Sketched out this skull cupcake for the bakery friend who keeps doin halloween popups. She wanted somethin she could stitch on her apron and her merch tees that wasnt the millionth cartoon ghost. So I gave her a proper vintage skull tucked in a teal striped cupcake liner with baby pink frosting swirlin around the base of the skull and a little cherry sittin on top.
The whole thing reads like old tattoo flash, heavy black outline work, lots of fine pen line shading under each colour fill. Thirteen thread colours total which sounds wild but its mostly small accents, the bulk of the stitching is the black outline, the bone skull, the pink frosting and the teal liner. Pink sprinkles dotted across the frosting just bring it to life.
Best fabrics here are mid weight cotton, twill, or canvas. White, cream or charcoal grey grounds let those pastel tones and teal liner pop without the bakery vibes feelin muddy. I sewed the medium size on a black drill apron and that pink swirl basically glowed against the dark cloth, customers at the popup table couldnt stop pointin at it.
Five sizes from 1.86 inches wide for a chest pocket up to roughly 4 inches wide and 7.5 inches tall for a full apron bib panel. Smallest is just over 23k stitches and the biggest is 54k. Run medium cutaway behind, the dense black skull and the frosting fill section work the hoop hard. Hooped right on the apron bib the largest size fills the chest beautiful.
Send me a note if anythin fails to load and ill fire over a replacement that evening.
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.
- Bakery merch teeCream tee chest piece for the halloween bakery popup, the friend who runs hers every october sells out on day one.
- Spooky birthday party napkinsBlack drill apron bib at the largest size, the bakery uniform piece my customer wore at her october counter made everyone ask.
- Halloween apron bibCloth napkin corner at the smallest size for the spooky birthday party table with real skull cupcakes as the centrepiece.
- Coffee shop server towelCotton bar towel for the coffee shop server running the halloween latte specials, small size hangs over the handle.
- Cake decorator kit bagMakeup bag front panel at the medium size for the goth bride getting ready for a halloween wedding aesthetic.
- Goth kitchen pot holderCanvas cake decorator kit bag flap at the medium, suits the person doing october spooky season commissions.
- Reusable bakery box wrapQuilted pot holder in charcoal grey at the medium size for the witchy kitchen aesthetic, the teal liner glows.
- October booth tablecloth cornerBlack linen craft fair booth tablecloth corner at the smallest size, the october theme shows without dominating.
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 1.86 × 3.51 in | 23,017 |
| 2.39 × 4.51 in | 30,240 |
| 2.92 × 5.51 in | 37,875 |
| 3.45 × 6.51 in | 45,984 |
| 3.98 × 7.51 in | 54,835 |
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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