Double wedding ring quilt block hand embroidery pattern

Intermediate · 7 colors · 1 kind of stitch

Double wedding ring quilt block: preview of the stitched design

A double wedding ring is four rings set two by two that lock into one another, with no stitched seams: each ring is a broad band of patches filled with satin stitch laid across the band, with a hairline of bare cloth between patches. Where rings cross stands a gold four-patch, four small squares on their points: one in the middle of the piece, where all four rings meet, and one at each of the four crossings round it. Where two rings overlap they leave a melon, a pointed oval of bare cloth. The arcs on either side of each melon are pink and coral by turns, and the outer half of each ring is blue, light at the squares and deepest at the outer corner. In each ring is a flower: eight round petals of satin stitch round a gold center.

Size and details

Intermediate. Satin stitch over about a quarter of the cloth in a 6 inch hoop; from a 6 inch hoop up some of the satin stitches are long.

7 colors of floss and 1 kind of stitch:

Satin stitch
Which stitch goes where

The stitched size and the widest satin stitch, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters	Satin stitch up to
3 in (8 cm)	1.7 × 1.7 in	4.3 × 4.3 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.5 × 2.5 in	6.4 × 6.4 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.4 × 3.4 in	8.6 × 8.6 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.2 × 4.2 in	10.7 × 10.7 cm	3/8 in (10 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	5.9 × 5.9 in	15 × 15 cm	1/2 in (13 mm)

In an 8 inch hoop the widest satin stitch shape is 1/2 in (13 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 152 Medium Light Shell PinkPink patches of the arcs beside the melons
DMC 351 CoralCoral patches of the arcs beside the melons
DMC 3755 Baby BlueLighter blue patches of the arcs at the edge
DMC 322 Dark Baby BlueDarker blue patches of the arcs at the edge
DMC 336 Navy BlueNavy patches of the arcs at the edge
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawSquares where the rings cross and centers of the flowers
DMC 3831 Dark RaspberryPetals of the flowers

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 strandsPatches of the arcs beside the melons, patches of the arcs at the edge, squares where the rings cross, petals of the flowers, centers of the flowers

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.