Twelve flower clock face hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 4 colors · 4 kinds of stitch

Twelve flower clock face: preview of the stitched design

A clock face sits inside a wreath of twelve flowers, one at each hour. Each flower has eight pink petals round a gold center, and a green leaf points outward from the gap between every two flowers. Inside the wreath the rim of the face is a double navy line, one circle close inside the other. Twelve navy hour marks stand round the face, and two navy hands run from a gold hub to show ten past ten. The leaves are fishbone stitch; the petals, the flower centers, the hour marks and the hub are satin stitch; the rim is stem stitch and the hands are straight stitches.

Size and details

Easy. Short satin stitches, no shading.

4 colors of floss and 4 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 × 1.8 in	4.6 × 4.6 cm	1/16 in (1.6 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.7 × 2.7 in	6.9 × 6.9 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.6 × 3.6 in	9.1 × 9.1 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.5 × 4.5 in	11.4 × 11.4 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	6.3 × 6.3 in	16 × 16 cm	5/16 in (8 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 320 Medium Pistachio GreenLeaves
DMC 3350 Ultra Dark Dusty RoseFlower petals
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawFlower centers and hub of the hands
DMC 336 Navy BlueRim of the face, hour marks, hour hand and minute hand

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

Fishbone stitch 2 strandsLeaves
Satin stitch 2 strandsFlower petals, flower centers, hour marks, hub of the hands
Stem stitch 2 or 3 strandsRim of the face
Straight stitch 2 strandsHour hand, minute hand

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.