Built this one after alot of requests for a proper peony cluster rather than a single bloom. Its a horizontal spray design, three blooms sitting side by side with the middle one slightly larger than the two flanking it. Built up with satin runs in Cotton Candy pink and a deeper hot pink underneath, so youre getting that soft ruffled look you'd expect from a real peony, not a flat fill.
The leaves are digitised with Ivy thread (a deep forest green) and theyre sharp, little pointed tips with directional satin that catches the light differently depending on your fabric. Wilcom did the digitising punch, 5 colour stops total with 4 changes, and the density sits at 674 so it lays flat without puckering on quilting cotton or linen. The biggest 7.51 spans out to around 16,000 stitches, which is alot of coverage for a floral piece.
Use cutaway stabiliser on stretchy fabrics like knit tees or jersey, and a topping layer of water-soluble film gets the satin runs looking crisp if youre hooping terry or waffle weave. Add the topping before you start, not after, I learned that last spring when I skipped it on a towel and had to restitch the whole thing. A customer ordered the peony for her grandma's birthday last summer and grabbed the 4.51-inch size for a linen tote, said the Cotton Candy thread matched her Madeira Classic 40 swatch dead-on.
Stitch it on white cotton napkins for a bridal shower table, Pop it on a canvas zipper pouch for spring markets, or use it on the front panel of a slow-stitch embroidery hoop if you want the bloom arrangement to stand out against a natural linen ground. And if the file gives you any trouble on your machine, Holler and Ill sort it.
What people are using this design for
A starting point. The design works for plenty more than just this list, this is what folks have stitched it onto most.
- Quilting cotton tote bags for spring marketsThe horizontal spray fits neatly across a tote front panel without crowding the handles, great for spring market season.
- Linen napkins for bridal showers and wedding tablesPink peonies read as classic bridal, and the Ivy leaf colour works on cream linen without needing a thread swap.
- Embroidery hoop art on natural linen groundHooped in a 10-inch round frame the three-bloom cluster fills the space well and the satin petals catch the light nicely.
- Canvas zipper pouches and cosmetic bagsStitch the smaller 3.51-inch version centred on a canvas zip pouch for a gift-ready finish.
- Denim shirt pocket or jacket back panelPop it on a denim chest pocket or use the largest size across a jacket back for a garden-style statement.
- Pillowcase centre panel on cotton percaleCentred on a standard pillowcase front the 5-inch size sits perfectly without running into the seam edge.
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.51 × 1.51 in | 6,470 |
| 4.51 × 1.94 in | 8,514 |
| 5.51 × 2.37 in | 10,827 |
| 6.51 × 2.80 in | 13,467 |
| 7.51 × 3.23 in | 16,356 |
Files & Formats
Eight machine formats included in one zip. Whichever your machine reads, its in the pack.
Plus a color chart for thread matching. See full format guide.
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