Lemon Slice Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Heres the lemon slice design at 7.36 inches across and its bright yellow as a sunny morning kitchen. Two lemons sit side by side on cream linen. One whole, with that classic teardrop shape and a slight stem nub. The other sliced clean across so you see the eight pulpy segments arranged in a wheel, the white pith ring around the outside and the seed dots tucked between segments. Three big leaves sit up top, each one veined down the middle and curling slightly at the tip.

Eleven colours give the lemons depth. Bright lemon yellow covers the rind. Deeper yolk gold shades the bottom curves where the light drops off. Ivory cream fills the pith and tan satin sketches a soft shadow underneath. The leaves run sage on top, deep forest green on the underside and theres a thin white centre vein that cuts each leaf in half. Honestly the segment detail on the cross-section is unreal, you can see eight individual wedges with shaded radial fills.

Last summer my niece begged me to stitch this on her lemonade-stand apron, the 7.36-inch top size filled the bib like a botanical print. After her stand opened, three neighbours messaged asking where I got the design. Realy fun summer.

Stitch on white, cream or pale linen fabric and youll let the yellow citrus pop without competing with the background. Pale sage and oat-colour cotton work beautifully with the leaf greens aswell. Skip dark fabric, the ivory pith and warm shadow disappear and the lemons lose all their dimension.

Top size hits 106k stitches so pre-shrink the fabric and hoop tight. Use a heavyweight cutaway stabiliser to stop the dense yellow fill from puckering. Theres no shortcut here. Run a topping film on textured cotton, the pulp segments need a flat surface to read. Trim jump threads between colour changes carefully, atleast 5 trims around the leaves alone. Text me on chat anytime if anything stitches off and ill send a fresh file. Same day.