There are many ways of stitching a rosebud with the Bullion Stitch - here are a few.

Rosebud A: Start with the center petal in a darker color, stitching a 6-wrap Bullion Stitch. Switch to a lighter color and stitch 2 6-wrap Bullion Stitches on the outside. Make one end of these knots be in the same hole as the first stitch. Lastly, if you choose, you can stitch a calyx and stem with the Fly Stitch.

Rosebud B: Start with a 6-wrap Bullion Stitch in a darker color. Stitch two 8-wrap Bullion Stitches in a lighter color on the outside, sharing the same endpoints as the first knot. This makes the outer knots curve around the center knot.

Rosebud C: Start with a 6-wrap Bullion Stitch in the darker color. Stitch two 6-wrap Bullion Stitches on the sides, just as with Rosebud A. With the lighter color, stitch a 10-wrap Bullion Stitch on either side of the previous stitches, with one endpoint meeting at the center, so that these petals curve around. Finally, in green, stitch two 6-wrap Bullion Stitches right below the bud to form the calyx, and another 6-wrap Bullion Stitch to form the stem.