Most floral dandelion designs go one of two ways: realistic fluffy globe or super simplified silhouette. This one does something different. Orange, periwinkle blue, muted purple and soft peach splash blobs cluster into the seed head shape, layered so you read the roundness of the dandelion globe but the individual shapes stay clearly abstract. Its botanically structured in the outline but fully painterly in the fill, which is a harder combination to pull off than it looks.
The stem is a slim black sketchy line running straight down to two thin leaf blades at the base. Simple and unadorned so all the visual energy stays in the head. Then off to the right a dozen or so seeds drift away, each one a fine black filament with a tiny dot at the tip, and they trail out in an arc so it really does feel like wind caught them. Small colour dots scatter among the seeds to echo the splash palette up in the head. Nine colours altogether, across a 2.94 to 4.54 inch width range and 5.5 to 8.5 inch height range, so this design runs tall and narrow.
Stitch counts are 11k on the small end, 19k at the largest, so it stitches out relatively fast for how much visual complexity it has. Density sits at 497 stitches per square inch, which is medium-light, and thats because the splash shapes use open fills rather than packed satin, giving the blobs that watercolour-ish airiness. Use a medium cutaway, float solvy on top if youre going onto fleece or brushed cotton so the fine seed filaments dont loose their definition.
Looks well on cream, soft grey, white, pale denim or sage green fabric. Dark backgrounds make the orange and peach tones pop strongly. Avoid black because the soft purple gets lost against it. I sold it to someone who makes botanical-themed garden aprons last spring. She ordered two colourways, pale denim and sage, and she told me the peach and orange on sage was the most asked-about piece at her market stall all season. This one reads nicely on wall art hoops too if youre into that, the tall narrow proportions suit a round hoop without needing to scale up much.
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.
- Embroidery hoop wall art in botanical styleStitch the 8-inch in a 10-inch hoop, frame it on raw linen and hang as botanical wall art in a reading nook
- Tote bag with nature-print aestheticPlace the 6-inch on a cotton tote where the floating seeds look like they're drifting off the edge of the bag
- Bedroom cushion cover for a teen or young adultCenter the mid-size on a soft sage throw pillow for a teens room that wants something nature-y but not childish
- Lightweight scarf or wrap embroideryRun the 5-inch along the hem of a lightweight cotton scarf so the seeds appear to blow off the edge
- Sweatshirt sleeve placementStitch the small version on a sweatshirt left sleeve mid-forearm so it peeks out from under a jacket
- Fabric wall hanging for a nursery or studioUse the largest on a natural linen wall hanging for a studio, art room or calm bedroom corner
- Denim jacket front panel accentPlace the mid-size on a denim jacket front left chest as a softer botanical counterpoint to heavier patches
- Cotton tee chest placement for spring marketsRun the 5-inch on a white cotton tee chest for spring market stalls selling botanically-themed clothing
Dimensions
4 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 2.94 × 5.50 in | 11,517 |
| 3.47 × 6.49 in | 13,866 |
| 4.01 × 7.49 in | 16,475 |
| 4.54 × 8.50 in | 19,183 |
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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