13 Adorable Skeleton Sewing Ideas

Skeletons might sound creepy and scary, but they can actually be quite cute. Especially when they’re part of a Halloween sewing project. We’ve rounded up 13 adorable skeleton sewing ideas that are perfect for Halloween. Our roundup includes sewing tutorials and patterns to make plushies and home décor and even skeleton costumes! They’re all easy to sew and something you can whip up in an evening or afternoon. Nothing scary here, only cute sewing ideas that feature skulls and skeletons for Halloween. There’s even a rainbow skeleton to keep things extra cute.

Read on for 13 skeleton and skull Halloween sewing tutorials and patterns you can make today!

Stitch a Floppy Felt Skeleton by Mollie Johanson for Handmade Charlotte

This little felt skeleton is posable!

[photo credit: Handmade Charlotte]

Spooky Skeleton Cameo Halloween Pillow by Flamingo Toes

[photo credit: Flamingo Toes]

How to Sew a Sock Skeleton Doll by Craft Passion

[photo credit: Craft Passion]

FREE Skeleton Blankie Buddy Pattern from Felt With Love for Sew Simple Home

[photo credit: Sew Simple Home]

Easy DIY Skeleton Costume by Heather Handmade

[photo credit: Heather Handmade]

Spooky Silhouettes as Halloween Window Décor by Sadie Seasongoods

[photo credit: Sadie Seasongoods]

Fabric Skull and Crossbones Wall Hanging by Crafty Staci

[photo credit: Crafty Staci]

Felt Halloween Finger Puppets by While Wearing Heels

[photo credit: While Wearing Heels]

How to Make a Skull Tie Dye Shirt by I Love To Create

[photo credit: I Love To Create]

Mini Skeleton Softie {Tutorial + Free Pattern} by Felt With Love Designs

[photo credit: Felt With Love Designs]

Easy DIY Halloween Costume: Rainbow Skeleton by Snyder Family Co. Blog

[photo credit: Snyder Family Co. Blog]

Quilted Skull Pillow Pattern/Tutorial by Modern Handcraft

[photo credit: Modern Handcraft]

Free Skeleton Ribcage Stencil by What the Craft

[photo credit: What the Craft]

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If you like your cross stitch with a bit of a rustic look, you’ll want to check out the Etsy shop Needle Treasures Nook. This shop is based in Bulgaria and does a lot of projects shown as pillows, though of course you could frame them if you like that look better.

Because of the season at the time of this writing I was drawn first to the St. Patrick’s Day section, which has a couple of handfuls of projects for you to choose from. I like this lucky heart design, which includes shamrocks in a heart shape and a couple of ladybugs (or ladybirds, depending on where you live). Yes, they are supposed to be good luck, especially if one lands on you!

The design is 52 by 49 stitches and its shown on 32 count ecru linen that was dyed with green tea, which is kind of fun. Instructions for how to dye fabric with botanicals are included in the pattern. And of course you don’t have to make yours heart shaped but it is pretty that way.

In addition there are lots of other holiday themed cross stitch patterns. In particular there are a lot of Thanksgiving patterns, more even than Christmas, though only by a couple. Cute animals are on heavy rotation here, including turkeys, foxes, squirrels and rabbits. There are also plenty of leaves and pumpkins, of course.

How about those Christmas patterns? Here you’ll find sweet trees, rustic Santas, snow-themed projects and, of course, more adorable animals. You’ll also find projects for Valentine’s Day, Easter, spring and summer and an array of American patriotic patterns. (Do we Americans stitch so much red, white and blue stuff that designers from other countries need to make more for us? It’s a mystery.)

They also have a few fonts, Quaker style patterns, bees, flowers, fruits and more. Check out all the goodies at Needle Treasures Nook on Etsy.

[Photo: Needle Treasures Nook]

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