Supplies

Here’s what you’ll need to make fabric pumpkins:

• Fabric Pumpkin Pattern: get it in the blue box above
• Fabric: I used flannel fabric in gorgeous fall colors and prints. A quarter yard of fabric is enough to make one large and one small pumpkin, or three small pumpkins. You can also use scrap fabric in different textures for a fun look.
• Stick for pumpkin stems: I gathered some fat sticks from a park.
• Ribbon, twine, leaves, etc. to decorate with
• Stuffing such as poly fill: you’ll only need an ounce or two of stuffing for each pumpkin.
• Sewing machine and thread

Instructions

• Print the pattern (found in a blue box in this post). Use it to cut 5 petal shaped pieces for each pumpkin.
• Lay two pieces with wrong sides together. Sew along on curved edge, starting even with the centre of the piece and ending 1/8th inch before the center. Use a 3/8th inch seam allowance for the smaller pumpkin and a 1/2 inch seam allowance for the larger pumpkin
• Flip the piece over so the seam runs along the bottom. Fold down the top half of the piece.
• Place a third piece on top, matching up the top edges, again with wrong sides together. Sew along the top edge, stopping 1/8th inch before you get to the center.
• Repeat that process two more times, laying the sewn pieces so the seam is along the bottom and folding down all but the bottom piece. Add a fourth piece and sew along the top edge as directed. Repeat to sew on the fifth piece.
• Pull the pieces apart to create a ball shape. Stuff with a large handful of poly or fiberfill.
• Squish the stuffing over and pin together the last seam, placing your pins about an inch away from the edge so you can fit it under the presser foot. Sew the seam the same way you've done the others.
• Decorate with ribbon, twine, or leaves as desired.