Cherry wreath with a blossom hand embroidery pattern

Intermediate · 5 colors · 3 kinds of stitch

Cherry wreath with a blossom: preview of the stitched design

A wreath of cherries surrounds one blossom. Five pairs of red cherries in long and short stitch hang outward on brown stalks from a brown ring, the ring of the wreath and the stalks both stem stitch, and every cherry has a small pink shine in satin stitch. Between each pair and the next lies one satin stitch leaf, half dark green and half light green. In the middle of the ring stands the blossom: five pink satin stitch blossom petals round a red blossom center.

Size and details

Intermediate. Uses long and short stitch.

5 colors of floss and 3 kinds of stitch:

The stitched size and the widest satin stitch, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters	Satin stitch up to
3 in (8 cm)	1.8 × 1.8 in	4.6 × 4.6 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.7 × 2.6 in	6.9 × 6.6 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.7 × 3.5 in	9.4 × 8.9 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.6 × 4.4 in	11.7 × 11.2 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	6.4 × 6.1 in	16.3 × 15.5 cm	3/8 in (10 mm)

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

What you need

DMC 320 Medium Pistachio GreenLighter half of each leaf
DMC 986 Very Dark Forest GreenDarker half of each leaf
DMC 3781 Dark Mocha BrownRing of the wreath and stalks
DMC 304 Medium RedCherries and blossom center
DMC 3779 Very Light RosewoodShine on the cherries and blossom petals

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

Satin stitch 2 strandsLeaves (each half slanted to the center vein, in its own color), shine on the cherries, blossom petals, blossom center
Stem stitch 2 or 3 strandsRing of the wreath, stalks
Long and short stitch 1 or 2 strandsCherries

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.