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Funny Subversive Halloween Cross-Stitch Patterns

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I know there are a lot of funny, snarky, subversive Halloween cross-stitch patterns out there, but I wanted to highlight just a few for your stitching fun.

I think we shared this one last year, but the Snarky Ghost from Swoodson Says is too cute not to share again. And it’s the one of these patterns that is free, which is all the better.

Subversive Cross Stitch has a bunch of great Halloween themed kits. A couple of my favorites are I’ve Got Mad Skulls and Witch, Please.

Yes I Can Drive a Stick from 123 Cross Stitch made me laugh out loud.

I also love Sorry We’re Dead from Satsuma Street on etsy.

Do you stitch snarky or funny cross stitch designs? I’d love to hear about any Halloween themed ones you might have made.

Looking for more Snarky or Subversive Cross stitch charts and designs? Check these out on Etsy. 

Looking for more fun Halloween Cross-stitch patterns and charts? Check out these Halloween themed Cross stitch designs on Etsy.

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  2. I often use Silence is Golden when my grands are using “outside voices” in the house. Love the duct tape addition — one that would make them smile!

Have you read?

Printable Cross Stitch Sheets Make it Easy to Cross Stitch on Clothes

Lately I have been feeling like all of my clothes are looking a little worn or feeling a little tired. I don’t want to buy new clothes, though, so there’s been a lot of mending, altering and adding special touches to things that otherwise might get overlooked or not worn at all. 

As an example, not too long ago I added a little bit of embroidery to a T-shirt, which was a lot of fun to do and made me start eyeing all my solid-colored garments and wondering how they might look with some stitching added. 

Of course you can cross stitch on garments, too, whether T-shirts or woven tops, skirts, pants and more. But it can be tricky to transfer cross stitch designs to your garment to make stitching easier. 

Much like with embroidery, it’s great to use a water soluble stabilizer to keep your fabric in place while you stitch and to transfer your design (or your cross stitch grid at least) while you’re stitching. Then you just wash away the stabilizer when you’re done and it will look like the stitching has always been there. 

Ashley General Handmade uses Sulky Stick ‘n Stitch, which is a product I use, too. It’s easy to use and washes away cleanly. 

To make it even easier, she designed some printable cross stitch grids at different counts that you can print out to draw your own cross stitch designs, but you can also print the grid right on the Sulky, so you can stitch on top of squares and then remove them when you’re done. 

Brilliant, right? 

She has pages as big as 8 count and all the way down to 20 (remember: the bigger the number the smaller the stitches will be) that you can download and print to make your own designs and also use to make stitching on clothing easier. I’m definitely going to try this the next time I want to cross stitch on fabric!

You can grab her printables over at Ashley General Handmade.

[Photo: Ashley General Handmade]