Copper Butterfly Dotted Trail Column

About This Design

This butterfly trail design stitches out at 127.9 × 357.3 mm (5.0 × 14.1 in) and uses 10 thread colors across 10 color changes. Total count is 6,430 stitches at a density of about 14.1 stitches/cm².

At The Machine

• Estimated stitch-out time: ~11 minutes at 600 spm
• Color changes: 10, 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 14.1 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 127.9 × 357.3 mm this needs a large-format hoop, or splitting across several hoopings with alignment marks — check it against your machine's maximum field first.

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
• 444 Dark Lemon
• 415 Pearl Gray
• 996 Medium Electric Blue
• 900 Dark Burnt Orange
• 780 Ultra Very Dark Topaz
• 561 Very Dark Jade
• 3705 Dark Melon
• 208 Very Dark Lavender
• 472 Ultra Light Avocado

Stitching Notes

10 colors across 10 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 border repeats well along table runners, pillowcase edges, curtain hems and quilt sashing. Stitch one repeat on scrap and measure it, then work out how many repeats your piece needs before you hoop the real fabric.