Abstract Watercolor Poppy Flower Embroidery Design, Instant Download

So this abstract watercolour poppy started as a wet-on-wet study I painted last spring, and Ive been waiting months to get the bleed effect right in stitch form. The bloom sits centre-frame on a thin sage stem. Petals open in coral red with rust shadows underneath. The middle is a fat charcoal speckle that almost looks like ink dropped on damp paper, which is the whole point of a watercolour poppy.

Six colours layer in soft washes. No outline anywhere, theres no hard edge to anchor the eye. Edges of every petal fade out instead of stopping clean and that bleed is built with directional satin running into low-density tatami fill. Honestly the trick was getting the underlay to support the bleed without poking through. Took alot of test runs to nail it and Im still tweaking the centre on the smallest size.

Stitch range goes 11k on the small 3.5 inch up to 31k on the big 7.5 inch, so the larger version is the one that really shows off the painterly layering. One customer told me last week she stitched the chest 6-in on a cream linen table runner for her mums birthday and the rust shadows under the petals lifted off the cloth like wet paint on paper. Pop it on cream, oatmeal, soft white or dusty blush for the cleanest read.

Skip patterned or dark fabric here, the soft bleed gets eaten by busy backgrounds. Skip terry aswell, the loose washes wont hold their shape on looped pile. Best on woven cotton, linen, light canvas, or a smooth poplin shirt front. Hoop tight and Choose mid-weight cutaway. The dense centre pulls surrounding stitches if the cloth shifts even abit.

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