Yellow Lime Green Sunflower Large

About This Design

This sunflower design stitches out at 87.1 × 85.0 mm (3.4 × 3.3 in) and uses 11 thread colors across 10 color changes. Total count is 15,247 stitches at a density of about 205.9 stitches/cm².

At The Machine

• Estimated stitch-out time: ~25 minutes at 600 spm
• Color changes: 10, 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 205.9 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 87.1 × 85.0 mm a 4×4 in hoop is plenty.

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
• 645 Very Dark Beaver Gray
• 310 Black
• 3705 Dark Melon
• 3716 Very Light Dusty Rose
• 741 Medium Tangerine
• 472 Ultra Light Avocado
• 909 Very Dark Emerald
• 958 Dark Sea Green
• 798 Dark Delft Blue
• 3746 Dark Blue Violet

Stitching Notes

11 colors across 10 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.