Minimal Botanical Wildflower Border Embroidery Design, Meadow Hem Stitch Pattern, Instant Download

This border design is really really a different beast from a basic wildflower scatter. Its a dense row of stems all growing at different heights, like somebody photographed the edge of a cottage garden from below. Theres a heart-shaped bloom front and centre, a classic daisy-type to the left, berry clusters with solid filled dots scattered through the middle, and assorted leaf sprigs filling all the gaps. The tallest stems push up past the others and it reads as genuinely organic. Dont expect it to be symmetrical, its not and thats exactly the appeal.

Mapped this one in Wilcom EmbroideryStudio as a single colour at a density of 265. At the largest size, 3.65 inches wide and 7.5 inches tall, its 7,241 stitches. The smallest is 2.19 by 4.5 inches at 4,996 stitches. Hoop the fabric with a medium tearaway stabiliser, and keep your tension even because the thin line sections and the solid berry fills dont pull the same way. Four sizes total.

One customer sent me a photo last month where she had stitched this in a deep navy thread down the hem of a cream linen tablecloth. Realy striking. I use this one on table runners and napkin sets in my own sample work alot. The vertical format means its ideal along hems, sleeves, or the edge of a pillowcase where a tall narrow border sits naturally without being too busy.

Pick your thread colour and the whole personality shifts. Sage green on white cotton goes fresh. Rust orange on natural linen goes autumnal and warm. Skip anything with a busy print that competes with the silhouette. Stitch this along a denim jacket hem for something a bit unexpected too.