This cheerful strawberry and sunflower frame mixes bright florals, fruit and tiny bees into one beginner-friendly embroidery pattern. The Loom & Stitch embroidery kit for this design is available at the bottom of the article, and the written instructions below will help you stitch every section in a clear, practical order.
Arrange the frame around the name
Place the stick and stitch name in the centre and position the larger floral frame section on one side with the smaller section balancing the other. Once the layout feels right, start with the largest flower so you establish the colour palette and spacing for the rest of the design.
Stitch the sunflower petals and centre
Use lazy daisy stitch for each sunflower petal. Bring the needle up at the base, go back down through the same hole, then come up at the tip inside the loop before anchoring it with a small stitch. Repeat around the full flower. For the centre, add a cluster of French knots by wrapping the yarn around the needle three times and taking it back down close to where it emerged. A few knots grouped together create a textured seed head.
Fill the strawberry with chain stitch
Outline the strawberry body with chain stitch, then continue using smaller chain loops to fill the open space in the middle. This gives the fruit a textured, padded look that suits the design beautifully. The leaves at the top of the strawberry are worked with lazy daisy stitch, using small loops anchored neatly into place. Finish the fruit with a few tiny straight stitches for the seeds.
Work the smaller flowers and greenery
The smaller daisies are stitched the same way as the sunflower petals, with lazy daisy loops for the petals and French knots in the centres. For the greenery, use split stitch along the central stems by making one stitch, then bringing the needle back through the centre of the previous stitch. Where the pattern includes little leaves, add them with lazy daisy stitch so the whole floral frame feels consistent and soft.
Add the bee details
Use satin stitch to fill the body of each bee with close, straight stitches. Add the stripes over the top in a thinner dark yarn, spacing the lines so a little of the yellow still shows between them. The wings are simple lazy daisy loops, one loop per wing secured with a tiny anchoring stitch.
Finish and clean the embroidery
As you complete each section, secure the thread tails on the reverse by weaving them through nearby stitches or tying them to the starting tail. When the frame is fully stitched, rinse away the stick and stitch backing under cold water and leave the fabric to dry. If you would like the matching Loom & Stitch DIY embroidery kit for this strawberry and sunflower design, browse the associated kit at the bottom of the article.
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