Scattered Buds and Dots

About This Design

This scattered buds design stitches out at 107.4 × 139.5 mm (4.2 × 5.5 in) and uses 7 thread colors across 6 color changes. Total count is 4,158 stitches at a density of about 27.8 stitches/cm².

At The Machine

• Estimated stitch-out time: ~7 minutes at 600 spm
• Color changes: 6, automatic trims: 32
• 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 27.8 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 107.4 × 139.5 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:

• 931 Medium Antique Blue
• 899 Medium Rose
• 996 Medium Electric Blue
• 321 Red
• 3013 Light Khaki Green
• 415 Pearl Gray
• 702 Kelly Green

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.