Padded satin stitch daisy medallion hand embroidery pattern

Intermediate · 4 colors · 2 kinds of stitch

Padded satin stitch daisy medallion: preview of the stitched design

A medallion of blossoms has one large blossom in the middle, shaped like a daisy, with six smaller blossoms in a ring around it. The large blossom has twelve long raspberry petals around a gold center. Each of the six blossoms has five round pink petals and a gold center, and the six sit at equal steps on a green stem, with a raspberry berry on the stem half way between each two. Padded satin stitch does most of the work: every petal, every center and every berry is padded satin stitch. The stem of the ring is stem stitch.

Size and details

Intermediate. Uses padded satin stitch over about a quarter of the cloth in a 6 inch hoop.

4 colors of floss and 2 kinds of stitch:

The stitched size and the widest satin stitch, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters	Satin stitch up to
3 in (8 cm)	1.6 × 1.7 in	4.1 × 4.3 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.3 × 2.5 in	5.8 × 6.4 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.1 × 3.4 in	7.9 × 8.6 cm	3/8 in (10 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	3.9 × 4.2 in	9.9 × 10.7 cm	7/16 in (11 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	5.4 × 5.9 in	13.7 × 15 cm	5/8 in (16 mm)

In an 8 inch hoop the widest satin stitch shape is 5/8 in (16 mm) across. Satin stitches longer than about 12 mm (just under 1/2 in) tend to work loose: divide the shape into sections, or work it in long and short stitch.

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 GreenStem of the ring
DMC 3350 Ultra Dark Dusty RoseRound petals of the six blossoms
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawCenters of the six blossoms and center of the large blossom
DMC 3831 Dark RaspberryBerries on the stem and petals of the large blossom

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 strandsStem of the ring
Padded satin stitch 2 strandsRound petals of the six blossoms, centers of the six blossoms, berries on the stem, petals of the large blossom, center of the large blossom

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.