Circular Peony Medallion
Circular Peony Medallion is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 75.3 × 150.4 mm with 10,052 stitches in 6 thread colors. Expect roughly 17 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
- 6
- Stitches
- 10,052
- Design Size
- 75.3 × 150.4 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 5" × 7" (130 × 180 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~17 min
- Color Changes
- 5
- Trims
- 4
- 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 | 310 · Black | 2,195 |
| 2 | 931 · Medium Antique Blue | 2,919 |
| 3 | 444 · Dark Lemon | 958 |
| 4 | 317 · Pewter Gray | 2,024 |
| 5 | 820 · Very Dark Royal Blue | 1,303 |
| 6 | 743 · Medium Yellow | 604 |
About This Design
This peony medallion design stitches out at 75.3 × 150.4 mm (3.0 × 5.9 in) and uses 6 thread colors across 5 color changes. Total count is 10,052 stitches at a density of about 88.8 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~17 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 5, automatic trims: 4
- 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 88.8 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 75.3 × 150.4 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:
- 310 Black
- 931 Medium Antique Blue
- 444 Dark Lemon
- 317 Pewter Gray
- 820 Very Dark Royal Blue
- 743 Medium Yellow
Stitching Notes
With 6 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
Motifs like this scatter well — single placements on pockets and yokes, or repeated across a quilt block, a set of napkins or a child's blanket. It reads the same at any orientation, so placement is forgiving.
Categories
Thread Palette
6 colors — DMC floss
This file format doesn't store thread colors — the colors shown are a suggested palette. Swap in any threads you like.
- 310Black
- 931Medium Antique Blue
- 444Dark Lemon
- 317Pewter Gray
- 820Very Dark Royal Blue
- 743Medium Yellow
