Sweet Posies Embroidery Pattern

• Materials:
  
  11" x 11" Teal cotton swatch
  6" frame
  Embroidery Needle
  Peach floss (DMC 3340)
  Pink floss (DMC 3706)
  Dark pink floss (DMC 3831)
  Yellow floss (DMC 742)
  dental floss (DMC 781)
  Cream floss (DMC 745)
  Teal floss (DMC 958)
  Light green floss (DMC 166)
  Medium green floss (DMC 470)
  Dark green floss (DMC 904)

Instructions:
1. Download the Pattern and Embroidery Sewing Instructions.

Print the pattern 100%. Transfer the pattern using a light box or transfer pen.

Tape the pattern to the lightbox to transfer using a lightbox. 
Tape your fabric right side up to the top of the pattern. 
Using a fine-tipped, water-erasable marker or pencil, carefully trace the pattern onto the fabric. 
Pencil can smudge, so handle with care. A window can be used instead of a light box.

To transfer using a iron-on pen, go over the Reverse pattern with your iron-on pen. 
Cut out the pattern, leaving a half inch of paper around the pattern. Pin the design to your fabric. 
Follow the manufacturer's instructions on the packaging to transfer the design.

Once you've transferred the pattern, hooped and tightened, you're ready to start sewing!

2. Each length of floss has six threads. Cut a long peach strand and separate all six strands. 
Thread your needle with two threads. Draw the outline of the large flower with a chain stitch. 
Thread your needle with four threads of pink floss and sew the Lazy Daisies into the large flower. 
Thread your needle with three threads of dark pink floss and sew the French Knots into the large flower.

3. Thread all six pink floss threads onto your needle and embroider Bullion Knots to create the center of the rose. 
Overlap the Bullion Nodes and tuck them into each other.

4. Thread six strands of dark pink floss onto your needle and continue to tie Bullion Knots around the center of the rose

5.Thread four feet of yellow floss on your needle and embroider three small Lazy Daisy flowers.

Using three strands of teal floss, tie a single French Knot in the center of each.

6. Use a Satin Stitch and two feet of gold floss to embroider the buds.

7. Work a single French Knot into the end of each bud using three feet of yellow floss. 8. Thread two strands of light green thread into your needle and embroider a Fly Stitch to create ferns.

9. Work a Back Stitch using three strips of medium green floss to create the bud stems.

10. Process the lazy daisy branch by planting the main stem first. Use four strands of medium green floss and a Back Stitch. Then use three feet of light green and dark green floss to embroider alternating lazy daisy leaves.

11. Sew two large leaves using a Root Stitch and two threads of yarn. The left leaf is light green, the right leaf is dark green.

12. Work six French Knots around your bundle using four strands of cream floss.

13. Adjust the position of your Posy in the hoop until you are satisfied.

Turn the hoop over and make a dangling stitch from the back of the fabric using a needle and thread.

The seam should be about 3/4 inch away from the hoop. Make a full circle.

Tighten the continuing seam so that the fabric is pulled in and is not visible from the front. Make a knot to ensure that the continued stitch does not come off. Cut off excess fabric.