Tulip Bud Sprig
Tulip Bud Sprig is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 97.2 × 246.1 mm with 8,200 stitches in 12 thread colors. Expect roughly 14 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
- 8,200
- Design Size
- 97.2 × 246.1 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 6" × 10" (160 × 260 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~14 min
- Color Changes
- 11
- Trims
- 2
- 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 | 899 · Medium Rose | 1,802 |
| 2 | 550 · Very Dark Violet | 498 |
| 3 | 704 · Bright Chartreuse | 18 |
| 4 | 310 · Black | 186 |
| 5 | 820 · Very Dark Royal Blue | 6 |
| 6 | 741 · Medium Tangerine | 939 |
| 7 | 738 · Very Light Tan | 513 |
| 8 | 958 · Dark Sea Green | 1,452 |
| 9 | 776 · Medium Pink | 1,065 |
| 10 | 3607 · Light Plum | 43 |
About This Design
This tulip design stitches out at 97.2 × 246.1 mm (3.8 × 9.7 in) and uses 12 thread colors across 11 color changes. Total count is 8,200 stitches at a density of about 34.3 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~14 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 11, automatic trims: 2
- 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 34.3 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 97.2 × 246.1 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:
- 899 Medium Rose
- 550 Very Dark Violet
- 704 Bright Chartreuse
- 310 Black
- 820 Very Dark Royal Blue
- 741 Medium Tangerine
- 738 Very Light Tan
- 958 Dark Sea Green
- 776 Medium Pink
- 3607 Light Plum
- 702 Kelly Green
- 321 Red
Stitching Notes
12 colors across 11 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.
- 899Medium Rose
- 550Very Dark Violet
- 704Bright Chartreuse
- 310Black
- 820Very Dark Royal Blue
- 741Medium Tangerine
- 738Very Light Tan
- 958Dark Sea Green
