Tropical Fish and Flowers
Tropical Fish and Flowers is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 179.7 × 152.8 mm with 14,520 stitches in 8 thread colors. Expect roughly 24 minutes of stitch-out time on a home machine. Download it below in DST format, ready to transfer to your machine.
Pattern Details
- Craft
- Machine Embroidery
- Colors
- 8
- Stitches
- 14,520
- Design Size
- 179.7 × 152.8 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 6" × 10" (160 × 260 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~24 min
- Color Changes
- 8
- Trims
- 20
- Difficulty
- Advanced
Download Files
Free for personal stitching. Need another format (DST, JEF, EXP…)? More formats are on the way. Design License →
Stitching Color Sequence
Thread order as programmed in the file — follow along at your machine. This file format doesn't store thread colors — the colors shown are a suggested palette. Swap in any threads you like.
| # | Thread | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 310 · Black | 1,483 |
| 2 | 415 · Pearl Gray | 1,256 |
| 3 | 738 · Very Light Tan | 4,626 |
| 4 | 780 · Ultra Very Dark Topaz | 36 |
| 5 | 3607 · Light Plum | 903 |
| 6 | 208 · Very Dark Lavender | 2,485 |
| 7 | 931 · Medium Antique Blue | 1,877 |
| 8 | 798 · Dark Delft Blue | 1,635 |
About This Design
This tropical fish and flowers design stitches out at 179.7 × 152.8 mm (7.1 × 6.0 in) and uses 8 thread colors across 8 color changes. Total count is 14,520 stitches at a density of about 52.9 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~24 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 8, automatic trims: 20
- 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 52.9 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 179.7 × 152.8 mm plan on 6×10 in or larger, and mark your centre lines before hooping.
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:
- 310 Black
- 415 Pearl Gray
- 738 Very Light Tan
- 780 Ultra Very Dark Topaz
- 3607 Light Plum
- 208 Very Dark Lavender
- 931 Medium Antique Blue
- 798 Dark Delft Blue
Stitching Notes
8 colors across 8 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.
Categories
Thread Palette
8 colors — DMC floss
This file format doesn't store thread colors — the colors shown are a suggested palette. Swap in any threads you like.
- 310Black
- 415Pearl Gray
- 738Very Light Tan
- 780Ultra Very Dark Topaz
- 3607Light Plum
- 208Very Dark Lavender
- 931Medium Antique Blue
- 798Dark Delft Blue
