Theres a classic jack-o-lantern sitting front and centre, carved triangular eyes, a jagged row-of-teeth grin, and a curled stem on top. Rising up from behind the pumpkin is a rounded cartoon ghost, its little arms out to the sides and the expression on its face is more suprised than scary. Two bats sit in the upper corners with wings spread, each one a flat inky black silhouette. The whole scene reads as a group, pumpkin anchors the bottom, ghost fills the middle, bats frame the top.
5 thread colours do all the work: vivid pumpkin orange for the body fill, bright white for the ghost, inky black for outlines and bat silhouettes, yellow for the eye and grin glow effect, and a pale grey shadow underneath the pumpkin base so it doesnt float. 766 stitches per square inch sits on the heavier side, the filled pumpkin body is where most of that accumulates.
This is one of the designs where I keep seeing it come back around, customers buy it in september and message me a week later with photos of finished costumes and trick-or-treat bags. a customer told me she stitched the 5-inch version onto her daughters treat bag and the carved eyes actually seemed to glow under porch lights because of the yellow thread on the dark orange background. That wasnt something I planned but Im glad it works.
Use a medium cutaway stabiliser on knit fabric like fleece or sweatshirt material since the stitch count at the large sizes gets close to 40k and needs proper support. Grab tearaway for woven cotton and canvas. Hoop firm, keep your needle sharp, and slow the machine for the narrow black outline satin columns because a dull needle will skip on those.
5 sizes from 3.31 to 7.07 inches wide. All machine file formats pack into the zip. Message me if you hit any file issue and Ill check the format for your machine.
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.
- kids halloween trick-or-treat bag and toteStitch the 5-inch size onto a black canvas treat bag in orange and white thread for a glow-in-the-porch-light halloween look
- halloween costume bib and childs apronRun the 4-inch version on a navy childs apron bib panel for a halloween kitchen helper outfit that photographs well
- spooky throw pillow cover for halloween decorCentre the 7-inch version on a black velvet cushion cover for a seasonal sofa throw pillow that earns compliments each october
- october sweatshirt and hoodie chest graphicPlace the 5-inch size on the chest of a black crewneck sweatshirt in orange and white for a wearable halloween graphic
- front door wreath and door sign accentHoop the mid-size onto a burlap door-sign blank and hang it on the front door wreath from october 1st
- halloween party favour bags and gift bagsEmbroider the smallest size on black organza favour bags for halloween party place settings
- kids school bag and backpack halloween patchIron-on backing on the 3.31-inch size turns it into a removable halloween patch for school bags
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.31 × 3.46 in | 15,536 |
| 4.24 × 4.49 in | 20,949 |
| 5.19 × 5.50 in | 26,832 |
| 6.12 × 6.51 in | 33,378 |
| 7.07 × 7.50 in | 40,595 |
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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