Tropical Beach Paradise Embroidery Design, Machine Embroidery Pattern, Instant Download

A regular at craft fairs in Florida wrote me last month saying she stitched this onto a denim tote and sold it before she even got home from the show. Cant say Im suprised. Two black palm trees silhouetted against a teal circle, an orange sun with a stitched satin border, a big crashing wave in navy and white with directional tatami lines running through it, and a full cluster of red hibiscus blooms across the bottom with forest green leaves and bright yellow stamens. Its a lot going on, but the design is layered so each element reads clearly on its own.

The stitch count runs up to around 64,000 on the largest size, so this isnt a quick Saturday afternoon hoop. You want a good cutaway stabiliser underneath, especially on denim or canvas where the base fabric has some tooth to it. The wave section alone has probably the most interesting underlay work in the whole file. Topping helps alot on terry cloth if youre going the beach-towel route. Centred on a tote front, the 5-inch fits without crowding the zipper, and Ive had people use the 7-inch across the back of a linen jacket too. Use a 75/11 sharp needle and keep your bobbin tension snug because the dense floral section pulls like mad if its off even slightly.

Hoop your fabric tight before you start. Stitch the teal background circle first, then the palm silhouettes, then wave, then sand, then hibiscus cluster last so the petal satin fills sit on top clean. Pick a thread brand that doesnt bleed on red because hibiscus red can creep into neighbouring white wave foam if the colour isnt stable. Add a final press from the back with a damp cloth and the orange sun pops like a coin on whatever background you choose.

Let me know if you cant get the colours to match mine.