Anchor Blumenherz Patch - ANC0003-24 - Downloadable PDF

Anchor Blumenherz Patch (ANC0003-24) – Free Embroidery PDF Pattern by Pumora

The Anchor Blumenherz Patch, design number ANC0003-24, is a free downloadable embroidery pattern designed by Pumora and published by Anchor Crafts. The finished piece is a charming heart-shaped floral patch (approximately 8 x 6 cm) worked on white craft felt, featuring a combination of decorative flowers rendered in a rich palette of pinks, corals, yellows, and greens. As a patch, the completed embroidery can be sewn onto clothing or accessories, making it a versatile and practical project as well as a decorative one.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a hand-embroidered floral heart patch worked on a piece of white craft felt (at least 10 x 10 cm). The heart shape is filled with multiple stylised flowers, each worked in a distinct combination of colours and stitches. Because it is designed as an aufnähbarer Patch (iron-on or sew-on patch), it is particularly useful for embellishing areas of garments that are otherwise difficult to embroider directly, such as trouser pockets, thick denim, velvet, or stretchy fabrics. The patch format also means it can be removed and reattached as desired.

Design Highlights – The Flowers

The pattern includes at least one prominently described flower, the pink woven flower, which showcases a creative blend of two distinct embroidery techniques in a single motif:

• Satin stitch petals worked in full six-strand pink (colour #00038) thread to create smooth, solid petal shapes.
• A woven half-circle centre created first by laying short foundation stitches in light yellow (#00301), then weaving yellow (#00298) thread over and under those laid threads until the half-circle is completely filled.
• The edge of the woven half-circle is finished with French knots in yellow (#00298), adding texture and a neat border to the woven section.

The overall heart motif incorporates all six thread colours, with each flower or decorative element using a specific stitch type and colour combination as detailed in the pattern's stitch guide pages.

Embroidery Techniques Used

• Satin stitch (Plattstich) – used for filling petal shapes with smooth, flat coverage using all six strands of thread.
• Needle weaving – a surface embroidery technique where foundation stitches are laid down first and a second thread is woven through them without piercing the fabric, creating a woven textile effect within the embroidery.
• French knots (Knötchenstiche) – small, textured knots formed by wrapping thread around the needle before inserting it back into the fabric; used here to outline and embellish the woven section.
• Pattern transfer – the design is transferred to the felt using transfer paper; because felt's fibrous surface can obscure fine lines, the pattern recommends retracing all lines clearly before stitching, noting that every line will ultimately be covered by embroidery.

Stitches Used

• Satin stitch (Plattstich)
• Needle weaving / woven filling stitch
• French knots (Knötchenstiche)

The full pattern PDF includes dedicated stitch tutorials and a colour-coded overview indicating which stitch is used in which colour throughout the design, making it accessible for embroiderers who may be learning some of these techniques for the first time.

Materials Required

• Thread: Anchor Stranded Cotton (8 m skeins, article 4635000), one skein each in the following six colours:
  • Pink – #00038
  • Coral – #00033
  • Light yellow – #00301