Flower filled star hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 5 colors · 4 kinds of stitch

Flower filled star: preview of the stitched design

A five-point star with rounded points is outlined in one thin line and filled with flowers. One rust flower of five petals sits in the middle, a ring of ten small gold flowers runs round it, and one more small gold flower stands in each of the five points with a leaf beyond it. More leaves lie between the flowers of the ring. Every flower has five petals, each a loop of lazy daisy stitch, round a brown French knot. The leaves are green fishbone stitch and the star outline is orange stem stitch.

Size and details

Easy. Simple stitches in five colors.

5 colors of floss and 4 kinds of stitch:

The stitched size, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters
3 in (8 cm)	1.8 × 1.7 in	4.6 × 4.3 cm
4 in (10 cm)	2.6 × 2.5 in	6.6 × 6.4 cm
5 in (13 cm)	3.5 × 3.4 in	8.9 × 8.6 cm
6 in (15 cm)	4.4 × 4.2 in	11.2 × 10.7 cm
8 in (20 cm)	6.2 × 5.9 in	15.7 × 15 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 GreenLeaves
DMC 355 Dark Terra CottaMiddle flower petals
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawSmall flower petals
DMC 3781 Dark Mocha BrownMiddle flower center and small flower centers
DMC 922 Light CopperStar outline

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

Fishbone stitch 2 strandsLeaves
Lazy daisy stitch 2 strandsMiddle flower petals, small flower petals
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsMiddle flower center, small flower centers
Stem stitch 2 or 3 strandsStar outline

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.