Scroll medallion Easter egg hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 4 colors · 3 kinds of stitch

Scroll medallion Easter egg: preview of the stitched design

A decorated egg stands on end inside an outline of teal stem stitch. Between two gold bands, four purple scrolls spring from a gold ring in the middle and curl into the four corners, with a long teal drop above and below the ring and a teal French knot inside it. In each end of the egg a fan of seven pink petals springs from a purple half disc on the band. The bands, the scrolls, the ring, the drops, the half discs and the fans are all satin stitch.

Size and details

Easy. In a hoop of 6 inches or less: short satin stitches, no shading; 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)	1.4 × 1.9 in	3.6 × 4.8 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2 × 2.8 in	5.1 × 7.1 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	2.7 × 3.8 in	6.9 × 9.7 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	3.4 × 4.7 in	8.6 × 11.9 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	4.7 × 6.6 in	11.9 × 16.8 cm	3/8 in (10 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 3852 Very Dark StrawBands and ring in the middle
DMC 3350 Ultra Dark Dusty RoseFan at the top and fan at the foot
DMC 208 Very Dark LavenderHalf disc at the foot of each fan and scrolls
DMC 3809 Very Dark TurquoiseDrops, knot in the ring and outline of the egg

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

Satin stitch 2 strandsBands, fan at the top, half disc at the foot of each fan, fan at the foot, scrolls, drops, ring in the middle
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsKnot in the ring
Stem stitch 2 or 3 strandsOutline of the egg

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.