Three little ghosts all in a row and every single one of them is reading. The one on the left has a stack of books beside it and is hunched over reading, the middle ghost is flat on the ground with a big open book, and the right one is sitting up holding a paperback. Its a wide horizontal design, wider than its tall, which is kinda unusual and makes it brilliant for placement across a chest, a tote base, or a pillowcase border.
The ghost bodies are that pale blue-white you get from ghost clip art, done in light fill with a slightly darker shadow wash on the lower edges. Books have coloured covers in pink, orange and tan shades with line-detail spines. Fourteen colours sounds like alot for small figures but the design is only 1.17 inches tall at the smallest size so most of those stops are quick bobbin changes. At the widest size its 5.5 inches across but only 1.84 inches tall, which tells you exactly what kind of placement this is for.
I get messages every october from teachers and librarians asking for designs that are halloween but not too spooky for a school setting, and this one ticks that box perfectly. Reach out if the ghost fills look sparse on dark fabric, its digitised for light or white bases and you might want a backing layer on anything navy or black. Use a light cutaway or good tear-away on a stable woven. Skip stretchy bases for this one because the wide horizontal layout will pull and warp on jersey.
What people are using this design for
A starting point. The design works for plenty more than just this list, this is what folks have stitched it onto most.
- Halloween reading-themed tote bagsStitch across the front panel of a canvas tote for a Halloween book fair bag that stands out at the table
- Library or school book fair tee shirtsEmbroider across the chest of a white or cream tee for a librarian or school reading event shirt
- Pillowcase border for a bookish bedroomRun it along the border of a pillowcase hem on a cream base for a bookworm-themed bedroom decoration
- Bookish Halloween sweatshirt front panelPlace it centred on a black or grey sweatshirt for a Halloween design that book lovers actually want to wear
- Trick-or-treat bag across the front bandStitch across the front band of a plain canvas trick-or-treat bag and it becomes a keepsake not just a bag
- Teacher gift bags or pouchesGoes beautifully on a small gift pouch for a teacher, especially around halloween or end-of-term
- Book club member tote or apronMembers of a spooky book club will recognise this immediately as their kind of thing
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 1.17 × 3.50 in | 6,393 |
| 1.34 × 4.00 in | 7,606 |
| 1.51 × 4.50 in | 8,814 |
| 1.68 × 5.00 in | 10,016 |
| 1.84 × 5.50 in | 11,404 |
| 2.01 × 6.00 in | 12,650 |
| 2.18 × 6.50 in | 14,186 |
| 2.35 × 7.00 in | 15,754 |
| 2.51 × 7.50 in | 17,490 |
Files & Formats
Eight machine formats included in one zip. Whichever your machine reads, its in the pack.
Plus a color chart for thread matching. See full format guide.
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Reyazul Masud Riham, hand-drawing every design on this site
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