Drew the two sunflowers with leaves and its big and lush. Two full sunflower heads on tall curling stems, one turned forward and the other angled side-on so you see both the face and the profile. Big pointed leaves fan out around the base in different directions, properly garden-grown looking. Five colours total but the layering makes it read like alot more.
Petals are done with a directional satin laid radiating out from the seedhead, so each petal catches light along its own axis. The seedheads are the most stitch-loaded bit, dense cocoa-brown and copper layered in concentric rings, gives that proper sunflower texture you can almost feel. Leaves use deep grass-green tatami with darker vein lines stitched on top for the rib, looks like real foliage instead of a flat shape. And the stems curl in soft natural arcs, not stiff straight lines.
I drew this for cottage-garden home decor lovers, sunflower-themed weddings and summer market stalls. Its 2.69 by 3.5 inches at the dinkiest end and the largest reaches 5.76 by 7.5, so it works on a small tea towel up to a full cushion or apron front. A customer ordered the 6-inch last august for her mums 70th birthday tea, stitched on a cream linen table runner with smaller sunflower napkins to match. She texted me a week later to say her mum cried when she saw it.
Best results sit on cream cotton, natural linen, sand canvas or pale butter background fabric. The yellow really sings against warm-tone neutrals. Skip pure white, the petal yellow blends in and loses its glow. Avoid dark navy or black, the leaf greens get muddy and the seedhead detail disapear into the dark.
Density sits around 855 spi, max 36k stitches on the 7.5-inch. Pick a no-show mesh stabiliser. Hoop properly tight, the leaf and petal directional fills pull in different directions and a loose hoop will skew em. Slow the seedhead section down so the concentric rings stitch crisp. Text the shop chat if the petal density looks off and Ill rerun the file. Sunflower-grade quality only.
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.
- Cream linen table runner centrepieceStitch the 7-inch as a centrepiece on a cream linen table runner for a summer garden lunch or a tea-party setup
- Cotton tea towel set for kitchensPop the 4-inch on cream cotton tea towels for a kitchen gift bundle tied with raffia and a kraft tag
- Garden-themed apron frontCenter the 6-inch on a natural canvas apron front for a sunflower-grower at a farmers-market stall
- Cushion cover statement embroideryPlace the 7-inch on an oatmeal cushion cover paired with smaller botanical prints for a cottage-style sofa
- Cream tote bag market giftEmbroider the 5-inch on a cream cotton tote for a sunflower-themed wedding favour bag with seeds inside
- Wedding napkin embroideryPair the 4-inch on cream linen napkins for a sunflower wedding so each cover is properly themed
- Hoop art kitchen wall hangHoop the 6-inch in a wooden frame as kitchen hoop-art hung above a butcher block or a herb shelf
- Patchwork quilt corner blockAdd the small size to a quilt corner block as one of four botanical accents on a summer patchwork throw
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.50 × 2.69 in | 14,356 |
| 4.00 × 3.07 in | 16,646 |
| 4.50 × 3.46 in | 19,248 |
| 5.00 × 3.84 in | 21,822 |
| 5.50 × 4.23 in | 24,622 |
| 6.00 × 4.61 in | 27,446 |
| 6.50 × 4.99 in | 30,629 |
| 7.00 × 5.38 in | 33,645 |
| 7.50 × 5.76 in | 36,925 |
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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