Floral Open Book Embroidery Design, Instant Download

The sunflower is the thing that makes this one different from the other open-book floral designs. Big dark solid centre, outline petals fanning out from it, tall stem rising up from the book spine. Then smaller wildflower blooms flank it, a poppy-type on the left, a tulip bud on the right, and dark spear-shaped leaf clusters fill in at the base where everything meets the pages. Its a taller design than most, heights going from 3.5 to 7.5 inches depending on the size you pick.

Five sizes, 2.51 inches wide at the smallest up to 5.38 inches at the largest. Stitch counts 4,131 to 7,995. Density 198, so its in that mid-range, not super dense, not pure outline. That big bloom gets solid satin fill on the centre with a directional stitch angle, petals are open outline satin columns, and the leaves are flat tatami fill. Single colour, no thread changes at all. Back with a no-show cutaway stabiliser on cotton or linen, the solid centre needs backing.

People have been buying this one alot for summer projects and markets. A customer told me earlier this year she stitched the 4.5 inch version onto a cream cotton tote and sold out at a local craft fair in 2 hours. That big filled centre reads clearly even at a distance, which helps on bags and tees where youre catching peoples eye from across a table. Thats what the anchor bloom does for the whole composition.

Best on white, cream, oatmeal or natural undyed linen. That satin bloom goes dark so it needs contrast to read clearly. Use standard polyester or rayon thread, dont swap to metallic, the dense fill sections and fine petal outlines dont need it. Hoop snug with a medium cutaway, check the bobbin before you start, filled satin areas chew through bobbin thread faster than outline-only designs.