Abstract Rectangles

About This Design

This abstract shapes design stitches out at 163.2 × 514.2 mm (6.4 × 20.2 in) and uses 6 thread colors across 7 color changes. Total count is 13,414 stitches at a density of about 16.0 stitches/cm².

At The Machine

• Estimated stitch-out time: ~22 minutes at 600 spm
• Color changes: 7, automatic trims: 3
• 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 16.0 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 163.2 × 514.2 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:

• 317 Pewter Gray
• 743 Medium Yellow
• 798 Dark Delft Blue
• 645 Very Dark Beaver Gray
• 721 Medium Orange Spice
• 807 Peacock Blue

Stitching Notes

With 6 colors and 7 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.