Sparse Dot Motif

About This Design

This dots design stitches out at 275.6 × 648.3 mm (10.9 × 25.5 in) and uses 15 thread colors across 15 color changes. Total count is 4,658 stitches at a density of about 2.6 stitches/cm².

At The Machine

• Estimated stitch-out time: ~8 minutes at 600 spm
• Color changes: 15, automatic trims: 17
• 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 2.6 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 275.6 × 648.3 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:

• 3705 Dark Melon
• 310 Black
• 645 Very Dark Beaver Gray
• 780 Ultra Very Dark Topaz
• 550 Very Dark Violet
• 931 Medium Antique Blue
• 996 Medium Electric Blue
• 3013 Light Khaki Green
• 702 Kelly Green
• 444 Dark Lemon
• 721 Medium Orange Spice
• 776 Medium Pink

…plus 3 more in the full color sequence above.

Stitching Notes

15 colors across 15 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.