Bring painterly floral style to everyday sewing with this sketch-inspired poppy embroidery design. The single bloom is drawn with coral and pink petals around a dark brown centre, finished with a slim stem and loose splatter accents that stop it feeling too neat or traditional. It suits anyone who likes florals with a more graphic, hand-drawn look rather than a dainty garden style.
Because it is a dense, heavily stitched design, it has real presence on sturdier fabrics such as denim jackets, canvas totes, sweatshirt fleece and cushion covers. The three-thread-colour palette keeps the look clean and focused, while the range of 12 sizes makes it easy to use the same poppy as a small accent or a larger focal point. Stitched out, the white highlight details and scattered marks give the flower movement, so it works especially well where you want one bold bloom to carry the whole piece.
