Water Lily Pads with Bloom
Water Lily Pads with Bloom is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 107.6 × 55.4 mm with 12,224 stitches in 4 thread colors. Expect roughly 20 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
- 4
- Stitches
- 12,224
- Design Size
- 107.6 × 55.4 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 5" × 7" (130 × 180 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~20 min
- Color Changes
- 3
- Trims
- 2
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
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 | 321 · Red | 8,786 |
| 2 | 899 · Medium Rose | 379 |
| 3 | 900 · Dark Burnt Orange | 2,906 |
| 4 | 743 · Medium Yellow | 140 |
About This Design
This water lily design stitches out at 107.6 × 55.4 mm (4.2 × 2.2 in) and uses 4 thread colors across 3 color changes. Total count is 12,224 stitches at a density of about 205.1 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~20 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 3, automatic trims: 2
- 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 205.1 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 107.6 × 55.4 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:
- 321 Red
- 899 Medium Rose
- 900 Dark Burnt Orange
- 743 Medium Yellow
Stitching Notes
With 4 colors and 3 changes you can pre-wind the whole set before you start and never leave the machine. 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.
