Easter Basket with Flowers

About This Design

This easter basket with flowers design stitches out at 99.2 × 99.9 mm (3.9 × 3.9 in) and uses 13 thread colors across 12 color changes. Total count is 18,958 stitches at a density of about 191.3 stitches/cm².

At The Machine

• Estimated stitch-out time: ~32 minutes at 600 spm
• Color changes: 12, automatic trims: 7
• 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 191.3 stitches/cm² this is a dense fill that pulls hard on the fabric. Back it with firm cut-away, add a water-soluble topping on towelling or fleece, and pick a stable woven over anything stretchy. At 99.2 × 99.9 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:

• 3705 Dark Melon
• 3716 Very Light Dusty Rose
• 741 Medium Tangerine
• 472 Ultra Light Avocado
• 909 Very Dark Emerald
• 958 Dark Sea Green
• 798 Dark Delft Blue
• 3746 Dark Blue Violet
• 3607 Light Plum
• 434 Light Brown
• 415 Pearl Gray
• 321 Red

…plus 1 more in the full color sequence above.

Stitching Notes

13 colors across 12 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

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.