Heart Bouquet Valentine Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Fourteen or so thin black stems rise from a gathered bunch at the bottom and spread outward at the top, each one capped with a solid red heart instead of a flower. The hearts are all different sizes, the bigger ones near the middle and smaller ones on the outer stems, which gives it that natural bouquet spread. Its tall and narrow, taller than wide, so it fits in portrait-orientation spaces naturally. The stems have a slight curve to them, not perfectly straight, which makes it feel less rigid.

2 colours, red and black, 800 density on the fill areas. 5 sizes from 2.18 inches wide up to 4.67 inches wide, and 3.51 to 7.51 inches tall. Stitch counts go from 11,208 to 28,049. Each heart bloom is filled with horizontal directional satin stitching, tight registration, so the red is solid throughout. The black stems are thin satin columns and they digitise cleanly even at the smaller sizes. Its a well-structured run with no messy jump stitches in the stem section.

I sold a batch of these last valentine's week to a customer who was doing aprons as gifts for her mothers group. She said the tallness of the bouquet worked perfectly on the apron bib area. The black stem work is what makes it feel a bit more distinctive than a basic heart repeat. Stitch this one at medium speed, the thin stems need the machine to not rush through the direction changes.

Use a cutaway stabiliser for the heart fill sections, dont use tearaway, 800 density needs the extra support or the fabric can distort under the dense fill. Avoid dark fabrics, the red wont read against navy or black. Try white linen, cream cotton, or light grey jersey. The 4.67 inch version on a tote bag front is probably my favourite use of this design.