Sunflowers

About This Design

This sunflowers in a vase (thread-painting) design stitches out at 118.6 × 151.1 mm (4.7 × 5.9 in) and uses 7 thread colors across 6 color changes. Total count is 41,392 stitches at a density of about 231.0 stitches/cm².

At The Machine

• Estimated stitch-out time: ~69 minutes at 600 spm
• Color changes: 6, automatic trims: 47
• 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 231.0 stitches/cm² this is a dense fill that pulls hard on the fabric. Back it with firm cut-away, add a water-soluble topping on towelling or fleece, and pick a stable woven over anything stretchy. At 118.6 × 151.1 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:

• 780 Ultra Very Dark Topaz
• 996 Medium Electric Blue
• 444 Dark Lemon
• 815 Medium Garnet
• 3777 Very Dark Terra Cotta
• 807 Peacock Blue
• 743 Medium Yellow

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.