Church
Church is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 42.9 × 38.9 mm with 2,420 stitches in 7 thread colors. Expect roughly 4 minutes of stitch-out time on a home machine. Download it below in PES format, ready to transfer to your machine.
Pattern Details
- Craft
- Machine Embroidery
- Colors
- 7
- Stitches
- 2,420
- Design Size
- 42.9 × 38.9 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 4" × 4" (100 × 100 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~4 min
- Color Changes
- 6
- Trims
- 2
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
Download Files
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Stitching Color Sequence
Thread order as programmed in the file — follow along at your machine.
| # | Thread | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 · Light Brown | 304 |
| 2 | 56 · Moss Green | 516 |
| 3 | 29 · White | 518 |
| 4 | 5 · Red | 488 |
| 5 | 53 · Light Blue | 131 |
| 6 | 56 · Moss Green | 298 |
| 7 | 26 · Light Brown | 147 |
About This Design
This church with tree design stitches out at 42.9 × 38.9 mm (1.7 × 1.5 in) and uses 7 thread colors across 6 color changes. Total count is 2,420 stitches at a density of about 145.0 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~4 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 6, automatic trims: 2
- 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 145.0 stitches/cm² the fill is moderate: one layer of medium-weight cut-away handles most wovens, while knits want a second layer or a fusible backing. At 42.9 × 38.9 mm a 4×4 in hoop is plenty.
Thread Colors in This Design
The file carries 7 thread colors — these are the DMC references programmed into it:
- 26 Light Brown
- 56 Moss Green
- 29 White
- 5 Red
- 53 Light Blue
- 56 Moss Green
- 26 Light Brown
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. Being a PES file, the thread assignments come embedded, so most machines will display the color list for you.
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.
