Flower filled mason jar hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 6 colors · 4 kinds of stitch

Flower filled mason jar: preview of the stitched design

A mason jar with a screw lid is seen from the front, with one spray of five flowers standing inside it. The jar outline and the lid and screw band are teal stem stitch, so the jar is only a line on the cloth. A green stem rises from the bottom of the jar to the large raspberry flower under the neck; a stem on each side reaches a purple flower a little lower, and below them a stem on each side reaches a small blue flower. Two pairs of long leaves in fishbone stitch spring from the middle stem. The stems are stem stitch, every petal is one lazy daisy stitch, and each flower center is a yellow French knot.

Size and details

Easy. Simple stitches in six colors.

6 colors of floss and 4 kinds of stitch:

The stitched size, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters
3 in (8 cm)	1 × 1.6 in	2.5 × 4.1 cm
4 in (10 cm)	1.5 × 2.4 in	3.8 × 6.1 cm
5 in (13 cm)	2.1 × 3.2 in	5.3 × 8.1 cm
6 in (15 cm)	2.6 × 4 in	6.6 × 10.2 cm
8 in (20 cm)	3.6 × 5.5 in	9.1 × 14 cm

In a 3 or 4 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 320 Medium Pistachio GreenStems and long leaves
DMC 3831 Dark RaspberryLarge flower petals
DMC 208 Very Dark LavenderPurple flower petals
DMC 322 Dark Baby BlueSmall blue flower petals
DMC 726 Light TopazLarge flower center, purple flower centers and small blue flower centers
DMC 3808 Ultra Very Dark TurquoiseJar outline, and lid and screw band

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 strandsStems, jar outline, lid and screw band
Fishbone stitch 2 strandsLong leaves
Lazy daisy stitch 2 strandsLarge flower petals, purple flower petals, small blue flower petals
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsLarge flower center, purple flower centers, small blue flower centers

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.