Lazy daisy medallion hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 3 colors · 2 kinds of stitch

Lazy daisy medallion: preview of the stitched design

A medallion of daisies is worked in lazy daisy stitch, which does everything but the French knot centers. One large daisy of eight navy petals sits in the middle, with a green leaf between each two petals. At the tip of each leaf stands a small pink daisy of six petals, so eight small daisies make a ring around the large one. Every petal and every leaf is one lazy daisy stitch, a single loop tied down at its tip. The center of the large daisy is a pink French knot and the centers of the small daisies are navy French knots.

Size and details

Easy. Simple stitches in three colors.

3 colors of floss and 2 kinds of stitch:

The stitched size, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters
3 in (8 cm)	1.6 × 1.6 in	4.1 × 4.1 cm
4 in (10 cm)	2.4 × 2.4 in	6.1 × 6.1 cm
5 in (13 cm)	3.2 × 3.2 in	8.1 × 8.1 cm
6 in (15 cm)	3.9 × 3.9 in	9.9 × 9.9 cm
8 in (20 cm)	5.5 × 5.5 in	14 × 14 cm

In a 3 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 336 Navy BluePetals of the large daisy and centers of the small daisies
DMC 320 Medium Pistachio GreenLeaves
DMC 3350 Ultra Dark Dusty RosePetals of the small daisies and center of the large daisy

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

Lazy daisy stitch 2 strandsPetals of the large daisy, leaves, petals of the small daisies
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsCenter of the large daisy, centers of the small daisies

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.