Dragonfly with Wildflowers Embroidery Design, Spring Floral Pattern, Pastel Dragonfly

Teal dragonfly resting on a tall wildflower stem with pink poppies, a small blue blossom and a sprig of pink star flowers. The whole bouquet runs about 7.5 inch tall in the largest size, the dragonfly tucked across the middle, wings stretched both directions in soft yellow with fine line detail through them so light kinda passes visualy through.

The fills are deliberately open, layered like watercolour instead of packed solid embroidery, which is why it reads airy and sketchy rather than heavy. 8 colours total, mostly pastel, so the palette stays gentle. Stems run fresh green, the poppies sit in magenta and pink with deep blue centres, the dragonfly body is teal turquoise with a lil pop of bright orange at the head.

I drew this for the spring garden market crowd. Last april I stitched 9 of these botanical pieces on sage green tea towels for a craft fair and they sold in under 4 hours. A customer told me her mum framed one in a 10 inch hoop for the kitchen wall. The lighter open-fill style is what people respond to, it doesnt scream the way packed floral embroidery does.

9 sizes from 3.5 inch wide up to 7.5 inch wide. Stitch count runs 9.8k to 22k. Density sits around 597 so its moderate, the fabric wont curl after stitching. Use a tearaway stabiliser for wovens like linen and lightweight canvas. Hoop knits with a medium cutaway plus topping film so the open fills dont sink into the pile.

Stitch on natural linen, oat cotton, sage green twill, cream canvas or chambray, the muted bases let the pastels read as proper watercolour. Skip black or charcoal here, the soft yellow wings disappear on dark fabric and youll lose the wing detail. Run rayon thread for the colour shift, itll carry the watercolour gradient on the poppies better than polyester. Pair the boho summer floral with a script monogram below for a sweet mothers day gift, theres room under the bottom stem.