Free hot air balloon embroidery design
A striped hot air balloon in red, yellow and blue, with a wicker basket and two little clouds. Great for nurseries and travel gifts.
- 95 × 87 mm
- 5,218 stitches
- 6 colors
- Fits a 4×4 hoop
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Design details
- Size
- 95.2 × 86.6 mm (3.75 × 3.41 in)
- Stitches
- 5,218
- Colors
- 6 thread colors
- Sewing time
- About 10 min at 700 stitches/min
- Hoop
- 4 × 4 in (100 × 100 mm) or larger
- Formats
- PES, DST, JEF, EXP, VP3, XXX, PEC, U01, TBF
Thread colors, in sewing order
- 1Red · Brother 52,170 st
- 2Orange · Brother 121,154 st
- 3Sky Blue · Brother 32908 st
- 4Light Blue · Brother 53396 st
- 5Light Brown · Brother 26221 st
- 6Light Brown · Brother 26369 st
Any brand works: match the colors to the threads you have. The ZIP includes this list as a color sheet.
What to stitch the hot air balloon on
- Nursery quilts
- Kids' jackets
- Travel bags
- Pillow covers
The clouds are a separate pale color: skip that color change for a smaller, simpler version.
Recommended setup · Woven shirt (cotton, oxford)
- Backing
- Medium tear-away (2 oz)
- Topping
- Not needed
- Needle
- 75/11 sharp
- Hooping
- Hoop the shirt and backing together, fabric taut but not stretched.
Make it yours
Your own design, stitched just as cleanly
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Hot air balloon design questions
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Is this design really free?
Yes. Create a free account and download it in any format, as often as you like. No plan or credit card is needed for the free designs.
Can I sell things I embroider with it?
Yes. You can stitch it on items for yourself, as gifts or to sell. Please don't resell, share or upload the design files themselves, or claim the design as your own.
Which file should I download?
PES for Brother and Baby Lock, JEF for Janome, EXP for Bernina, VP3 for Husqvarna Viking and Pfaff, XXX for Singer and DST for Tajima and most commercial machines. Not sure? Download the ZIP: it has every format plus a color sheet.
Will it fit my hoop?
It's 95.2 × 86.6 mm (3.75 × 3.41 in), so it fits a 4 × 4 in (100 × 100 mm) hoop and anything larger.
Can I make it bigger or smaller?
For small changes (up to about 20%), use the free design resizer. For bigger changes, press Customize: the artwork opens in the digitizer and the stitches are recalculated for any size, with new colors if you like.
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