Small Sprig Motif
Small Sprig Motif is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 312.7 × 379.0 mm with 5,718 stitches in 3 thread colors. Expect roughly 10 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
- 3
- Stitches
- 5,718
- Design Size
- 312.7 × 379 mm
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~10 min
- Color Changes
- 3
- Trims
- 11
- 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 | 900 · Dark Burnt Orange | 3,461 |
| 2 | 931 · Medium Antique Blue | 776 |
| 3 | 899 · Medium Rose | 1,278 |
About This Design
This sprig design stitches out at 312.7 × 379.0 mm (12.3 × 14.9 in) and uses 3 thread colors across 3 color changes. Total count is 5,718 stitches at a density of about 4.8 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~10 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 3, automatic trims: 11
- 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 4.8 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 312.7 × 379.0 mm this needs a large-format hoop, or splitting across several hoopings with alignment marks — check it against your machine's maximum field first.
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:
- 900 Dark Burnt Orange
- 931 Medium Antique Blue
- 899 Medium Rose
Stitching Notes
With 3 colors and 3 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.
