Smiley Face
Smiley Face is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 70.8 × 71.9 mm with 7,886 stitches in 6 thread colors. Expect roughly 13 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
- 6
- Stitches
- 7,886
- Design Size
- 70.8 × 71.9 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 4" × 4" (100 × 100 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~13 min
- Color Changes
- 5
- Trims
- 3
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
Download Files
Free for personal use. Need another format (DST, JEF, EXP…)? More formats are on the way.
Stitching Color Sequence
Thread order as programmed in the file — follow along at your machine.
| # | Thread | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 001 · 29 | 390 |
| 2 | 208 · 12 | 539 |
| 3 | 205 · 13 | 5,407 |
| 4 | 070 · 4 | 1,013 |
| 5 | 800 · 5 | 424 |
| 6 | 085 · 43 | 95 |
About This Design
This smiley face with heart design stitches out at 70.8 × 71.9 mm (2.8 × 2.8 in) and uses 6 thread colors across 5 color changes. Total count is 7,886 stitches at a density of about 154.9 stitches/cm².
Hooping & Stabilizer
The design fits a 4" x 4" (100 x 100 mm) hoop. Use a medium-weight cutaway stabilizer for knits and stretchy fabrics, or tear-away for stable wovens. Hoop the fabric drum-tight without stretching it.
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~13 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 5, 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.
Project Ideas
Designs like this smiley face with heart work beautifully on kids' clothing, towels, tote bags, quilt blocks and nursery decor. Stitch a test on scrap fabric first to dial in tension and stabilizer.
