This sugar skull goes bright green, not the white bone one. Lime green fills the whole skull base and every section gets decorative patterns stitched inside. Red and yellow dots ring the eye sockets in a flower petal arrangement, theres a small inverted heart for the nose and floral curls line the jaw under the teeth.
On top sits a crown of three flowers. Peach rose in the middle, yellow daisy on the left, pink poppy on the right, dark teal leaves filling in behind. Honestly its more flower crown than skull when you look at the top half.
I drew this one for a customer last october who wanted something for her aunts day of the dead altar piece. She said the usual white sugar skulls felt too plain. Since then Ive been getting orders from people doing dia de los muertos shirts, makeup artist business cards stitched onto canvas, even one for a tattoo shop window display.
Comes in 5 sizes from 2.6 inches wide up to 5.55 inches, vertical orientation since the skull is taller than wide. Stitch counts run 28,579 to 69,422 which gets dense, especially for the bigger versions. Best on heavyweight cotton, denim, canvas, twill. Skip stretchy knits unless youre sizing down.
Use a cutaway stabiliser, the 69k stitch version wants proper backing or itll pucker the fabric. Hoop tight, slow the machine for the colour change between the green base and the flower crown sections.
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.
- Day of the dead tshirtsDia de los muertos festival tee in black at the largest size, the lime green skull base makes it unmistakeable in a crowd.
- Halloween hoodie graphicsDenim jacket back patch, the green pops against dark wash denim and reads as folk art rather than halloween costume.
- Canvas wall art panelsMakeup artist apron bib for festival sugar skull face painting gigs, the design matches the whole act perfectly.
- Denim jacket back patchBlack pillow case feature for a halloween bedroom setup, the ornate eye socket dots read as decorative not scary.
- Tote bag frontsCanvas tote bag front with the rose crown facing up, medium size reads from across a farmers market stall at distance.
- Pillow case decorFramed canvas wall art panel at 5.5 inches, the dense ornate detail rewards looking up close in a way prints never do.
- Makeup artist apronHoodie chest piece that lasts past october into november, the skull reads culturally intentional rather than just seasonal.
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 2.60 × 3.51 in | 28,579 |
| 3.34 × 4.51 in | 37,762 |
| 4.08 × 5.51 in | 47,584 |
| 4.82 × 6.51 in | 58,284 |
| 5.55 × 7.51 in | 69,422 |
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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