Going Batty — A Simple Embroidery Pattern

Add a little silliness to your Halloween stitching with Going Batty, a playful Thimbles & Tales embroidery pattern that’s more sweet than spooky!

This whimsical design features an adorable pumpkin-bat character with big expressive eyes, tiny fangs, floppy bat wings, and curling pumpkin vines. Above him, a little bat hangs upside down from a twisting vine, looking as though he might be wondering how things got quite so batty!

Designed with simple outline embroidery and minimal fill, the pattern uses classic Halloween shades of pumpkin orange, black, olive green, and warm neutrals. The open stitching keeps the project relaxing and gives it the charming, old-fashioned hand-embroidered look that works beautifully with farmhouse and cottage Halloween décor.

Use the finished design on dish towels, pillows, tote bags, framed embroidery, wall hangings, treat bags, or handmade Halloween gifts.

Skill Level: Beginner to Confident Beginner

Style: Whimsical • Halloween • Primitive Cottage • Folk Art

Technique: Hand Embroidery

Designed by: Thimbles & Tales

A little pumpkin, a little bat, and a few happy stitches—sometimes it’s fun to go a little batty!