Bee and Flowers
Bee and Flowers is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 125.5 × 136.2 mm with 6,051 stitches in 7 thread colors. Expect roughly 10 minutes of stitch-out time on a home machine. Download it below in DST format, ready to transfer to your machine.
Pattern Details
- Craft
- Machine Embroidery
- Colors
- 7
- Stitches
- 6,051
- Design Size
- 125.5 × 136.2 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 5" × 7" (130 × 180 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~10 min
- Color Changes
- 6
- Trims
- 6
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
Download Files
Free for personal stitching. Need another format (DST, JEF, EXP…)? More formats are on the way. Design License →
Stitching Color Sequence
Thread order as programmed in the file — follow along at your machine. This file format doesn't store thread colors — the colors shown are a suggested palette. Swap in any threads you like.
| # | Thread | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 738 · Very Light Tan | 894 |
| 2 | 820 · Very Dark Royal Blue | 1,638 |
| 3 | 704 · Bright Chartreuse | 422 |
| 4 | 899 · Medium Rose | 129 |
| 5 | 434 · Light Brown | 289 |
| 6 | 798 · Dark Delft Blue | 1,364 |
| 7 | 472 · Ultra Light Avocado | 1,213 |
About This Design
This bee with flowers design stitches out at 125.5 × 136.2 mm (4.9 × 5.4 in) and uses 7 thread colors across 6 color changes. Total count is 6,051 stitches at a density of about 35.4 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~10 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 6, automatic trims: 6
- Follow the color sequence table above — thread numbers refer to the chart programmed in the file; match them to your brand by color.
Fabric & Hooping
At about 35.4 stitches/cm² this is an open, low-density fill, so it sits happily on quilting cotton, linen or lightweight shirting with a single layer of tear-away behind it. At 125.5 × 136.2 mm reach for a 5×7 in hoop.
Thread Colors in This Design
DST files store stitch data but no thread information, so the colors below are our suggested DMC match. Swap in whatever you have in a similar shade:
- 738 Very Light Tan
- 820 Very Dark Royal Blue
- 704 Bright Chartreuse
- 899 Medium Rose
- 434 Light Brown
- 798 Dark Delft Blue
- 472 Ultra Light Avocado
Stitching Notes
7 colors across 6 changes makes this a real thread-management job: lay the spools out in sequence order first and keep the color chart to hand. DST stores stitch data only, which is why the color list is a suggestion rather than the digitizer's original choice.
What to Make With It
A picture-style design wants a flat, stable surface where it can be seen whole: a framed hoop piece, a quilt centre, a cushion front or the back of a jacket. Avoid stretchy garments, which distort the shape.
Categories
Thread Palette
7 colors — DMC floss
This file format doesn't store thread colors — the colors shown are a suggested palette. Swap in any threads you like.
- 738Very Light Tan
- 820Very Dark Royal Blue
- 704Bright Chartreuse
- 899Medium Rose
- 434Light Brown
- 798Dark Delft Blue
- 472Ultra Light Avocado
