Scattered Butterflies

About This Design

This butterflies design stitches out at 300.0 × 272.7 mm (11.8 × 10.7 in) and uses 11 thread colors across 10 color changes. Total count is 5,197 stitches at a density of about 6.4 stitches/cm².

At The Machine

• Estimated stitch-out time: ~9 minutes at 600 spm
• Color changes: 10
• 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 6.4 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 300.0 × 272.7 mm this needs a large-format hoop, or splitting across several hoopings with alignment marks — check it against your machine's maximum field first.

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
• 996 Medium Electric Blue
• 741 Medium Tangerine
• 415 Pearl Gray
• 820 Very Dark Royal Blue
• 444 Dark Lemon
• 310 Black
• 3746 Dark Blue Violet

Stitching Notes

11 colors across 10 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.