Flap pocket with laurel and daisy hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 5 colors · 3 kinds of stitch

Flap pocket with laurel and daisy: preview of the stitched design

A pocket with a flap carries a laurel and a daisy. The pocket edge, with a rounded foot, and the flap are navy stem stitch; the flap sweeps down from each side to a round point in the middle that holds a gold satin stitch button. The pocket stitching, a line of navy back stitch, runs inside the pocket edge. On the pocket two dark green stem stitch stems curve up toward the button, with satin stitch leaves, each half dark green and half light green. Between the feet of the stems sits a daisy of white satin stitch daisy rays around a gold satin stitch daisy center.

Size and details

Easy. In a hoop of 6 inches or less: stem stitch and back stitch, with some short satin stitches; in a larger hoop the widest satin stitches are long.

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)	1.2 × 1.5 in	3 × 3.8 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	1.8 × 2.3 in	4.6 × 5.8 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	2.4 × 3 in	6.1 × 7.6 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	3 × 3.8 in	7.6 × 9.7 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	4.1 × 5.3 in	10.4 × 13.5 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 336 Navy BluePocket edge, flap and pocket stitching
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawButton and daisy center
DMC 986 Very Dark Forest GreenStems and darker half of each leaf
DMC 320 Medium Pistachio GreenLighter half of each leaf
DMC B5200 Snow WhiteDaisy rays

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 strandsPocket edge, flap, stems
Back stitch 2 strandsPocket stitching
Satin stitch 2 strandsButton, leaves (each half slanted to the center vein, in its own color), daisy rays, daisy center

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.