Long-sleeved bodysuit with a heart hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 4 colors · 5 kinds of stitch

Long-sleeved bodysuit with a heart: preview of the stitched design

A long-sleeved baby bodysuit is seen from the front, the same on both sides. It has an envelope neck with laps on the shoulders, two sleeves that end in cuffs, and three gold snaps on the snap tab at the foot. On the body, a small pink heart sits inside a large pink heart that is only an outline, and two green sprigs, joined below the hearts, curve up around them, each with nine leaves. The bodysuit outline, the sprig stalks and the large heart are stem stitch; the neck binding, sleeve seams, cuffs and leg bindings are back stitch. The small heart is satin stitch, the leaves are fishbone stitch and the snaps are French knots.

Size and details

Easy. In a hoop of 6 inches or less: line stitches, fishbone stitch and French knots, with a little satin stitch; in a larger hoop the widest satin stitches are long.

4 colors of floss and 5 kinds of stitch:

The stitched size and the widest satin stitch, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters	Satin stitch up to
3 in (8 cm)	1.9 × 1.5 in	4.8 × 3.8 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.8 × 2.3 in	7.1 × 5.8 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.8 × 3 in	9.7 × 7.6 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.7 × 3.8 in	11.9 × 9.7 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	6.6 × 5.3 in	16.8 × 13.5 cm	3/8 in (10 mm)

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 BlueBodysuit outline, front of the neck, envelope laps on the shoulders, neck binding, sleeve seams, cuffs and leg bindings with the top of the snap tab
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawSnaps
DMC 320 Medium Pistachio GreenSprig stalks and leaves
DMC 3350 Ultra Dark Dusty RoseLarge heart and small heart

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 strandsBodysuit outline, front of the neck, envelope laps on the shoulders, sprig stalks, large heart
Back stitch 2 strandsNeck binding, sleeve seams, cuffs, leg bindings with the top of the snap tab
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsSnaps
Fishbone stitch 2 strandsLeaves
Satin stitch 2 strandsSmall heart

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.