Rose and Leaf Border
Rose and Leaf Border is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 491.8 × 137.1 mm with 36,409 stitches in 10 thread colors. Expect roughly 61 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
- 10
- Stitches
- 36,409
- Design Size
- 491.8 × 137.1 mm
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~61 min
- Color Changes
- 9
- Trims
- 13
- Difficulty
- Advanced
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 | 550 · Very Dark Violet | 8,527 |
| 2 | 704 · Bright Chartreuse | 2,825 |
| 3 | 310 · Black | 2,904 |
| 4 | 820 · Very Dark Royal Blue | 926 |
| 5 | 741 · Medium Tangerine | 1,752 |
| 6 | 738 · Very Light Tan | 672 |
| 7 | 958 · Dark Sea Green | 8,978 |
| 8 | 776 · Medium Pink | 4,266 |
| 9 | 3607 · Light Plum | 3,016 |
| 10 | 702 · Kelly Green | 2,082 |
About This Design
This rose border design stitches out at 491.8 × 137.1 mm (19.4 × 5.4 in) and uses 10 thread colors across 9 color changes. Total count is 36,409 stitches at a density of about 54.0 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~61 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 9, automatic trims: 13
- 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 54.0 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 491.8 × 137.1 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:
- 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
Stitching Notes
10 colors across 9 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
A border repeats well along table runners, pillowcase edges, curtain hems and quilt sashing. Stitch one repeat on scrap and measure it, then work out how many repeats your piece needs before you hoop the real fabric.
Categories
Thread Palette
10 colors — DMC floss
This file format doesn't store thread colors — the colors shown are a suggested palette. Swap in any threads you like.
- 550Very Dark Violet
- 704Bright Chartreuse
- 310Black
- 820Very Dark Royal Blue
- 741Medium Tangerine
- 738Very Light Tan
- 958Dark Sea Green
- 776Medium Pink
