Pulled together this design for the botanical line art crowd. Its a half-and-half shape but the two halves are more different than similar, which is what I like about it. Right side is a sunflower, petal rays fanning out and a dense tatami-fill centre disc. Left side goes full botanical garden, theres a rose bloom partway open, smaller buds, a tall upright leaf spray reaching up, and layered foliage at the base. All single black thread, 1 colour, 0 colour changes. Its really kinda the whole garden in one shape.
4 sizes, smallest is 2.5 inches tall, largest is 4.72 inches. Stitch range is 5,025 to 10,564. Digitising was done in Wilcom with satin outline on the petals and directional fill on the rose bloom to give it some dimension even without a second colour. The tatami fill on the sunflower centre is a different angle to the petal stitching so you can actually see the transition without any colour change at all.
I had a customer last summer who ordered this for a small batch of white linen tote bags she was selling at a farmers market. She said she sold 11 of em in one afternoon. That kinda thing makes me really really happy to hear. The black on white linen combo just works for botanical designs, always has.
Stitch on white, cream or natural linen, cotton or canvas. The line art style works best with a light background. Pop a tearaway behind the woven fabric, hoop tight and dont rush the centre disc section since that tatami stitching builds up density fast. Skip stretchy fabrics unless you use a firm cutaway. Avoid busy patterned fabric where the linework will disappear.
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.
- Farmers market tote bagsA 4 inch version on the front of a natural canvas tote bag is a simple botanical bag that looks handmade in the best way.
- Botanical linen napkinsStitch the medium size in the corner of a white or cream linen napkin for a farmers market or garden party table look.
- Sunflower themed apronsThe 3 inch file on the chest or bib of a canvas apron makes a clean floral detail for kitchen or garden aprons.
- Floral pillow cornersPop the small size in two opposing corners of a plain pillow cover for a symmetrical botanical accent without overdoing it.
- White cotton tea towelsA 4 inch version in the bottom corner of a white cotton tea towel is a fast project that sells well at craft markets.
- Garden party place settingsRepeated across a set of linen place mats with matching napkins it pulls together a whole garden party table setting.
- Nature journal coversThe 2.5 inch file stitched on the front cover of a fabric-bound journal gives it a botanical illustration feel.
Dimensions
4 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 2.50 × 2.15 in | 5,025 |
| 3.50 × 3.00 in | 6,756 |
| 4.50 × 3.86 in | 8,646 |
| 5.50 × 4.72 in | 10,564 |
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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Reyazul Masud Riham, hand-drawing every design on this site
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