Cooked up this layout after a customer asked for something garden-themed that wasnt just another floral wreath. The arrangement forms a loose heart shape out of open roses and big rounded leaves. Two crescent-moon shapes point inward at the very top, leaving a clear negative-space gap that reads as a heart opening when you look at the full design. The honeybee sits dead centre at the base of the frame where the bottom of the heart would be, wings spread flat, abdomen striped in dense satin, legs extending down like its just landed on a petal.
Theres a nice contrast happening between the two halves of this design. The bee is built with solid satin blocks on the thorax and abdomen segments, giving it that chunky graphic quality. The roses around it are more sketchy and open, petals drawn in outline stitching with just enough fill to read as dimensional without going fully heavy. That tension between the tight detailed bee and the loose botanical roses is kinda what makes it work as a composition.
Five sizes, smallest is 2.94 by 3.5 inches and the largest is 6.3 by 7.5 inches. Density comes in light at 433 stitches per square inch and the max stitch count is 20,478, so this runs quicker than its visual complexity suggests. Single colour thread throughout. Use light to medium tearaway on woven cotton or linen. If youre doing it on canvas or heavy burlap, cutaway gives cleaner results. Dont skip the topping on any loose weave fabric or the rose outlines will sink and lose definition.
Gets used a lot on garden-themed items and cottage aesthetic gifts. Aprons, tea towels, drawstring bags, tote bags for a farmers market seller, baby nursery gear for a garden theme, throw pillow covers with a floral bedroom set. Use a light tearaway on linen and youll get a clean result without any stabiliser show-through. Avoid using a topping on tight-weave cotton, it stitches fine without it. Pair this with a matching set of embroidered napkins for a full garden-party table look.
What people are using this design for
A starting point. The design works for plenty more than just this list, this is what folks have stitched it onto most.
- Garden-themed apron for a home gardener or floristStitch the 5-inch version centered on a natural linen apron bib for a home gardener or someone running a cottage flower stall
- Linen tea towel for a cottage-style kitchenPop the mid size on a cream linen tea towel and the open rose lines read as properly cottage-style without looking fussy
- Drawstring bag for a herb or seed gift setEmbroider on a small drawstring muslin bag and fill it with dried herbs or seed packets for a garden-themed gift
- Tote bag for a farmers market seller or floristA customer who runs a weekly farmers market stall uses this on cotton tote bags as her branding and says people ask about it every week
- Nursery cushion for a garden or nature-themed baby roomCenter the small size on a nursery cushion cover for a garden-theme baby room, the single-colour black reads as decorative rather than heavy against pale backgrounds
- Throw pillow cover on a floral bedroom setUse the 4-inch on a sage or cream pillow cover in a floral bedroom and it ties into a botanical print duvet without competing
- Gift bag embroidery for a beekeeper housewarmingGift the 3-in run on a small cotton pouch filled with local honey jars as a housewarming for a beekeeper family
- Denim shirt pocket accent for a garden party lookStitch the small size on a denim shirt pocket for a garden party outfit, its the kind of detail people notice up close
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 2.94 × 3.50 in | 9,796 |
| 3.78 × 4.50 in | 12,342 |
| 4.62 × 5.50 in | 14,961 |
| 5.46 × 6.50 in | 17,676 |
| 6.30 × 7.50 in | 20,478 |
Files & Formats
Eight machine formats included in one zip. Whichever your machine reads, its in the pack.
Plus a color chart for thread matching. See full format guide.
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