Haunted Holiday Stitches: Spooky and Adorable Embroidery Designs for Halloween and Beyond

by Laura McElroy

Overview

Celebrate spooky season from Summerween to Halloween with the creepy cute embroidery projects in Haunted Holiday Stitches! From plump pumpkins to spooky ghosts and skulls, Laura McElroy is known for her quirky and adorable designs. Now, she shares her favorite whimsical patterns in this colorful and gift-able guide, including:

• Candy corn bats!

• Dark rose bouquet!

• Spooky Christmas wreath!

• Creepy Krampus kitty!

This book also details McElroy's essential tips on getting started with embroidery and insider secrets about how she creates her colorful designs. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced artist, Haunted Holiday Stitches has patterns to help you celebrate your darker side all year long.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798888143919
Publisher:	Rocky Nook
Publication date:	07/22/2025
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Laura McElroy is an artist/maker with a love for cats, spooky films, black metal, and sewing. She lives in Wales with her husband, son, and two mischievous cats, Salem and Loki. She has always followed a creative path, from drawing and baking as a child, making textile fairy dolls & wearable art at college, to studying art and textiles at university, where she achieved a first-class honors degree in contemporary textile practice followed by a distinction in her master’s degree of fine art. She is a huge lover of Halloween and everything spooky (all year round!) and she has been running her embroidery business, Cat & Magpie, from her home since 2020.

Table of Contents

Chapter One - Building Your Craft Supply

Chapter Two - Setting Up Your Embroidery

Chapter Three - Stitch Library

Chapter Four - Projects: Valloween Teacup Bat

Haunted Holly

Trick or Treat Cupcake

Spooky Blue Boo-quet

Summer Goth Ice Cream

Halloween Pumpkin Cat

Krampus Kitty

Haunted Garden Ghost

Candy Corn Bats

Autumnal Witch Hat

Seasons Creepings Wreath

Code Orange Haunted House

Crystal Gazing Ghost