Smiley Bubbles
Smiley Bubbles is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 95.8 × 43.3 mm with 5,617 stitches in 9 thread colors. Expect roughly 9 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
- 9
- Stitches
- 5,617
- Design Size
- 95.8 × 43.3 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 4" × 4" (100 × 100 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~9 min
- Color Changes
- 8
- Trims
- 16
- 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 | 001 · 29 | 249 |
| 2 | 030 · 28 | 382 |
| 3 | 017 · 53 | 551 |
| 4 | 513 · 14 | 555 |
| 5 | 208 · 12 | 510 |
| 6 | 030 · 28 | 361 |
| 7 | 085 · 43 | 717 |
| 8 | 205 · 13 | 1,526 |
| 9 | 070 · 4 | 716 |
About This Design
This smiley face bubbles design stitches out at 95.8 × 43.3 mm (3.8 × 1.7 in) and uses 9 thread colors across 8 color changes. Total count is 5,617 stitches at a density of about 135.4 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~9 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 8, automatic trims: 16
- 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 135.4 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 95.8 × 43.3 mm reach for a 5×7 in hoop.
Thread Colors in This Design
The file carries 9 thread colors — these are the DMC references programmed into it:
- 001 29
- 030 28
- 017 53
- 513 14
- 208 12
- 030 28
- 085 43
- 205 13
- 070 4
Stitching Notes
9 colors across 8 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.
