Rainbow with daisies hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 6 colors · 2 kinds of stitch

Rainbow with daisies: preview of the stitched design

A rainbow sits under a chain of nine daisies. Each of the four bands is one unbroken line of chain stitch that turns at the foot and comes back beside itself, in red, orange, green and blue, and over them nine white daisies follow one arc, each of eight satin stitch petals round a gold satin stitch center. There are only two stitches to learn.

Size and details

Easy. Short satin stitches, no shading.

6 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)	1.8 × 0.9 in	4.6 × 2.3 cm	1/16 in (1.6 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.7 × 1.4 in	6.9 × 3.6 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.5 × 1.8 in	8.9 × 4.6 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.4 × 2.3 in	11.2 × 5.8 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	6.2 × 3.2 in	15.7 × 8.1 cm	1/4 in (6 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 304 Medium RedOuter band
DMC 922 Light CopperSecond band
DMC 320 Medium Pistachio GreenThird band
DMC 3755 Baby BlueInner band
DMC B5200 Snow WhiteDaisy petals
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawDaisy centers

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

Chain stitch 2 or 3 strandsBands
Satin stitch 2 strandsDaisy petals, daisy centers

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.