Free Autumn flowers watering can embroidery pattern

Bring the garden indoors with this beautiful free Autumn flowers watering can embroidery pattern. Download it as a pdf for printing and tracing or as a PNG to print on stick and stitch stabiliser.

This botanical hand embroidery design has been hand drawn and digitized by me and no AI has been used in the process. The perfect wildflower template to practice to floral stitches.

Stitch recommendations

You can choose any stitches you like to make your Autumn flowers watering can come to life. These are my recommendations:

Flower and leaf stalks – stem stitch
Watering can – split stitch or backstitch
Watering can holes – seed stitch or French knots
Outlines of flowers – outline stitch
Petals – stain stitch

Palette recommendation

470 – avocado green
580 – moss green
646 – beaver gray
647 – beaver gray (light)
677 – old gold (very light)
722 – orange spice (light)
726 – topaz (light)
754 – peach (light)
902 – garnet (very dark)
3831 – raspberry (dark)

How to transfer the pattern

I find the best way to transfer the pattern is with light behind it. That can be from a window, light pad or tablet device. It helps to illuminate the design making it easier to transfer.

Place your fabric in your hoop the opposite way you would normally stitch, so that the fabric is at the bottom of the hoops. Tighten and then lay over the template.
Trace using a water soluble pen, which can be erased when the stitching is complete with water.
Once you’ve traced the pattern, remove from the hoop and re-position in the correct way for stitching.

Alternatively, download the PNG file and print onto Stick and stitch. Read my guide to using it here – How to use printable stick and stitch embroidery stabiliser

How to finish your embroidery

You can choose to simple frame in the embroidery hoop, but this design would also look beautiful stitched into a cushion cover, used on a tote bag or even with the help of dissolvable fabric stitched on the back of a denim jacket.

However you choose to stitch it, I’d love you to share your finished projects with me on Facebook and Instagram. Tag @craftcartwright so I can see your makes.

How to download

Then click on the download button. This will instantly download a easy to read PDF pattern. You can then choose to print it for transferring your pattern from paper. Or transfer your pattern directly from the screen. This works well if you have a tablet device.

The pattern is scaled to be printed on A4 paper.

*Please note if you adjust the size of your paper, the scale of the pattern will be altered.

How to print

Once you have downloaded the pattern, simply open the PDF and click on the print icon. With your printer on, it should automatically print. Remember to ensure you have a4 paper selected.

Printing on normal copier paper is fine for this template, but you may choose to print on thicker paper or even light card if you want to re-use the template multiple times.