One sunflower bloom, tilted at a three-quarter angle so you can see the centre disc clear, with the petals fanning around in long pointed shapes and one big curling leaf hanging off the bottom-left stem. The whole thing is pure outline. No fills anywhere except some fine feathered hatching inside the seed head to suggest texture. Loose, hand-drawn, a lil rough around the edges in the best way.
Single colour black thread only. Light density at 139, which is exactly what ya want for line art on cotton and linen, it sits flat without puckering. 5 sizes total. The smallest is 3.36 inches wide at 4,336 stitches and runs in maybe seven minutes on a home machine. The largest is 7.21 inches at 7,520 stitches, takes around twelve minutes, fits a 5x7 hoop nicely. Proper directional running stitch around every petal curve.
One customer wrote me last August saying she ran the 5-inch on a butter-yellow linen apron pocket for her mums farmers-market booth and it looked spot on. The colour pop worked cause she used black thread on yellow, which gives max contrast. Skip white thread on white fabric, the line just disappears. Avoid running this on terry without water-soluble topping cause the loops swallow thin lines.
Stitch on natural cotton, washed linen, denim, or canvas for the best read. Pop a layer of medium tearaway under cotton, switch to medium cutaway if youre going on knit. Use a 75/11 sharp needle and youll get clean transitions at the petal tips. Pair this with hand-lettered text underneath for a custom kitchen towel or apron set. Im a sucker for that combo myself, dont know why.
Ping me after checkout if you need a tweaked version, Ill rebuild for a different size or thread weight quickly.
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.
- cotton aprons and linen kitchen smocksStitch the 5-inch sunflower on a butter-yellow linen apron pocket with medium tearaway stabiliser behind the cotton
- tea towels and cotton flour-sack dish clothsPop the smallest 3.36-inch size onto a white flour-sack tea towel corner for a clean farmhouse kitchen set
- tote bags and canvas farmers-market shoppersRun the largest 7.21-inch hoop run on a natural canvas market tote in black thread for max contrast
- denim jacket pocket or back yoke patchEmbroider the 4-in design on a denim chore-coat back yoke panel in black thread for a quiet botanical pop on washed indigo
- hooped wall art in 6 or 7-inch wooden frameHoop the 6-inch size inside a 7-inch wooden frame and hang it as cottage-kitchen wall art
- white pillowcases and cotton bedroom linenPick the 4-inch size for a white cotton pillowcase border with stabiliser tape laid under the seam
- summer wedding favour pouches and gift bagsDrop the 3.36-inch version on burlap favour pouches for an august summer wedding sunflower-theme bundle
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.36 × 3.50 in | 4,336 |
| 4.33 × 4.50 in | 5,177 |
| 5.29 × 5.50 in | 5,909 |
| 6.25 × 6.50 in | 6,719 |
| 7.21 × 7.50 in | 7,520 |
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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Reyazul Masud Riham, hand-drawing every design on this site
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