5 Día de Muertos Machine Embroidery Designs for Your Ofrenda and Gifts

Día de Muertos is November 1 and 2, right after Halloween, which leaves just enough time to stitch something for your ofrenda, your family, or your shop. These machine embroidery designs download instantly, so you can start today. Here are five of our favorite Day of the Dead designs, from sugar skulls to marigolds.

5 Día de Muertos machine embroidery designs

1. Sugar Skull Front (D0286)

A classic front-facing calavera that fits a left chest, a cap front, or a small ofrenda napkin. It stitches at 2.06 × 2.66 in. See the Sugar Skull Front design.

2. Sugar Skull Side Profile (D0283)

A side-profile sugar skull, great on sleeves, tote bags, and jacket chests. It stitches at 2.80 × 3.11 in. See the Sugar Skull Side Profile design.

3. Skull Heart Papel Picado (D0284)

A skull, a heart, and papel picado in one design, made for sweatshirts, pillow covers, and gifts for someone you're remembering. It stitches at 3.69 × 2.83 in. See the Skull Heart Papel Picado design.

4. Orange Marigold (D0282)

The cempasúchil is the flower of the season. Scatter a few across a table runner or ofrenda cloth, or pair one with a sugar skull. It stitches at 2.69 × 2.50 in. See the Orange Marigold design.

5. Descansen en Paz Lettering (D0554)

Long "Descansen en Paz" lettering, sized for a banner, an altar cloth edge, or across the back of a jacket. It stitches at 1.96 × 10.05 in. See the Descansen en Paz Lettering design.

Want more? Browse every design in our Halloween & Día de Muertos Embroidery Designs collection, or our Hispanic & Cultural Embroidery Designs for more designs inspired by Mexican and Latino culture.

Día de Muertos embroidery project ideas

• Ofrenda cloths and table runners with marigolds stitched along the edge
• Matching family sugar skull sweatshirts
• Memorial pieces with a loved one's name stitched under the design
• Tote bags and pillow covers for fall markets
• Caps and jacket patches

What you get with each design

Every design is a digital file, not a finished item. You get one ZIP package with machine embroidery files including PES, JEF, DST, EXP, VP3, HUS, and VIP for home and commercial machines (most also include XXX; check each listing). Nothing ships and there is no shipping charge, and each design is $10.99. Have a question about formats or sizing? Our Machine Embroidery Design FAQ covers the details.

Rather have it stitched for you?

We embroider to order in Arizona. Shop the Sugar Skull Embroidered Sweatshirt and the Papel Picado Skull Embroidered Sweatshirt, or see our full Hispanic Heritage embroidered apparel collection. Getting ready for the next holiday? Read our Halloween machine embroidery designs and Christmas machine embroidery designs posts.