Happy Summer Children
Happy Summer Children is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 135.9 × 114.8 mm with 4,618 stitches in 10 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
- 10
- Stitches
- 4,618
- Design Size
- 135.9 × 114.8 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 5" × 7" (130 × 180 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~8 min
- Color Changes
- 11
- Trims
- 18
- 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 | 3607 · Light Plum | 151 |
| 2 | 321 · Red | 331 |
| 3 | 743 · Medium Yellow | 54 |
| 4 | 807 · Peacock Blue | 199 |
| 5 | 3777 · Very Dark Terra Cotta | 555 |
| 6 | 815 · Medium Garnet | 1,255 |
| 7 | 444 · Dark Lemon | 159 |
| 8 | 996 · Medium Electric Blue | 59 |
| 9 | 780 · Ultra Very Dark Topaz | 408 |
| 10 | 3705 · Dark Melon | 1,216 |
About This Design
This children figures design stitches out at 135.9 × 114.8 mm (5.4 × 4.5 in) and uses 10 thread colors across 11 color changes. Total count is 4,618 stitches at a density of about 29.6 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~8 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 11, automatic trims: 18
- 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 29.6 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 135.9 × 114.8 mm reach for a 5×7 in hoop.
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:
- 3607 Light Plum
- 321 Red
- 743 Medium Yellow
- 807 Peacock Blue
- 3777 Very Dark Terra Cotta
- 815 Medium Garnet
- 444 Dark Lemon
- 996 Medium Electric Blue
- 780 Ultra Very Dark Topaz
- 3705 Dark Melon
Stitching Notes
10 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 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
10 colors — DMC floss
This file format doesn't store thread colors — the colors shown are a suggested palette. Swap in any threads you like.
- 3607Light Plum
- 321Red
- 743Medium Yellow
- 807Peacock Blue
- 3777Very Dark Terra Cotta
- 815Medium Garnet
- 444Dark Lemon
- 996Medium Electric Blue
