Hello, my lovely makenstitchers! As an embroidery lover, I know how exciting it is to discover new and beautiful embroidery patterns to try out. That’s why I’m so excited to share with you my most popular free embroidery patterns. There are more than 20 beautiful free hand embroidery designs that you can choose from.
Plus, I’m constantly adding more free embroidery designs to the library, so you’ll always have new and exciting embroidery patterns to choose from.
How to get these free embroidery patterns?
If this is your first time here on Makenstitch, I’m happy to let you know that all my patterns and files are free for you to download and try out. Not only that, but they all come with a detailed step-by-step tutorial.
Downloading any of the following embroidery patterns is easy. Just click the link under each image and you’ll be taken to the free embroidery design tutorial page. There you can find instructions on how to access my free embroidery pattern library.
You can read more about the free pattern library and how it works. Or, if you need help with your embroidery stitches make sure to check out the video tutorials section.
Most popular free embroidery patterns
1. “You’ve Been Booed” Free Embroidery Pattern
This easy pattern is all about making a cool and spooky gift to spread some Halloween cheer and create a sense of togetherness. It’s a fun twist on the traditional “You’ve been booed” Halloween game, and it comes with some printable tags too!
Get the pattern and tutorial here.
2. Floral Bouquet Pattern
This Floral bouquet is one of the most downloaded and shared embroidery patterns here on Makenstitch. This is a cute embroidery pattern for all levels as it uses just a few basic embroidery stitches.
Get the pattern and tutorial here.
3. Thistle Flower Free Pattern
Thistle flowers are full of character and contrary to their intricate look, they’re really easy to stitch. This Thistle flower pattern uses a few stitches, with raised chain stitch and turkey rug being my favorites.
Get the pattern and tutorial here.
4. Daisies Embroidery Pattern
The Daisies embroidery pattern is ideal for beginners looking to explore the needle painting technique. There are so many beautiful ways to stitch these iconic day bloomers, and this is just one of them.
You will learn the basic stitches for a needle painting project: split stitch for the stems, long and short stitch for the petals, padded satin stitch, and the French knot stitch.
Get the pattern and tutorial here.
5. Strawberry Jar Cover Embroidery Pattern
The little Strawberry jar project is another great start if you’re looking to learn the needle painting technique. Although is a very small project, it uses kind of the same approach and you’ll end up with a cute jar cover.
You can hand sew the lace, so no sewing machine is needed to complete the project.
Get the pattern and tutorial here.
6. Sakura Tree Embroidery Pattern
Another pattern was stitched almost entirely using the French knot stitch. The Sakura Tree pattern is super easy to stitch, very repetitive, and great if you’re looking to zone out and detach from the daily stress. You’ll be the master of French knots when done stitching this one, I promise!
Get the pattern and tutorial here.
7. Cherry Blossom on Printed Fabric Embroidery Pattern
The Cherry Blossom pattern is great if you love mixed-media projects. Embroidered florals over a printed image are definitely one of my favorites. This pattern is versatile enough, so you can stitch the cherry blossoms on a regular fabric without printing a background image. Either way, it’ll look gorgeous!
Get the pattern and tutorial here.
8. Floral Letter Hand Embroidery Pattern
The Floral Alphabet project is part of my free email class where we are stitching together from start to finish the letter “H”. You can download for free the pattern for the letter “H”, learn, and practice the long and short stitch.
The entire alphabet is available for you to download from my Etsy shop.
Get the letter “H” pattern and tutorial here.
9. Love Hand Embroidery Pattern
The Love pattern is a fun project that you can stitch even if you never threaded a needle before. Once embroidered, you can frame it, you can use a mini easel for display, or you can hang the hoop decoration in any room of your home.
Get the pattern and tutorial here.
10. Celestial Free Embroidery Pattern
If you’re on the minimalist, moon, and goddesses-obsessed side of hand embroidery patterns, then you’ll love this beautiful universe-inspired Celestial embroidery pattern.
This is the first pattern designed from all celestial-inspired free patterns here on Makenstitch. Keep scrolling for the other goddesses.
Get the pattern and tutorial here.
11. Fox Tote Bag Embroidery Pattern
This Fox embroidery pattern is super cute and easy to stitch. You can use it to personalize your shopping or gifting bags, especially in the winter season. Shopping bags shouldn’t be boring and it’s so much fun stitching them too!
Get the pattern and tutorial here.
12. Mystical Rose Embroidery Pattern
Another great pattern to learn and practice the needle painting technique is this Mystical rose embroidery pattern. In the first part of the tutorial, you’ll learn how to embroider the pattern and in the second part, I’ll show you how I mounted and framed the finished embroidery work.
Get the pattern and tutorial here.
13. Celestial Embroidery Pattern
It’s so hard not to get carried away by the celestial trend. With this Celestial embroidery design pattern, you’ll try something different when it comes to displaying your hoops and learn how to create this chain hoop hanging display.
Get the pattern and tutorial here.
14. Swimmers Embroidery Pattern
With the Swimmers embroidery pattern, you’ll learn how to transfer designs onto dark fabrics and how to create these beautiful raised shapes using the padded satin stitch.
Get the pattern and tutorial here.
15. Butterflies Free Embroidery Pattern
This gorgeous Butterflies pattern makes the perfect romantic decoration. It might seem a bit intimidating, but I promise you it’s really easy to stitch.
Get the pattern and tutorial here.
16. Botanical Free Embroidery Pattern
The story behind this Botanical pattern is a watercolor series I sketched a while ago. This pattern is as easy as it gets and will introduce you to the joy of stitching while creating your own unique artwork.
Get the pattern and tutorial here.
17. Butterflies Kiss Embroidery Pattern
These Butterflies pattern is one of my favorite embroidery designs, a cute pair of kissing butterflies for you to try and add to your collection. Looks gorgeous on both dark and light backgrounds and makes a great introduction if you’re looking to try the needle painting technique.
Get the pattern and tutorial here.
18. Daisies Wreath Embroidery Pattern
Another Daisies pattern, but a slightly different approach. Stitched using the Algerian Eye Stitch, this floral wreath will look great on a lighter background too.
Get the pattern and tutorial here.
19. Forget Me Not Flower Embroidery Pattern
The Forget Me Not floral embroidery is a perfect example of raised embroidery. This pattern is free for you to download and use to embellish garments, table runners, handkerchiefs, and napkins, or just frame it as a decoration.
Get the pattern and tutorial here.
20. Mother’s Day Free Embroidery Pattern
There’s no better way to express your love and appreciation than with a personalized gift made by your own hands.
The Mother’s Day pattern is great for beginners and will introduce you to stitching letters, making it a fun and fulfilling project to take on for the occasion.
Get the pattern and tutorial here.
21. Friends Embroidery Pattern
Anniversaries are fun and so should be finding a gift! Why not try something different and make one yourself? The Friends embroidery pattern will surely put a large smile on your friend’s face and you’ll also have fun creating it!
Get the pattern and tutorial here.
22. Christmas Cross Stitch Pattern
Last but not least, this Nutcracker cross-stitch pattern makes the perfect project for the cozy season. Perfect for all cross-stitch enthusiasts!
Get the pattern and tutorial here.
If you’re looking for more inspiration, make sure to check out the flower coloring pages and flamingo coloring pages articles. Even though they’re not exactly embroidery patterns, you can totally tweak them for your hand embroidery projects.
Free Pattern and Designs FAQ’s
Here on Makenstitch all patterns and files are free for your personal use. I keep all my patterns in the free pattern library. To access it just fill out the form below and I will send you an email with your password.
No. The patterns included in the Free Pattern Library are provided for your personal use and can not be used for commercial purposes.
Some of the most popular embroidery designs are floral patterns and monograms and initials. Floral embroidery can be versatile, allowing for various color combinations and stitch techniques. Monograms and initials are popular choices for personalized embroidery designs.
Download free patterns
Remember that you can download a wide range of free embroidery patterns from the Free Pattern Library and start stitching straight away. To access it just fill out the form below and I will send you an email with your password.
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