Pine Cones with Ribbon Bow
Pine Cones with Ribbon Bow is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 90.5 × 53.8 mm with 9,075 stitches in 5 thread colors. Expect roughly 15 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
- 5
- Stitches
- 9,075
- Design Size
- 90.5 × 53.8 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 4" × 4" (100 × 100 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~15 min
- Color Changes
- 4
- Trims
- 1
- 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 | 820 · Very Dark Royal Blue | 2,259 |
| 2 | 738 · Very Light Tan | 1,513 |
| 3 | 776 · Medium Pink | 1,695 |
| 4 | 702 · Kelly Green | 1,486 |
| 5 | 931 · Medium Antique Blue | 2,111 |
About This Design
This pine cones design stitches out at 90.5 × 53.8 mm (3.6 × 2.1 in) and uses 5 thread colors across 4 color changes. Total count is 9,075 stitches at a density of about 186.4 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~15 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 4, automatic trims: 1
- 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 186.4 stitches/cm² this is a dense fill that pulls hard on the fabric. Back it with firm cut-away, add a water-soluble topping on towelling or fleece, and pick a stable woven over anything stretchy. At 90.5 × 53.8 mm reach for a 5×7 in hoop.
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:
- 820 Very Dark Royal Blue
- 738 Very Light Tan
- 776 Medium Pink
- 702 Kelly Green
- 931 Medium Antique Blue
Stitching Notes
With 5 colors and 4 changes you can pre-wind the whole set before you start and never leave the machine. 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.
