Floral Cross with Blue Ribbon Embroidery Design, Machine Embroidery Pattern, Instant Download

Christening gowns are honestly where this design earns its keep. That terracotta cross fills out beautifully on white cotton lawn or ivory linen, and the sky blue satin bow running through the centre gives it this soft, feminine quality that works for both boys and girls on a baptism day. Three pink roses climb the cross with green leaves tucked in between em, and those little blue diamond accents at each arm tip add just enough detail without making the whole thing feel cluttered. The satin fill on the cross itself is directional, so your topping and stabiliser setup matters here. Use a medium-weight cutaway on stretchy knits, or a good tear-away on woven cotton and you'll get clean results. The density sits at 655 so its a fairly packed fill. I usually hoop the fabric a lil snug to stop the cross arms from puckering during stitchout.

A quilter contacted me last week after she'd stitched it at 5 inches across onto a cream linen table runner for an easter gathering and said it held up perfectly through the wash. Thats the kind of feedback I love. Add a cutaway backing for anything that'll see repeated washing, whether its a tote, a pillowcase, or a cotton drill apron. Skip the topping on smooth woven fabric since the satin stitches register cleanly without it. Sized down to 3.5 inches it fits nice on a denim jacket breast pocket, which honestly surprised me when I first tried it. Stitch this on twill, canvas, jersey, terry or fleece, the underlay handles the texture shift pretty well across all of them. Pick your bobbin colour to match the backing fabric rather than the design and itll finish neat on the underside too.

Holler at me if the outline wont sit clean.