Bundle of Roses Embroidery Pattern & Tutorial

I Am So Glad You’re Here!

Welcome back! I know, I know, it’s been so long and all of my devoted followers have anxiously been waiting for my next free pattern! Well, all 3 of you are in luck, because today I present you my latest project. A colourful embroidery pattern that I call “Bundle of Roses.”

The Back Story

The inspiration for this work was actually from a watercolour painting my sister did. I thought it was just so lovely, so I took a picture and made a pattern and chose the colours and here we are. To be honest, that is probably how most of my patterns will originate. I got her permission, I promise!

The Good News and the Bad News

So the good news is, this is an extremely simple pattern – there are only 3 different stitches used. The bad news is, it’s a bit finicky because some of the roses are quite close together.

Allow Me To Explain

If you’ve ever done a woven wheel stitch, you know that it can be a bit tricky to finish the wheel when there are other wheels surrounding it. I tried to do the tutorial so that none of the roses got stuck between a bunch of other roses, which would cause there to be not have enough room for your needle to work. However, this resulted in having to switch between colour and thread amounts quite a bit.

Normally, I would do all of one stitch and one colour at the same time. Because I didn’t want to box any roses in, I did a small blue rose with 4 threads. Then, I was switching to do a large pink rose with 6 threads. So you can see how that would cause it to feel a little inefficient. The tutorial below is how I thought was best to do it. Feel free to go ahead and do the roses when and wherever you’d like. Maybe you’ll find it was totally fine to do all the same colours of roses at the same time. If so, let me know in the comments!

Materials List

– 8″ hoop
– Fabric, preferably white or cream
– Water-soluble marker or heat-erasable pen (I bought my pen from this Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/listing/733484252/black-frixion-pen-for-embroidery-pattern?ref=yr_purchases
– Scissors or seam ripper
– Anchor 1025 (DMC 347) – Dark red
– Anchor 1024 (DMC 3328) – Dark pink
– Anchor 1022 (DMC 760) – Light pink
– Anchor 9575 (DMC 758) – Corral
– Anchor 4146 (DMC 950) – Light peach
– Anchor 920 (DMC 932) – Light blue
– Anchor 1035 (DMC 930) – Dark blue
– Anchor 858 (DMC 524) – Light green
– Anchor 8581 (DMC 3022) – Dark green

Here’s just the pattern all alone:

You may find that it gets a bit confusing which rose we’re working on. I have numbered each rose on the pattern so that you know what order we’re doing them in, in case the tutorial isn’t quite clear.

Step 1

Trace your pattern onto your fabric of choice. You can of course do your favorite way, or you can learn a little bit about how to do that here: https://friendstitchembroidery.com/2025/02/07/everything-you-need-to-know-about-starting-your-first-embroidery-project/

Step 2

Using 6 strands of Anchor 9575 (DMC 758), make a woven wheel stitch. If you don’t know how to do that, watch this tutorial: How to do a Woven Wheel Stitch.

Step 3

Now, do the one right beside that, same colour and amount of threads.

Step 4

Using 4 strands of Anchor 1024 (DMC 3328), make a woven wheel stitch for the rose above the 2 corral ones, and then the one below.

Step 5

Using 5 strands of Anchor 1035 (DMC 930), make a woven wheel to the right of the second corral rose. Then, using 4 strands of Anchor 1035 (DMC 930), make a woven wheel right below the one you just did.

Step 6

Using 4 strands of Anchor 920 (DMC 932), make a woven stitch below the 2 dark blue ones you just did.

Step 7

Using 4 strands of Anchor 1035 (DMC 347), make a woven wheel below the light blue one you just did.

Step 8

Using 5 strands of Anchor 1035 (DMC 930), make a woven wheel to the right first, and then to the left of the dark red one you just did.

Step 9

Using 6 strands of Anchor 4146 (DMC 950), make a woven wheel to the left of the dark blue one you just did. Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture of just that step, so you get two in one with this next picture. Next, using 4 strands of Anchor 1025 (DMC 347), make a woven wheel stitch to the bottom right of the light peach one you just did.

Step 10

Using 6 strands of Anchor 4146 (DMC 950), make a woven wheel to the right of the dark red one that you just did.

Step 11

Using 4 strands of Anchor 1035 (DMC 930), make a woven wheel stitch below the light peach one that you just did. I forgot again about taking a separate picture, so using using 5 strands of Anchor 1022 (DMC 760), make a woven wheel to the left of the dark blue one you just did.

Step 12

Using 4 strands of Anchor 1035 (DMC 930), make a woven wheel to the right of the dark blue one you just did. Once again, I forgot to take individual pictures. Is this becoming a pattern? Using 6 strands of Anchor 1024 (DMC 3328), make a woven wheel to the left of the dark blue one you just did. After that, using 5 strands of Anchor 1025 (DMC 347), make another woven wheel to the right of the big dark pink one you just did.

Step 13

Using 4 strands of Anchor 1025 (DMC 347), make a woven wheel stitch to the right of the big light peach one you did a few steps ago. Then, use 5 strands of Anchor 1025 (DMC 347) to make a woven wheel to the right of the dark red one you just did. Then, using 6 strands of Anchor 1024 (DMC 3328), make a woven wheel above the dark red one you just did. Jump over the leaves and use 6 strands of Anchor 1022 (DMC 760) to make a woven wheel. Finish off with 6 strands of Anchor 9575 (DMC 758) to make a woven wheel to the right of the light pink one you just did.

Step 14

Using 5 strands of Anchor 1022 (DMC 760), make a woven wheel stitch above the light pink one you just did. And look, I didn’t forget this time!

Step 15

Using 5 strands of Anchor 1025 (DMC 347), make a woven wheel stitch to the left of the light pink one you just did. Here’s a picture of just that one step (I’m nothing if not inconsistent).

Step 16

Using 6 strands of Anchor 9575 (DMC 758), make a woven wheel stitch above the dark red one you just did. I’m so proud of myself for remembering to take a picture of just this one step! Are new patterns once again emerging?

Step 17

Oh no, I fell back into old habits. With this one you’re getting 2 steps in one again. Using 6 strands of Anchor 920 (DMC 932), make a woven wheel to the left of the very first wheel you made. Then, using 6 strands of Anchor 1022 (DMC 760), make a woven wheel to the right and above of the light blue you just did.

Okay, now you are all done the roses and you’re almost done everything! Now you just need to do the stems and leaves. Here’s how it looks so far, in better lighting than the picture above.

Step 18

Using 2 strands of Anchor 858 (DMC 524), make a stem stitch and fill in all of the light green stems. There are 4 sets, 2 on the right, 2 on the left. If you’ve never done a stem stitch before, what this tutorial: How to Stem Stitch. Next, using 2 strands of Anchor 8581 (DMC 3022), do the same thing for the other 2 sets of dark green stems.

Step 19

Using 2 strands of Anchor 858 (DMC 524), fill in the light green leaves with a satin stitch. Watch this if you need to: How to do a Satin Stitch. Do the same thing using 2 strands of Anchor 8581 (DMC 3022) for the dark green leaves. Now, I did forget AGAIN to take a picture of the leaves in progress, but you know what to do by now, right? Good, now you get to see the finished piece in all its glory.

Isn’t that bundle of roses just so cheery and colourful? I love how the blueberry-coloured roses really pop, and how the light blue roses just slightly accent the whole thing.

And now, here it is with all the fabric tucked away and the embroidery displayed in all its beauty upon the wall.

Now, as all 3 of you know, I don’t love the look of the piece left in a hoop. You may choose to display it however you like, and it seems that most people are perfectly happy to leave it in the hoop. However, I will be displaying mine in a frame, and this is how it will look.

Doesn’t that gold frame compliment the sunny disposition of the piece so well? I think it’s so lovely sitting there in the natural light. If you’re wondering where I got the frame from, I got it from the thrift store! I love going to the thrift store and finding the perfect little frame!

The End

So here we are, at the end of our bundle of roses embroidery pattern and tutorial. I hope that you have a wonderful time stitching this work, and that your home is brightened by the joyful and merry colours.

Leave a comment if you feel so inclined!