Spring Garden Gnome Embroidery Design, Whimsical Machine Embroidery Pattern, Instant Download

Fifteen colours and a density of 165 makes this the most ambitious digitising project in my spring range. Seven sizes from 4.5 inches wide 7.5-in span, heights 3.66 to 6.1 inches, and stitch counts from 26,634 at the smallest up to 48,650 at full size. Its organised so you do the background flowers first, then the gnome body, then the hat and beard and face details on top, which keeps the layering clean without hidden jumps under the face area.

Cutaway stabiliser is non-negotiable here, dont try tearaway at density 165 with 15 colour stops. I use a medium-weight woven cutaway for quilting cotton and a sew-in cutaway for any stretchy base. The flower fills around the gnome use a shorter stitch length to get crisp petal separation so they dont blur together. Run this on a good 40wt rayon or polyester thread and stitch at around 600-650 spm to keep the flower detail sharp. Use a topping film on textured fabric and youll find the small pink and lavender petals come out crisp. Stitch it on natural linen or ecru cotton for that cottage-core feel.

This one sells alot around easter and mothers day but honestly my customers order it year round when they want something cheerful. Pop the 5-inch on an apron front or stitch the 6-inch centred on a cushion cover for a spring-garden look. I recieved a message last month from a customer who did the whole gnome at 7 inches on a canvas market bag and it looked brilliant.