Feather with Yellow Leaf

About This Design

This feather design stitches out at 134.9 × 74.6 mm (5.3 × 2.9 in) and uses 5 thread colors across 5 color changes. Total count is 4,519 stitches at a density of about 44.9 stitches/cm².

At The Machine

• Estimated stitch-out time: ~8 minutes at 600 spm
• Color changes: 5
• 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 44.9 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 134.9 × 74.6 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:

• 780 Ultra Very Dark Topaz
• 561 Very Dark Jade
• 3705 Dark Melon
• 208 Very Dark Lavender
• 472 Ultra Light Avocado

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

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.