Frilled cushion with a daisy hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 4 colors · 3 kinds of stitch

Frilled cushion with a daisy: preview of the stitched design

A square cushion with a frill is seen from the front. The four sides of the cushion curve in a little and are teal stem stitch, and the frill runs right round them in teal stem stitch scallops, four along each side and one round each corner. In the middle lies one large daisy with eight pink satin stitch petals and a gold satin stitch center. Green fishbone stitch leaves spring from between the petals: one leaf toward each side, and three leaves on a short stem stitch leaf stalk toward each corner.

Size and details

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

4 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)	1.5 × 1.5 in	3.8 × 3.8 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.3 × 2.3 in	5.8 × 5.8 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3 × 3 in	7.6 × 7.6 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	3.8 × 3.8 in	9.7 × 9.7 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	5.3 × 5.3 in	13.5 × 13.5 cm	7/16 in (11 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 3809 Very Dark TurquoiseCushion and frill
DMC 320 Medium Pistachio GreenLeaf stalks and leaves
DMC 3350 Ultra Dark Dusty RoseDaisy petals
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawDaisy center

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 strandsCushion, frill, leaf stalks
Fishbone stitch 2 strandsLeaves
Satin stitch 2 strandsDaisy petals, 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.