Stitch Flowers: Blanket Stitch

Stitch flowers using the Blanket Stitch.

Blanket Stitch works great for small flowers. In fact, this stitch can be any beginner’s delight to use over a flower. This pattern is inspired by the lovely Forget-me-not flowers. These flowers are not a native of the Asian tropics, and so, it fascinated me even more to stitch this small bunch. I really love the name! The scientific name of this flower is Myositis, which means ‘ mouse’s ears’ in Greek, owing to the petals’ shape and size. But, the common name ‘Forget-me-not‘ is derived from the German word Vergissmeinnicht, which means the same. The five petals are separate and not attached to each other. A blue variegated thread has been used on the flower, which I enjoyed working with. It is pretty easy and quick to fill in the petals with this stitch. I also kept the petals a little less ‘perfect’ just to add some interest to the pattern. So, let’s begin.

Fig 1: Get your fabric, hoop, and threads ready. I have marked the center of the flowers with the petals. I am using a 4″ hoop.Fig 2: The Blanket Stitch can start with a Lazy Daisy Stitch as shown. This keeps the petal edges smoother. Then, work the Blanket Stitch over the entire petal area.
Fig 3: Once you finish one petal, finish off the stitch by anchoring down the last loop, as shown. If you have a continuous series of petals, no need to do that.Fig 4: Then, you begin the next petal with the Lazy Daisy Stitch. You can continue with the same working thread.
Fig 5: A finished flower will be like this. I noted that if the petals rounded off better on the edges if I take the stitches a bit more below on the stitch line than on the exact edges.Fig 6: I filled in the center with Satin Stitches.
Fig 7: The finished flowers look like this.Fig 8: A bunch of finished flowers in variegated thread.
Fig 9: I added the thin stems using the Stem Stitch.

TIPS to make your flowers beautiful:

  1. Begin each petal with a loop or a Lazy Daisy. That is, start the stitching from the bottom stitch line, rather than the top one.
  2. Make the edges of the petals softer by taking the stitch a little beyond the exact edge.

 

11 Responses

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    Amy says:

    Thank you so much Sarah! I am only 10, and started sewing a few weeks ago. I used to hate it until I found out abut this amazing website. Sarah, you have inspired my love for sewing. Once again, thankyou!

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    Amra says:

    I am 10 years old and I only started sewing a few weeks ago. Since I have discovered this website I have been using many of the amazing stitches shown here. I really enjoyed it and it is all thanks to you Sarah! Thank you so much!

    • Sarah says:

      Dear Amra,
      How awesome to receive such lovely words from a young reader as you! 🥰 It makes my day to know that you like our pages and are learning much from them.
      Amra, you are always welcome to take pictures of your hand embroidery work and post them on our website. It will inspire many other young learners and you can share your work with everyone. ☺

      Best wishes,
      Sarah 🩷

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    Nadia says:

    I like the way that You explain the stitches, it is very useful. Since I am only 11 I usually do easy embroidery but you have inspired me to go further in the beautiful world of embroidery.

    • Sarah says:

      Oh, Nadia, receiving a comment from a young learner is so lovely. Thank you so much. Enjoy hand embroidery and feel free to upload some of your work here for us to see.

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    Vasanthi says:

    Thank you so much. I wanted to start embroidery and i feel your tutorials very helpful. Now i feel more confident on my journey with embroidery….thanks to you.

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    Noemí says:

    Excelente esplicacion y presentación. Gracias por compartir tan desinteresadamente.

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    sumita bhagat says:

    Perfect explanation as usual. Thanks for sharing.

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