Three pink tulips stand in a decorative blue ceramic vase, the kind with a wide rounded belly and a narrow neck and those repeating pattern bands you see on Delft or folk pottery. The vase body is a cornflower blue tatami fill with white pattern lines stitched across it in a simple geometric repeat. The tulips above it are a mid-rose pink in directional satin that catches the light differently across each petal, and the stems are a clean fresh green. Two small green leaf sprigs fan out below the blooms. Its one of those designs where the contrast between the patterned blue vase and the smooth pink flowers does alot of the visual work.
The density is moderate on this one, the vase has the most concentrated fill area and the underlay on those pattern lines needs to go in first or the white geometric repeat stitches on top sink into the blue base and lose sharpness. Use a cutaway stabiliser on jersey or knit, tearaway works fine on canvas, linen, or woven cotton. Hoop it centred and straight, the vase is symmetrical and any tilt shows immediately. Add a light layer of topping on terry cloth so the vase pattern lines dont lose their edge in the loops.
A buyer last spring put the 5 inch on the centre of a linen tea towel for a mothers day gift and sent me a photo, it looked like something from a boutique kitchen shop. The 4 inch version sits nicely on a canvas tote front panel without dominating the whole bag. Try the small 3 inch on a fabric gift tag or a linen coaster set. Use 40wt thread on the white vase pattern lines and the geometric repeat reads clean even at the smaller sizes.
Message me if the vase pattern shifts on your hoop.
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 kitchen towelThe 5 inch sits beautifully in the centre panel of a cream linen towel with room to spare on both ends.
- Cotton tote bagTote bags take this well at the 4 inch, centred low so the vase base clears the gusset seam nicely.
- Table runnerNeeds a firm hoop and medium cutaway on cotton canvas runners but the star vase reads sharp at distance.
- Decorative throw pillowOn a 16 inch pillow front the largest size fills the centre without touching the piping seam.
- Bread bag or gift pouchThe 3.5 inch works on a small canvas pouch front without crowding the zip or seam allowance.
- Denim jacket back panelSkip light tearaway on denim and go straight to cutaway, the dense fill pulls on anything less.
- Spring wreath hoop artStitch on natural linen in an 8 inch hoop and the tulips look almost painted against the open weave.
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 2.53 × 3.50 in | 10,883 |
| 3.25 × 4.49 in | 14,617 |
| 3.98 × 5.49 in | 18,734 |
| 4.70 × 6.50 in | 23,244 |
| 5.42 × 7.50 in | 28,266 |
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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