Minimal Potted Succulent Plant Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Sometimes ya just want one plant, one pot, nothing else. Thats what this is. A single rosette succulent, the echeveria type with the overlapping rounded petals, sitting centred in a straight-sided terracotta pot. No extra leaves spilling over the sides, no pebble texture on the soil, no rim decoration. Just the plant and the pot. The restraint is the point.

Three colours: cream for the rosette petals, a slightly greyed terracotta for the pot body, and a cooler off-white for the inner petal highlights. I digitised it in Wilcom EmbroideryStudio with the petal sequence running outside to inside, so the inner petals sit raised. Single rosette means the numbers stay low: 1,290 at the smallest to 4,352 at the 3.51-inch size. Density 528, well suited to sage canvas or natural cotton. Use cutaway stabiliser on woven canvas. Tearaway works fine on stiff cotton twill if youre doing a repeat run, but dont risk it on anything with any stretch at all.

I ran this on sage canvas last October for a small autumn home decor batch. Cream rosette on sage is one of those colour combinations that just works in any room. A customer who stitches home goods told me they used the 2.5-inch version on matching napkin rings and a table runner for a hygge-style christmas table. Honestly lovely idea, Im glad someone thought of it.

Use the 3.5-inch size for a canvas pillow sham centre. Stitch the 1.5-inch version in a horizontal repeat border if youre doing a table runner, space them evenly at around 4 inches apart. Add a topping layer on any fabric with a visible weave so the petal outlines stay crisp. Skip heavy cutaway on lightweight cotton, the stitch count is low enough that it doesnt need it.