Floral Circle Border
Floral Circle Border is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 161.2 × 69.0 mm with 4,587 stitches in 12 thread colors. Expect roughly 8 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
- 12
- Stitches
- 4,587
- Design Size
- 161.2 × 69 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 5" × 7" (130 × 180 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~8 min
- Color Changes
- 11
- Trims
- 33
- 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 | 550 · Very Dark Violet | 41 |
| 2 | 900 · Dark Burnt Orange | 521 |
| 3 | 931 · Medium Antique Blue | 256 |
| 4 | 899 · Medium Rose | 521 |
| 5 | 996 · Medium Electric Blue | 282 |
| 6 | 321 · Red | 835 |
| 7 | 3013 · Light Khaki Green | 212 |
| 8 | 415 · Pearl Gray | 598 |
| 9 | 702 · Kelly Green | 941 |
| 10 | 434 · Light Brown | 87 |
About This Design
This floral border design stitches out at 161.2 × 69.0 mm (6.3 × 2.7 in) and uses 12 thread colors across 11 color changes. Total count is 4,587 stitches at a density of about 41.2 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~8 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 11, automatic trims: 33
- 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 41.2 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 161.2 × 69.0 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:
- 550 Very Dark Violet
- 900 Dark Burnt Orange
- 931 Medium Antique Blue
- 899 Medium Rose
- 996 Medium Electric Blue
- 321 Red
- 3013 Light Khaki Green
- 415 Pearl Gray
- 702 Kelly Green
- 434 Light Brown
- 444 Dark Lemon
- 3607 Light Plum
Stitching Notes
12 colors across 11 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.
Categories
Thread Palette
12 colors — DMC floss
This file format doesn't store thread colors — the colors shown are a suggested palette. Swap in any threads you like.
- 550Very Dark Violet
- 900Dark Burnt Orange
- 931Medium Antique Blue
- 899Medium Rose
- 996Medium Electric Blue
- 321Red
- 3013Light Khaki Green
- 415Pearl Gray
