How to make a fabric pumpkin tutorial

You can make a fabric pumpkin with this easy tutorial that includes a free pattern.  I love how this pumpkin has its shape without the use of strings on the outside to give it the gathered look.  It makes for a much cleaner look.

As the leaves change and the air turns crisp, it’s time to bring a touch of autumn into your home with some cozy fall decor. And what better way to do that than with these adorable fabric pumpkins! In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to create your own festive pumpkins using our free pattern. So grab your sewing supplies and get ready to add a pop of pumpkin spice to your space!

Fabric pumpkin made with fleecefun free template and tutorial

YOU WILL NEED:

Quick Tip

Some fabric places you can buy minky or cuddle scraps by the pound.  For this project that’s what I did.  I pulled scraps from a bin and saved a ton of cash.

DIY Fabric Pumpkin Tutorial: Step-by-Step Guide here:

How to make a fabric pumpkin written intstructions:

Step 1 – Cut out the Free Pumpkin Pattern

First, you’re going to print up the free pattern that’s provided. And you’re going to cut out six of the pieces to the pumpkin.

Alright now that you have all of those pieces cut out, it’s time to move to the next step.

Step 2 – Gather the edges to the fall decor

Next you’re going to do a basting stitch or a really long running stitch on each side of the pumpkin oval. Once you’ve done that you’re going to ruche it together or I’d say gather it together so it looks ruched. Once you’ve done that to all the pieces it’s time to sew it together.

Step 3 – Sew the fabric pumpkin together

Take the pieces right sides together and on each side sew together. You can see that the pumpkin is now starting to form right? You’re almost there. When you get to the last piece you’re going to have the pumpkin inside out and you’re going to sew it part way up leaving about an inch to an inch and a half gap at the top.

Step 4 – STuff the Pumpkin and finish it up

Turn it right side out and stuff it full of whatever you want. You can use batting, you can use beans if you want or beads even is another solution. Once you’ve filled it up you’re going to stitch the gap closed. And then you’re going to wrap the stick with some twine and put the stick on top. You can either glue it or you can kind of leave the gap open a little bit and sew it into the gap. Alright, that’s looking good. Now I’ll tell you, you can wrap the stem in twine if you want to and then put it in but I actually just like the stick all by itself so I just put the stick in it and it looked great. So that was it. And you’re finished.

Perfect fall decor for destructive kids

You have this adorable cute little scrunched pumpkin and what I love about it is that it is adorable decor. I got a little boy who is a little destructive and it’s one of those things he can throw around and play with it and it will be fine. It will still look good.

Download the Free Fabric Pumpkin Pattern and Tutorial Below!

You can get a free copy of Adobe reader here– it is the ONLY reader I recommend. By downloading  you are agreeing to pattern terms of use. Click the picture below to download the .pdf !  

cute fabric pumpkin perfect as halloween decorations for parties made with free pattern and video tutorial from fleece fun, with the text "CLICK TO GO TO DOWNLOAD" displayed at the bottom.
I love how this sewing DIY has the pumpkin shape down perfectly. No outside strings - and it's so cute. I wan to make this for my mantle for fall decor. Perfect for Autumn.

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2 Comments

  1. love love love all of your creations,I so enjoy making things for my ten grandchildren. I am a visual learner as well therefore your projects are delightful to make.

    Thank you
    Joyce

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