Cat with Bow and Glasses

About This Design

This cat with bow and glasses design stitches out at 300.3 × 220.0 mm (11.8 × 8.7 in) and uses 10 thread colors across 9 color changes. Total count is 26,863 stitches at a density of about 40.7 stitches/cm².

At The Machine

• Estimated stitch-out time: ~45 minutes at 600 spm
• Color changes: 9, automatic trims: 7
• 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 40.7 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 300.3 × 220.0 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:

• 3705 Dark Melon
• 702 Kelly Green
• 208 Very Dark Lavender
• 321 Red
• 472 Ultra Light Avocado
• 931 Medium Antique Blue
• 317 Pewter Gray
• 743 Medium Yellow
• 798 Dark Delft Blue
• 645 Very Dark Beaver Gray

Stitching Notes

10 colors across 9 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.