Floral Open Book Embroidery Design V2, Instant Download

An open book sits at the bottom of the design, spine in the middle, pages fanned out either side. From the pages all sorts of wildflowers and greenery shoot upward, filling the space above with red poppies, yellow daisies, big green daisy-type blooms, clover leaves and thin leaf sprigs. Over all that, curving in an arch, the phrase teach them, love them, watch them grow is written in a flowing script. Its a lot happening in one space but it reads clearly because the book anchors everything at the base.

5 colours: lime green, red, golden yellow, black for outlines and white for the page fill. Stitch counts go from 28,551 at the smallest 4.4-inch width up to 38,090 at the full 8-inch version. Density is 819 which is medium-heavy, so use a proper cutaway stabiliser if youre stitching on canvas or anything with any stretch at all. Three sizes in this design rather than the usual 5, so pick the one closest to your hoop frame.

I designed this one thinking of primary school teachers and library volunteers. Stitched one sample on a cream canvas tote for my sisters friend whos a year 3 teacher and last month she told me shes been stopped in the corridor about it three times in one week. People keep asking where the bag is from. Email me if the colours need adjusting or the file gives any hassle on your machine.

Stitch on cream, oatmeal or natural linen and those green and red tones really sing. The 8-inch on the front of a large canvas tote is genuinely lovely. Also works on a quilted book sleeve or a fabric journal cover if you pad the back with felt before hooping. Skip textured or knit fabrics because the fine script lettering needs a flat ground to sit cleanly. Dont rush the stitching on the arched text section, slow your machine down a touch on the script curves. Email me on chat if anything looks wrong after download and Ill resend it.