Open Book Floral Embroidery Design, Instant Download

An open book sits flat across the bottom half and from the spine a whole garden just erupts upward. Two big daisy heads anchor the left side, petals done in a tight radiating outline stitch so they look almost like a botanical illustration. A cosmos floret with five rounded petals sits to the right. Then theres a cluster of tiny bell-shaped blooms along one stem and scattered buds that fill in the gaps. And the leaves. The leaves are where this one gets interesting.

All those satin-filled leaves are packed dense while the flowers stay as outline work only. So in a single black thread you get two completely different textures side by side. The big oval leaves read almost velvet when they stitch out, then your eye moves to the open daisy petals and the contrast is really good. Book itself is all outline, pages fanning out to each side from the central spine where the stems root in.

I drew this for readers and literary gifts mostly, but customers keep finding new angles on it. A customer who runs a book club ordered 5 of these on linen totes last month and sent photos. Cant argue with how it turned out. Smallest size is 2.39 by 3.5 inches, biggest hits 5.12 by 7.5, so it fits a tote panel, a cushion, or a corner patch on a reading pillow.

Pick a natural or pale fabric. Cream linen, soft white canvas, light grey cotton all work well. The solid leaf fills need a stable weave beneath em so the satin doesnt sink into the surface. Hoop firmly and use a medium-weight cutaway stabiliser. Skip stretchy knits, the outline flower detail pulls on anything with too much give.

One colour means no thread changes and the whole stitch out is under 10k stitches on the largest size, so its a fast run. Add a layer of water-soluble topping if youre going onto loose linen weave so the tiny bud outlines stay crisp. Hit the shop inbox if anything goes sideways and Ill take a look.