Open Book with Wildflower Bloom Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Pulled this design together around the idea of proper wild meadow flowers growing out of a book, not a polished bouquet, not arranged roses, just big open daisies with round dark centres and those long dark spear-leaf clusters you see in wildflower patches. The book lays flat, pages open, and 3 or 4 daisy-type blooms rise at different heights from the spine, some tall, some mid, with smaller accent blooms filling between. Those dark leaf masses at the base give the whole design its visual weight.

Five sizes, 2.28 inches wide at the smallest up to 5.92 inches at the largest. Heights 2.5 to 6.5 inches. Stitch counts run from 3,363 to 8,088. Density is 210, a nice midpoint, heavier than the line-art designs but not as dense as a fully-filled piece. Single colour, no thread swaps. Use a firm cutaway stabiliser on most fabrics, those filled leaf sections need proper backing or youll get lift at the edges. On denim or canvas you can get away with a firm tearaway.

I get a lot of orders for this one around spring and early summer when people are making floral-themed gifts. One customer ordered it last spring for a set of cotton tote bags she was selling at a farmers market. She said the wildflower version read more casually than a rose design and fit the outdoor market vibe. That makes sense to me, theres something less formal about daisies and wild stems than a peony arrangement.

Stitch on cotton, linen, canvas or denim. The contrasting solid leaves look best on light backgrounds: white, cream, oatmeal or pale grey. Add a solvy topping film when youre working on any textured or terry fabric. Hoop firm, the mixed outline and fill sections need consistent tension across the whole hooped area.