Bring ornamental drama to Halloween stitching with this grey sugar skull design, worked in a balanced Day of the Dead style that feels decorative rather than cartoonish. The skull is framed with floral eye sockets, petal flowers, leaf shapes, scroll flourishes and teardrop accents, with pink, purple, yellow and teal lifting the grey and dark grey base. It suits anyone who wants a more elegant seasonal motif for Day of the Dead projects, especially if you like strong symmetry and crisp detail.
Because it is a dense, heavily stitched 7-colour design, it has a solid, filled look that shows up particularly well on black, charcoal, purple or natural fabrics. I’d place it on the back of a denim jacket, the front of a hoodie, a sturdy canvas tote or the centre of a Halloween cushion cover where the border outline and teeth can read clearly. The heavier coverage gives the finished skull real presence, making it a strong focal piece rather than a small background accent.
