Flying Duck
Flying Duck is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 69.6 × 85.9 mm with 3,176 stitches in 7 thread colors. Expect roughly 5 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
- 7
- Stitches
- 3,176
- Design Size
- 69.6 × 85.9 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 4" × 4" (100 × 100 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~5 min
- Color Changes
- 6
- Trims
- 0
- 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 | 561 · Very Dark Jade | 324 |
| 2 | 645 · Very Dark Beaver Gray | 189 |
| 3 | 704 · Bright Chartreuse | 230 |
| 4 | 780 · Ultra Very Dark Topaz | 168 |
| 5 | 743 · Medium Yellow | 1,088 |
| 6 | 550 · Very Dark Violet | 610 |
| 7 | 900 · Dark Burnt Orange | 560 |
About This Design
This flying duck design stitches out at 69.6 × 85.9 mm (2.7 × 3.4 in) and uses 7 thread colors across 6 color changes. Total count is 3,176 stitches at a density of about 53.1 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~5 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 6
- 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 53.1 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 69.6 × 85.9 mm a 4×4 in hoop is plenty.
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:
- 561 Very Dark Jade
- 645 Very Dark Beaver Gray
- 704 Bright Chartreuse
- 780 Ultra Very Dark Topaz
- 743 Medium Yellow
- 550 Very Dark Violet
- 900 Dark Burnt Orange
Stitching Notes
7 colors across 6 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 picture-style design wants a flat, stable surface where it can be seen whole: a framed hoop piece, a quilt centre, a cushion front or the back of a jacket. Avoid stretchy garments, which distort the shape.
Categories
Thread Palette
7 colors — DMC floss
This file format doesn't store thread colors — the colors shown are a suggested palette. Swap in any threads you like.
- 561Very Dark Jade
- 645Very Dark Beaver Gray
- 704Bright Chartreuse
- 780Ultra Very Dark Topaz
- 743Medium Yellow
- 550Very Dark Violet
- 900Dark Burnt Orange
