Girl with Ball
Girl with Ball is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 28.7 × 75.4 mm with 5,735 stitches in 8 thread colors. Expect roughly 10 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
- 8
- Stitches
- 5,735
- Design Size
- 28.7 × 75.4 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 4" × 4" (100 × 100 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~10 min
- Color Changes
- 7
- Trims
- 9
- 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 | 317 · Pewter Gray | 329 |
| 2 | 798 · Dark Delft Blue | 1,264 |
| 3 | 721 · Medium Orange Spice | 371 |
| 4 | 434 · Light Brown | 532 |
| 5 | 3013 · Light Khaki Green | 557 |
| 6 | 899 · Medium Rose | 237 |
| 7 | 550 · Very Dark Violet | 574 |
| 8 | 704 · Bright Chartreuse | 1,822 |
About This Design
This girl with ball design stitches out at 28.7 × 75.4 mm (1.1 × 3.0 in) and uses 8 thread colors across 7 color changes. Total count is 5,735 stitches at a density of about 265.0 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~10 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 7, automatic trims: 9
- 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 265.0 stitches/cm² this is a dense fill that pulls hard on the fabric. Back it with firm cut-away, add a water-soluble topping on towelling or fleece, and pick a stable woven over anything stretchy. At 28.7 × 75.4 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:
- 317 Pewter Gray
- 798 Dark Delft Blue
- 721 Medium Orange Spice
- 434 Light Brown
- 3013 Light Khaki Green
- 899 Medium Rose
- 550 Very Dark Violet
- 704 Bright Chartreuse
Stitching Notes
8 colors across 7 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
8 colors — DMC floss
This file format doesn't store thread colors — the colors shown are a suggested palette. Swap in any threads you like.
- 317Pewter Gray
- 798Dark Delft Blue
- 721Medium Orange Spice
- 434Light Brown
- 3013Light Khaki Green
- 899Medium Rose
- 550Very Dark Violet
- 704Bright Chartreuse
