Small Floral Cluster

About This Design

This floral cluster design stitches out at 125.3 × 124.8 mm (4.9 × 4.9 in) and uses 7 thread colors across 6 color changes. Total count is 1,367 stitches at a density of about 8.7 stitches/cm².

At The Machine

• Estimated stitch-out time: ~2 minutes at 600 spm
• Color changes: 6
• 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 8.7 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 125.3 × 124.8 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:

• 317 Pewter Gray
• 900 Dark Burnt Orange
• 909 Very Dark Emerald
• 931 Medium Antique Blue
• 738 Very Light Tan
• 899 Medium Rose
• 472 Ultra Light Avocado

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.