mid cutaway under on woven cotton or jacket twill. Tearaway works on canvas tote bags. Hoop tight, the satin dots and wing veins want firm backing, otherwise the dot edges go fuzzy. Run a stitch test on scrap before you commit to a final piece. Need EXP or HUS instead of the included formats, just shout and ill convert the file over.
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.
- Spring and summer tee front printsStitch on a white or cream cotton tee in the 5-inch size and the magenta and orange punch hard against soft fabric
- Denim jacket back panels for adultsAfter hooping the back panel of a denim jacket, run the 7-inch size, the dotted wing edges hit like classic tattoo flash
- Floral garden tote bagsSew onto a natural canvas tote for spring market days, the bold trio of butterflies pulls eyes from across the stall
- Hooped wall art for a girls bedroomHoop in a pale wood 8-inch frame for a girls bedroom, those punchy colours brighten any pastel wall fast
- Cushions for a sunroom or porchStitch onto a sage or oatmeal cushion cover for a sunroom, real centrepiece without needing extra trim or border
- Tattoo flash style flat hatsAdd to a flat-brim hat front panel, that vintage monarch tattoo look pairs lovely with workwear or skater style
- Garden party tablecloth cornersEmbroider on the corner of a cream linen garden party tablecloth and the dotted wings echo the cottage florals around
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.50 × 2.85 in | 19,425 |
| 4.00 × 3.25 in | 22,744 |
| 4.50 × 3.66 in | 26,314 |
| 5.00 × 4.07 in | 29,735 |
| 5.50 × 4.48 in | 33,615 |
| 6.00 × 4.89 in | 37,340 |
| 6.50 × 5.29 in | 41,326 |
| 7.00 × 5.70 in | 45,584 |
| 7.50 × 6.11 in | 49,972 |
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
Every design on Re Embroidery is hand-digitized by one person. Each file gets sketched, color-matched, and stitch-tested on real fabric before it earns a place in the shop. No team. No auto-conversion from images. Just slow, deliberate work, sometimes three or four days per design.
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