Six colours, 14,458 stitches, density 204. This is my teacher ghost design and its consistently a teacher gift favourite around halloween time. The ghost wears tiny round glasses and holds an apple, both stitched at a scale where they stay readable without losing detail. Six colour palette: white ghost body, black outline and glasses, red apple, gold accent, grey shading, and a muted teal for the chalkboard prop. At 3.14 inches wide and 3.5 inches tall its portrait-proportioned so it centres nicely on a chest pocket or a tote bag panel.
I get messages from teachers and school gift buyers every october, this one and the nurse ghost are my two most-ordered halloween designs for staff gifts. One customer wrote me last november after her school Halloween party, said she stitched 30 of these onto tote bags for the teaching team and every single one recieved compliments. Density 204 is comfortable for most machines. The ghost body is the largest area fill and it uses a flat horizontal underlay first, then the white fill on top, that two-pass approach is why the white sits opaque even on dark fabric without show-through. The glasses frames are tiny satin columns in black, run at the very end of the stitch sequence after all body fills are done. Do not run at full speed for those glasses frames or the satin column alignment shifts. Run at 70-75% machine speed for the last colour stop. Stitch those glasses at slow speed and they come out perfectly readable even at 3.14 inches wide.
Teachers, school staff, anyone doing halloween classroom decor, this gets used on tote bags, sweatshirts, aprons, and halloween party shirts. Stitch it on a black or deep navy fabric for the best ghost pop. Pair midweight cutaway with stretch or fleece, tearaway on woven cotton. If youre stitching onto a cotton twill tote, medium density tearaway is fine and the file pulls off cleanly without tearing the fabric grain. Dont skip the underlay pass, its what keeps the ghost white opaque over dark fabric. Pick a 75/11 needle for the fine glasses satin columns.
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.
- Teacher halloween sweatshirt chestTeacher halloween sweatshirt chest, this is my two most-ordered halloween staff gift design every october alongside the nurse ghost.
- Classroom halloween tote bag giftCanvas tote as a teacher team gift, a customer stitched 30 of these last year and said every single one received compliments.
- Halloween party apron teacher motifApron bib for a school halloween party, upper centre placement keeps the ghost and apple visible while worn.
- School staff costume shirt designCanvas zip pouch front panel as a classroom gift, the ghost reads clearly on white or cream canvas.
- Teacher gift canvas zip pouchLinen apron for a school librarian, the apple prop tells the story immediately without any text needed.
- Halloween classroom decor hoopBack-to-school canvas tote for a teacher appreciation run, density 204 is comfortable on most machines.
- Back-to-school halloween tote accentHoop art on cotton in a 4-inch frame as a halloween classroom wall display, the design fills the round frame neatly.
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.14 × 3.50 in | 14,458 |
| 3.58 × 4.00 in | 16,737 |
| 4.03 × 4.50 in | 19,028 |
| 4.47 × 4.99 in | 21,574 |
| 4.93 × 5.49 in | 24,273 |
| 5.38 × 6.00 in | 26,885 |
| 5.82 × 6.50 in | 29,638 |
| 6.26 × 6.99 in | 32,448 |
| 6.73 × 7.50 in | 35,438 |
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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