Baby onesie with a heart hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 4 colors · 5 kinds of stitch

Baby onesie with a heart: preview of the stitched design

A short-sleeved baby bodysuit, seen from the front, has an envelope neck that laps over each shoulder, bound sleeve and leg edges, three snaps on the tab at the foot, and on the chest a solid heart inside an outlined heart between two curving sprigs of paired leaves. The outline, the neck and the larger heart are stem stitch, the binding and seam lines are back stitch, the small heart is satin stitch, the leaves are fishbone stitch on stem stitch stalks, and the snaps are French knots.

Size and details

Easy. In a hoop of 6 inches or less: line stitches, fishbone stitch and French knots, with a little satin stitch; in a larger hoop the widest satin stitches are long.

4 colors of floss and 5 kinds of stitch:

The stitched size and the widest satin stitch, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters	Satin stitch up to
3 in (8 cm)	1.6 × 1.5 in	4.1 × 3.8 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.4 × 2.3 in	6.1 × 5.8 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.2 × 3.1 in	8.1 × 7.9 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.1 × 3.8 in	10.4 × 9.7 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	5.7 × 5.4 in	14.5 × 13.7 cm	3/8 in (10 mm)

In a 3 inch hoop the French knots are drawn smaller than about 2 mm (a little over 1/16 in). Use one strand of floss for them there, or choose a larger hoop.

The pattern is drawn inside a circle about half an inch (1.3 cm) smaller all around than the hoop.

What you need

DMC 3809 Very Dark TurquoiseBodysuit outline, front of the neck, envelope laps on the shoulders, neck binding, sleeve seams, sleeve bindings, leg bindings and snap band
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawSnaps
DMC 320 Medium Pistachio GreenSprig stalks and leaves
DMC 3350 Ultra Dark Dusty RoseLarge heart and small heart

The floss is six-strand cotton; the stitch guide says how many strands to use. You also need a hoop, an embroidery needle (a size 7 to 9 suits two or three strands) and plain cotton or linen fabric. To frame the piece in its hoop, cut a square 3 inches (8 cm) wider than the hoop: a 9 inch (23 cm) square for a 6 inch hoop.

Stitch guide

Stem stitch 2 or 3 strandsBodysuit outline, front of the neck, envelope laps on the shoulders, sprig stalks, large heart
Back stitch 2 strandsNeck binding, sleeve seams, sleeve bindings, leg bindings, snap band
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsSnaps
Fishbone stitch 2 strandsLeaves
Satin stitch 2 strandsSmall heart

Getting it onto your fabric

The PDF holds the pattern twice at actual size: once as drawn, and once mirrored for an iron-on transfer pen. Print it at 100% with scaling off and check the one-inch square (25.4 mm) with a ruler before you trace. How to transfer a pattern explains tracing, carbon paper and the other ways. The files are under Downloads.