Felt Pumpkins

Make pumpkins that will last FOREVER! The cutest Halloween accessory without all the mess.

Follow these instructions to make your very own Felt Pumpkins.

Freckles and Co Felt pumpkins

Here’s what you’ll need to get started –

PDF templates

Freckles and Co Felt pumpkins sewing tutorial

Tools:

Materials:

  • 3 Felt Squares (2 for Pumpkin and 1 for stem and leaves)
  • Toy stuffing
  • 60″ Embroidery Thread (we used DMC stranded cotton)
  • Pipe cleaner (optional for pumpkin curl)

CUT – Cut out 2 circles of felt

Freckles and Co Felt pumpkins sewing tutorial

SEW – using approx. 1cm seam allowance sew together your 2 circles inside out (right sides together) leaving a small gap.

Freckles and Co Felt pumpkins sewing tutorial

TIP – Always reverse at start and end of stitching.

Freckles and Co Felt pumpkins sewing tutorial

STUFF – Turn through your circles and stuff with toy filling until nice and firm. Plump your pumpkin to keep it circular.

Freckles and Co Felt pumpkins sewing tutorial

SEW – Seal up the hole in your pumpkin by hand sewing the gap closed with needle and thread. Use a ladder stitch or similar.

Freckles and Co Felt pumpkins sewing tutorial

SEGMENTS – Next we’re going to give the pumpkin segments embroidery thread and a long doll needle approx 6″ long.

Freckles and Co Felt pumpkins sewing tutorial

Thread your long needle with all 6 strands of embroidery thread and pierce your pumpkin right through the middle leaving along tail of thread approx. 5″ hanging out of the entry point.

Freckles and Co Felt pumpkins sewing tutorial

Thread back through the pumpkin so that you have 2 tails and can tie a double knot tightly to create a dint in your circle. One very long tail of thread and one shorter.

Freckles and Co Felt pumpkins sewing tutorial

Keep a tight hold on your thread as you now wrap over your pumpkin and pierce through the center over and over again until your have 8 segments.

Freckles and Co Felt pumpkins sewing tutorial

The trick is to keep a tight hold whilst you are wrapping.

Freckles and Co Felt pumpkins sewing tutorial

 Freckles and Co Felt pumpkins sewing tutorial

When you have your segments tie the 2 tail ends together in a double knot to hold it all together.

PLUMP your pumpkin and shape

STEM – Next we make the stem and leaves.

Freckles and Co Felt pumpkins sewing tutorial

Take your rectangular stem piece and roll it up tightly.

Freckles and Co Felt pumpkins sewing tutorial

Hand sew up the stem using a backstitch or similar to secure.

Freckles and Co Felt pumpkins sewing tutorial

Next take your leaf shape and secure the stem onto it by hand sewing all the way around to join.

Poke the stem and leaves into the center of your pumpkin by delving into the center and securing with a stitch at each segment.

Freckles and Co Felt pumpkins sewing tutorial
Freckles and Co Felt pumpkins sewing tutorial

CURL – To make the pumpkin tendril wrap a pipe cleaner around a pencil to shape.

Freckles and Co Felt pumpkins sewing tutorial

Then curl the pipe cleaner around your pumpkin stem to secure.

Freckles and Co Felt pumpkins sewing tutorial

Et Voila! You have yourself a super cute pumpkin.

Play around with different colours and sizes just enlarge or reduce your templates.

Freckles and Co Felt pumpkins sewing tutorial

I kept my samples traditional but you could easily add spooky felt eyes and a mouth.

I hope you had fun making this project. If you made on of these pumpkins please share with me on social media @frecklesandcocraft #feltpumpkins #frecklesandcocraft

Thanks for reading / Happy Sewing

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