Forget-me-nots
Forget-me-nots is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 96.4 × 70.0 mm with 6,278 stitches in 5 thread colors. Expect roughly 10 minutes of stitch-out time on a home machine. Download it below in PES format, ready to transfer to your machine.
Pattern Details
- Craft
- Machine Embroidery
- Colors
- 5
- Stitches
- 6,278
- Design Size
- 96.4 × 70 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 4" × 4" (100 × 100 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~10 min
- Color Changes
- 4
- Trims
- 8
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
Download Files
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Stitching Color Sequence
Thread order as programmed in the file — follow along at your machine.
| # | Thread | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 027 · 61 | 189 |
| 2 | 019 · 32 | 2,310 |
| 3 | 027 · 61 | 704 |
| 4 | 070 · 4 | 2,795 |
| 5 | 205 · 13 | 254 |
About This Design
This blue forget-me-not flowers design stitches out at 96.4 × 70.0 mm (3.8 × 2.8 in) and uses 5 thread colors across 4 color changes. Total count is 6,278 stitches at a density of about 93.0 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~10 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 4, automatic trims: 8
- 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 93.0 stitches/cm² the fill is moderate: one layer of medium-weight cut-away handles most wovens, while knits want a second layer or a fusible backing. At 96.4 × 70.0 mm reach for a 5×7 in hoop.
Thread Colors in This Design
The file carries 5 thread colors — these are the DMC references programmed into it:
- 027 61
- 019 32
- 027 61
- 070 4
- 205 13
Stitching Notes
With 5 colors and 4 changes you can pre-wind the whole set before you start and never leave the machine. Being a PES file, the thread assignments come embedded, so most machines will display the color list for you.
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.
