Butterfly and Flowers
Butterfly and Flowers is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 129.0 × 119.9 mm with 7,992 stitches in 5 thread colors. Expect roughly 13 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
- 5
- Stitches
- 7,992
- Design Size
- 129 × 119.9 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 5" × 7" (130 × 180 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~13 min
- Color Changes
- 5
- Trims
- 11
- 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 | 3746 · Dark Blue Violet | 2,030 |
| 2 | 776 · Medium Pink | 1,152 |
| 3 | 798 · Dark Delft Blue | 1,452 |
| 4 | 815 · Medium Garnet | 2,621 |
| 5 | 958 · Dark Sea Green | 568 |
About This Design
This butterfly flowers design stitches out at 129.0 × 119.9 mm (5.1 × 4.7 in) and uses 5 thread colors across 5 color changes. Total count is 7,992 stitches at a density of about 51.7 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~13 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 5, automatic trims: 11
- 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 51.7 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 129.0 × 119.9 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:
- 3746 Dark Blue Violet
- 776 Medium Pink
- 798 Dark Delft Blue
- 815 Medium Garnet
- 958 Dark Sea Green
Stitching Notes
With 5 colors and 5 changes you can pre-wind the whole set before you start and never leave the machine. 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.
