Floral Arch Garland

About This Design

This floral arch design stitches out at 173.5 × 160.8 mm (6.8 × 6.3 in) and uses 6 thread colors across 7 color changes. Total count is 14,378 stitches at a density of about 51.5 stitches/cm².

At The Machine

• Estimated stitch-out time: ~24 minutes at 600 spm
• Color changes: 7, automatic trims: 21
• 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 51.5 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 173.5 × 160.8 mm plan on 6×10 in or larger, and mark your centre lines before hooping.

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:

• 444 Dark Lemon
• 820 Very Dark Royal Blue
• 415 Pearl Gray
• 741 Medium Tangerine
• 996 Medium Electric Blue
• 738 Very Light Tan

Stitching Notes

With 6 colors and 7 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.