Three soft pink garden roses in a low horizontal arc, the centre bloom slightly bigger than the two flanking it. Bright spring-green leaves tucked between the petals to fill the gaps. Cartoon-illustrated look with thick black outlines on every petal, the inner curls darker rose-pink so each bloom reads layered, not flat.
Only 3 thread colours total, soft pink, leaf green, and black for the outline. Last mothers day I stitched a batch on natural linen tea towels for my mums church group and the border sat sweet across the hem, every customer asked where they could get the file. Pretty much sells itself for botanical gift gigs.
Stitch on natural linen, cream cotton, or white waffle weave. Use a tearaway stabiliser since the stitch density stays modest, around 8,400 to 23,000 stitches across 10 sizes. Skip patterned base cloth, the black flower outlines wont read clean against busy backgrounds. Hoop the fabric with topping if youre on terry, the loops can swallow the petal detail otherwise.
Pop the smallest 2 inch size on the chest of a cotton blouse for a sweet floral focal point. Run the bigger 7 inch version along an apron bib or pillowcase border for a cottage finish. Wedding and bridal shower crafters love it on table runners, repeat the pattern across a 90 inch length and you get a botanical garden look without the price tag.
Slow the machine down through the leaf greens, those bright fills like to pull on lightweight cotton. Pre-wash the fabric so shrinkage dont distort your finished bloom. Pair this with a matching corner motif and youve got a full kitchen towel set ready to gift. Ping me a note if you need a different file format, I can convert anything.
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.
- Linen tea towels and kitchen hand towelsOn a flour-sack tea towel the rose border sits low above the hem and reads beautifully across the kitchen.
- Apron hems and bib apronsStitched along the bib of an apron the three roses feel cottage-style without being too fussy or grandma.
- Pillowcase borders and shamsMirror this on both pillowcase ends so the roses face the centre when the pillows sit on a made bed.
- Table runners for bridal showersRuns clean across a 90 inch table runner, repeat the pattern 5 times for a full bridal shower table.
- Cotton blouse chest detailSized to about 3 inches it sits sweet on the chest of a soft blouse without warping the lightweight cotton.
- Mothers day handkerchief giftsCrisp on a fine cotton handkerchief with a hand-rolled hem, the kind of gift that feels properly thoughtful.
- Wedding ring pillow trimTwo of these mirrored across a satin ring pillow give the bride and groom a soft floral focal point.
- Embroidered cardigan cuffsTucked onto cardigan cuffs the small size really shines, just hoop carefully so the knit dont distort.
Dimensions
10 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 1.21 × 2.50 in | 8,449 |
| 1.69 × 3.50 in | 11,222 |
| 1.93 × 4.00 in | 12,592 |
| 2.17 × 4.50 in | 13,984 |
| 2.42 × 5.00 in | 15,438 |
| 2.66 × 5.50 in | 16,888 |
| 2.90 × 6.00 in | 18,432 |
| 3.14 × 6.50 in | 19,960 |
| 3.38 × 7.00 in | 21,641 |
| 3.62 × 7.50 in | 23,240 |
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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