Fruit embroidery designs
Fruit embroidery designs with strawberries, cherries, lemons, watermelon slices, pineapples and apples, drawn in house in juicy reds, yellows and greens with a dark satin outline. Each fruit is free or premium and downloads in the format you need: PES, JEF, EXP, VP3, XXX or DST.
For a summer dress, scatter several small fruits rather than one large one, so the fabric stays soft and drapes well.
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These fruit embroidery designs follow the summer: a red strawberry with cream seeds and a leafy top, a pair of cherries on joined stems, a lemon slice with its segments, a watermelon wedge and a pineapple with a spiky crown. Seeds and highlights are small details that sew last, so they sit on top of the fruit fill. Red fruit on a white dish towel is a classic kitchen look, and colorfast polyester thread keeps the red from fading in hot washes.
A 70 mm strawberry suits a baby bib, while a 125 mm watermelon slice in a 5x7 hoop fills a beach tote. Fruit also brightens kitchen towels, napkins, summer tees, aprons and picnic blankets.
Lemons pair well with lemonade jars from the drink and cocktail designs, and a fruit and vegetable set comes together with the vegetable designs. For more warm-weather motifs, see the summer designs.
Frequently asked questions
How do I scatter small fruit designs across a dress or a skirt?
Print full-size paper templates of the designs (most embroidery software can print them), pin them on the garment and move them until the spacing looks right. Mark each center with a water-soluble pen, then hoop and stitch them one by one, with a light cut-away on knits or a tear-away on woven cotton. Alternate the fruits so no two of the same kind sit side by side.
How do I stop a large watermelon slice from puckering on a T-shirt?
Big fills pull on knit fabric, so use a medium cut-away or two layers of no-show mesh, stick the shirt to it with temporary spray adhesive and hoop without stretching. A ballpoint needle avoids holes in the knit. When you trim the cut-away, leave a small margin around the design instead of cutting right up to the stitches.