Ornate Floral Heart Motif

About This Design

This floral heart design stitches out at 65.4 × 45.1 mm (2.6 × 1.8 in) and uses 7 thread colors across 6 color changes. Total count is 3,413 stitches at a density of about 115.7 stitches/cm².

At The Machine

• Estimated stitch-out time: ~6 minutes at 600 spm
• Color changes: 6, 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 115.7 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 65.4 × 45.1 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:

• 3777 Very Dark Terra Cotta
• 807 Peacock Blue
• 743 Medium Yellow
• 321 Red
• 3607 Light Plum
• 958 Dark Sea Green
• 741 Medium Tangerine

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

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.