Red Poppy Flower Embroidery Design, Wildflower Botanical Pattern

Heres a wildflower red poppy I been meaning to digitise for ages. Three blooms total. The big open one sits bottom-left, coral red petals flared wide, that black centre staring right out like a proper poppy eye with the little stamen bits poking through. Mid-bouquet, a smaller side-facing bloom turns to the right, just past mid-bloom. Up top a closed bud cracks open on a thin curving stem, two more tiny buds tuck along the stems lower down.

Petals carry the signature poppy curl, wavy edges instead of stiff and round, shaded with two reds so the folds catch light proper instead of looking flat. The black flower centres have the stamen detail poking out which is what makes a poppy read as a poppy and not just any garden flower. Stems run long and bendy in two greens for depth, you wont get that paper-cutout look here.

I drew this last november for a customer who wanted a memorial poppy pillow for her grandmas remembrance day keepsake box. Six colours total, stitch counts run 12k to 34k across 9 sizes. Densest section is the big bottom bloom but its still a chill stitchout, the petals fly through.

Stitch on cream, oatmeal, natural linen, dusty sage or soft white cotton. The coral red glows against neutral fabric. Avoid red, pink or busy floral patterned fabric because the petals get eaten by the background. Pop a heavy cutaway stabiliser on knit fabric like a tee or sweatshirt, the petal density wants the support.

Run colour order as printed: leaves first, then stems, then petal fills, then dark red shadow, then black centres last. Use polyester thread for washable items so the colours dont fade through laundry cycles. Pop the 4 inch on a denim shirt back yoke, run the 6 inch on tea towels and napkin corners. When sew test comes back rough fire screenshot ill convert formats.