Tropical Surfboard Floral Embroidery Design, Machine Embroidery Pattern, Instant Download

What I like about this one is the colour contrast did most of the work for me. The board itself is a solid cornflower blue satin fill, then two cream hibiscus blooms sit right in the centre with little leaf sprigs fanning out around them. Its a two-colour design technically but it dosent read that way because of how the directional stitching on the petals catches the light differently to the flat board fill. The whole thing sits inside a thin white outline border that keeps the edges clean and tidy.

I digitised the hibiscus petals with radial satin runs so each petal has its own angle, which means theres actual dimension to the flowers even on a small hoop. A crafter messaged me last week asking if it works on a beach towel in terry cloth and yes, the 7.5 inch tall version sits really nice there. Use cutaway stabiliser on stretchy fabrics because this design has real density through the blue fill area, around 24,000 stitches at the largest size. Skip the topping if youre stitching on tightly woven canvas or denim since the satin runs will sit flat anyway.

Hoop your linen with tearaway underlay first, then add a light cutaway layer underneath the board body. Place the design centred on the bag face with the board sitting vertical, pointy tip toward the top handle. Pair it with a plain navy or cream thread bobbin to keep the back tidy. The 5 available sizes go from narrow enough to fit a babys onesie chest all the way up to a full tote face. One colour. Done.

Reach out if a colour sequence looks off.