Koala with Baby
Koala with Baby is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 85.3 × 89.5 mm with 9,305 stitches in 10 thread colors. Expect roughly 16 minutes of stitch-out time on a home machine. Download it below in PES format, ready to transfer to your machine.
Pattern Details
- Craft
- Machine Embroidery
- Colors
- 10
- Stitches
- 9,305
- Design Size
- 85.3 × 89.5 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 4" × 4" (100 × 100 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~16 min
- Color Changes
- 9
- Trims
- 6
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
Download Files
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Stitching Color Sequence
Thread order as programmed in the file — follow along at your machine.
| # | Thread | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 · Lime Green | 1,023 |
| 2 | 3 · Teal Green | 697 |
| 3 | 26 · Light Brown | 845 |
| 4 | 24 · Dark Brown | 688 |
| 5 | 29 · White | 1,244 |
| 6 | 47 · Beige | 776 |
| 7 | 16 · Silver | 730 |
| 8 | 19 · Pewter | 1,735 |
| 9 | 23 · Dark Gray | 1,152 |
| 10 | 20 · Black | 383 |
About This Design
This koala with baby design stitches out at 85.3 × 89.5 mm (3.4 × 3.5 in) and uses 10 thread colors across 9 color changes. Total count is 9,305 stitches at a density of about 121.9 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~16 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 9, automatic trims: 6
- 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 121.9 stitches/cm² the fill is moderate: one layer of medium-weight cut-away handles most wovens, while knits want a second layer or a fusible backing. At 85.3 × 89.5 mm a 4×4 in hoop is plenty.
Thread Colors in This Design
The file carries 10 thread colors — these are the DMC references programmed into it:
- 14 Lime Green
- 3 Teal Green
- 26 Light Brown
- 24 Dark Brown
- 29 White
- 47 Beige
- 16 Silver
- 19 Pewter
- 23 Dark Gray
- 20 Black
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. Being a PES file, the thread assignments come embedded, so most machines will display the color list for you.
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.
