Floral Sprig Motif
Floral Sprig Motif is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 181.2 × 176.0 mm with 5,123 stitches in 12 thread colors. Expect roughly 9 minutes of stitch-out time on a home machine. Download it below in DST format, ready to transfer to your machine.
Pattern Details
- Craft
- Machine Embroidery
- Colors
- 12
- Stitches
- 5,123
- Design Size
- 181.2 × 176 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 8" × 12" (200 × 300 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~9 min
- Color Changes
- 12
- Trims
- 22
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
Download Files
Free for personal stitching. Need another format (DST, JEF, EXP…)? More formats are on the way. Design License →
Stitching Color Sequence
Thread order as programmed in the file — follow along at your machine. This file format doesn't store thread colors — the colors shown are a suggested palette. Swap in any threads you like.
| # | Thread | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 738 · Very Light Tan | 774 |
| 2 | 807 · Peacock Blue | 162 |
| 3 | 900 · Dark Burnt Orange | 155 |
| 4 | 434 · Light Brown | 82 |
| 5 | 958 · Dark Sea Green | 87 |
| 6 | 3716 · Very Light Dusty Rose | 1,986 |
| 7 | 780 · Ultra Very Dark Topaz | 480 |
| 8 | 3013 · Light Khaki Green | 371 |
| 9 | 776 · Medium Pink | 109 |
| 10 | 3777 · Very Dark Terra Cotta | 344 |
About This Design
This floral sprig design stitches out at 181.2 × 176.0 mm (7.1 × 6.9 in) and uses 12 thread colors across 12 color changes. Total count is 5,123 stitches at a density of about 16.1 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~9 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 12, automatic trims: 22
- 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 16.1 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 181.2 × 176.0 mm plan on 6×10 in or larger, and mark your centre lines before hooping.
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:
- 738 Very Light Tan
- 807 Peacock Blue
- 900 Dark Burnt Orange
- 434 Light Brown
- 958 Dark Sea Green
- 3716 Very Light Dusty Rose
- 780 Ultra Very Dark Topaz
- 3013 Light Khaki Green
- 776 Medium Pink
- 3777 Very Dark Terra Cotta
- 561 Very Dark Jade
- 899 Medium Rose
Stitching Notes
12 colors across 12 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
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.
Categories
Thread Palette
12 colors — DMC floss
This file format doesn't store thread colors — the colors shown are a suggested palette. Swap in any threads you like.
- 738Very Light Tan
- 807Peacock Blue
- 900Dark Burnt Orange
- 434Light Brown
- 958Dark Sea Green
- 3716Very Light Dusty Rose
- 780Ultra Very Dark Topaz
- 3013Light Khaki Green
