Its a ghost who reads, and honestly thats enough to sell it. The ghost body is soft cream white with tan shading down the sides so it reads as round and plump rather than flat. Big dark eyes, mouth dropped open like its suprised by a plot twist, tiny rounded hands gripping a teal book with a big orange pumpkin on the cover. The black cat is peeking right over the top spine of the book, just one set of whiskers and two pink-lidded eyes, completely unbothered.
Around the whole scene theres a floral wreath of roses, buds and leaves in salmon, yellow, and forest green. The rose petals sit in satin fills and the leaf stems trail outward in directional stitching so you can actually see individual leaf shape in the thread. 14 colour changes total, from 3.5 inches scaling 7.5 across 9 sizes. Biggest at 68k stitches, smallest under 2k.
I get pings about this one probably twice a week from book mums, teachers, and people doing library merch. One customer ordered 40 tote bags last october for a school book fair giveaway and said the kids kept pointing at the cat. And the cat is exactly the part that makes it work. Not just a ghost with a book but a whole little scene with personalities.
Stitch it on cream cotton canvas or a natural linen tote for the softest look, or go black cotton and it pops out like a patch. Back with medium cutaway under jersey or knit, tearaway on woven cotton is fine for the tighter sizes. Hoop snug because the wreath extends wide and any shift will pull the rose spacing off. Holler at me if the file misbehaves on your machine and Ill get a fixed version to you the same day.
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 tote bag for book fairsStitch the 6-inch size on a natural canvas tote and it makes the best book fair giveaway bag for october events.
- Teacher Halloween sweatshirtPop a 5-inch version centred on a dark grey sweatshirt chest and ya get a halloween teacher outfit that isnt cringe.
- Kids trick-or-treat bag front panelUse the 7.5-inch on the front of a plain canvas trick-or-treat bag so the design does all the talking.
- Library reading event teesRun it on a cream cotton tee for a kids library reading week and pair with a book-stack iron-on name below.
- Fall-themed canvas zipper pouchEmbroider a 4-inch version on a canvas zipper pouch and stuff it with autumn tea bags as a cosy fall gift.
- Bookish Halloween cushion coverHoop the largest size on a cream cushion cover and throw it on a reading-corner armchair from september onwards.
- Classroom door banner embroideryStitch the 5-inch on a piece of dark felt, frame it in a 6-inch hoop and hang it on a classroom door for october.
- Gift for a friend who readsWorks on a linen tote or a cotton book sleeve as a gift for that friend who only leaves the house for bookshops.
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.30 × 3.51ches in | 29,076 |
| 3.77 × 4.01ches in | 33,488 |
| 4.24 × 4.51ches in | 37,976 |
| 4.71 × 5.01ches in | 42,455 |
| 5.17 × 5.51ches in | 47,194 |
| 5.64 × 6.01ches in | 52,284 |
| 6.11 × 6.51ches in | 57,492 |
| 6.58 × 7.01ches in | 62,767 |
| 7.05 × 7.51ches in | 68,344 |
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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