Halloween Witch Owl on an Autumn Branch Machine Embroidery Design – 4 Sizes

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This Halloween witch owl on an autumn branch machine embroidery design is a digital embroidery file for embroidery machines. The set includes 4 sizes: the smallest version fits a 4x4 inch (100x100 mm / 10x10 cm) hoop, while the other three require a 5x7 inch (130x180 mm / 13x18 cm) hoop. The design features an orange owl wearing a tall gray witch hat with purple bows, sitting on a branching autumn limb among colorful leaves, stars, a crescent moon and a bat.

This cute Halloween machine embroidery design is suitable for a child’s sweatshirt, trick-or-treat bag, backpack, pocket, apron, tote bag, decorative pillow or seasonal wall hanging.

Design Details

Sizes & Hoop Compatibility

What Is Shown in the Design

The composition centers on a round orange owl wearing a tall gray witch hat with a curled tip. An orange hatband and a purple bow decorate the hat, while a second purple bow sits at the neck. Gray wings and tail feathers balance the warm plumage. The owl perches on a brown branch with golden, green and purple leaves. A crescent moon, a flying bat and colorful stars complete the Halloween scene.

Print the placement template at 100% scale before hooping. Center the complete composition by the full branch and the outer points of the hat rather than by the owl’s body alone. The fourth size has a more vertical layout, making it especially suitable for a tote bag, apron or sweatshirt front.

Madeira Classic 40 Color Chart

All four sizes use 13 Madeira Classic 40 colors, 24 color changes and 25 embroidery blocks. On-screen swatches are approximate; use the thread number and a physical Madeira color chart for exact matching.

Color sequence: 1239 → 1288 → 1086 → 1006 → 1196 → 1319 → 1172 → 1130 → 1172 → 1349 → 1130 → 1378 → 1152 → 1239 → 1288 → 1086 → 1334 → 1319 → 1071 → 1006 → 1172 → 1006 → 1349 → 1378 → 1334.

Do not merge repeated thread numbers with automatic color sorting. Returning to the same colors is necessary for the correct layering of the branch, owl, hat, bows, crescent moon, stars and bat.

Companion Designs

Halloween Owl in a Cat Costume

Halloween Owl in a Pumpkin Witch Hat

Halloween Pumpkin Bow with a Bat

Halloween Vampire Owl

Stabilizer Guide for Different Fabrics

Firm cotton, linen, gabardine, canvas and bag fabric. Use a medium-weight tear-away stabilizer such as Madeira Cotton Soft 9436 or Aurora 55 g/m² non-fusible tear-away. Hoop the fabric and stabilizer together without pulling the fabric out of shape.

Sweatshirt fleece, knit fabric and children’s sweatshirts. Leave a soft cut-away stabilizer under the dense fill: Aurora CS1080 Cutaway Soft 80 g/m² or Madeira Super Strong 9445 white / 9446 black. It supports the embroidery through wear and washing; do not stretch the knit while hooping.

Finished bags, pockets, backpacks and items that cannot be hooped. Madeira Cotton Fix 9439 is a self-adhesive tear-away stabilizer with a paper backing. Hoop it alone with the paper side up, expose the adhesive area and secure the item on top without stretching. Gunold Filmoplast is a comparable option. On stretch knits, use Cotton Fix for positioning and add a soft cut-away stabilizer beneath the dense embroidery.

Fleece, velour and terry cloth. Add a thin water-soluble film on top, such as Madeira Avalon Film, Gunold Solvy Film or Aurora 30 μm. It prevents the pile from covering the eyelashes, hat brim, bows and small stars.

Helpful reading: how to choose stabilizers for machine embroidery and how to use Madeira Cotton Fix.

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