Orange and Yellow Iris Motif
Orange and Yellow Iris Motif is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 55.3 × 98.6 mm with 4,765 stitches in 4 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
- 4
- Stitches
- 4,765
- Design Size
- 55.3 × 98.6 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 4" × 4" (100 × 100 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~8 min
- Color Changes
- 3
- Trims
- 0
- Difficulty
- Beginner
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 | 780 · Ultra Very Dark Topaz | 1,363 |
| 2 | 958 · Dark Sea Green | 1,855 |
| 3 | 900 · Dark Burnt Orange | 482 |
| 4 | 738 · Very Light Tan | 1,053 |
About This Design
This iris flower design stitches out at 55.3 × 98.6 mm (2.2 × 3.9 in) and uses 4 thread colors across 3 color changes. Total count is 4,765 stitches at a density of about 87.4 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~8 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 3
- 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 87.4 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 55.3 × 98.6 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:
- 780 Ultra Very Dark Topaz
- 958 Dark Sea Green
- 900 Dark Burnt Orange
- 738 Very Light Tan
Stitching Notes
With 4 colors and 3 changes you can pre-wind the whole set before you start and never leave the machine. 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
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.
