Trailing Leaf Sprig
Trailing Leaf Sprig is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 111.2 × 134.5 mm with 7,043 stitches in 5 thread colors. Expect roughly 12 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
- 7,043
- Design Size
- 111.2 × 134.5 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 5" × 7" (130 × 180 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~12 min
- Color Changes
- 4
- Trims
- 32
- 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 | 807 · Peacock Blue | 157 |
| 2 | 310 · Black | 2,570 |
| 3 | 561 · Very Dark Jade | 2,694 |
| 4 | 645 · Very Dark Beaver Gray | 1,064 |
| 5 | 704 · Bright Chartreuse | 413 |
About This Design
This leaf sprig design stitches out at 111.2 × 134.5 mm (4.4 × 5.3 in) and uses 5 thread colors across 4 color changes. Total count is 7,043 stitches at a density of about 47.1 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~12 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 4, automatic trims: 32
- 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 47.1 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 111.2 × 134.5 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:
- 807 Peacock Blue
- 310 Black
- 561 Very Dark Jade
- 645 Very Dark Beaver Gray
- 704 Bright Chartreuse
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.
