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Moonlit Garden Gate with Pumpkins Mushrooms

Hand embroidery pattern PDF

US$2.00

Four pumpkins mark the cardinal points of the wreath. Burgundy vines, sage leaves, violet spotted mushrooms, crystals, tiny stars and pale buds circulate around the gate. Value hierarchy: The navy field and black pumpkin curls are darkest. The crescent moon, gate highlights, mushroom spots, pale buds and crystal facets are brightest; copper pumpkins and gold steps supply the warm accents. Embroidery approach: Fill the night panel first, then build the gate, piers and lanterns. Add moon, webs and steps, then pumpkins, vines, leaves, mushrooms and crystals; finish with knots and pinpoint highlights.

Intermediate / 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 inch outlines / 3 PDF files

Digital files only. No physical item is shipped.

  • Printable outline pattern8 pages PDF
  • DMC color and stitch guide1 page PDF
  • Optional gridded visual reference2 pages PDF
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About this Moonlit Garden Gate with Pumpkins Mushrooms embroidery pattern

Moonlit Garden Gate with Pumpkins Mushrooms brings celestial and botanical details into a hand-embroidery composition. Study the colored design and outline together before choosing which shapes to shade, outline or simplify. The supplied guide identifies these motifs: Four pumpkins mark the cardinal points of the wreath. Burgundy vines, sage leaves, violet spotted mushrooms, crystals, tiny stars and pale buds circulate around the gate. Value hierarchy: The navy field and black pumpkin curls are darkest. The crescent moon, gate highlights, mushroom spots, pale buds and crystal facets are brightest; copper pumpkins and gold steps supply the warm accents. Embroidery approach: Fill the night panel first, then build the gate, piers and lanterns. Add moon, webs and steps, then pumpkins, vines, leaves, mushrooms and crystals; finish with knots and pinpoint highlights.

The colored image is a design reference. Thread, fabric and your stitch choices will affect the finished result. Preserve the open spaces around the smaller motifs and test difficult fills on a spare piece of fabric before stitching the main design.

Printable outline preview

This watermarked preview shows the transfer drawing. Clean outlines are included in the purchased pattern PDF.

Choose your hoop size

The outline pages are labeled for 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 inch hoops. Measure the printed design before transfer, because printer margins and fit-to-page settings can affect its dimensions.

A larger version gives fine contours and clustered motifs more room. Select the size that preserves the details you want to stitch.

Color and stitch guidance

The supplied PDF contains the design's DMC color suggestions and stitching guidance. Compare important shades with real floss under your working light.

The supplied guide labels this design intermediate. Allow time for controlled spacing and detailed areas.

Stitching sequence

  1. 1. Establish the navy night panelOutline the central dark shape, gate silhouette and crescent. Fill the navy background in relaxed staggered rows, leaving the webs and moon unfilled. 2. Construct the gate and piersWork block-by-block gray shading on both pillars, then stitch the gate bars, curls, lantern chains and lantern frames with fine split/backstitch. 3. Add moon, webs and gold stepsFill the crescent with curved cream stitches, backstitch the corner webs, then work the stepped ochre path beneath the gate with horizontal contour bands. 4. Stitch the four pumpkinsUse vertical long-and-short ribs. Place dark terra cotta in the grooves, copper through the midtones and brighter copper on forward ribs; finish black curly stems. 5. Build the circular wreathStem-stitch the burgundy vine around the composition and add sage/olive leaves with fishbone stitch, keeping the outer foliage lighter than the center. 6. Finish mushrooms, crystals and tiny accentsFill violet caps and pale stems, add white spots, facet the crystals, then place stars, buds, pearl-like knots and final gate highlights. Clean the back before finishing

Review the full guide in your download for motif-specific thread placement. General techniques are covered in pattern transfer methods and finishing an embroidery hoop.

What your download contains

Your purchase opens a private Google Drive folder containing the three listed PDFs. The clean outline is inside the main pattern PDF. The gridded image reference is separate from the surface-embroidery drawing and is not a machine embroidery file or a symbol-by-symbol DMC cross-stitch key.

Download access appears after payment is confirmed, with recovery available through the purchase email. See the delivery policy for access and support details.

Pattern questions

Is this for hand embroidery?

Yes. The outline and stitching guide are for hand embroidery. No machine-ready PES or DST file is included.

Will I receive a physical kit?

No. This is a digital pattern package. Hoops, needles, thread, fabric and a finished piece are not included.

Can I sell a finished embroidery piece?

You may sell small quantities of physical pieces stitched by you under the pattern license. You may not resell or share the digital pattern files.

What if I cannot open or download the files?

Use order recovery or contact support with your order reference. Damaged files, duplicate purchases and delivery problems are covered in the refund policy.

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