I love crafting pumpkins in all sorts of media, but for some reason I’ve never made any pumpkin sewing patterns! I’ve been thinking about trying my hand at them this year and will definitely share the results, but in the meantime, here are a bunch of pumpkin sewing patterns to inspire you to make some seasonal decor — maybe even out of fabric you already have, since pumpkins don’t have to be orange!

All About Pumpkin Sewing Patterns

Pumpkin sewing patterns are usually constructed in one of two ways: either they’re made from one whole piece of fabric or they’re made from individual wedges that look like leaf shapes. These wedges are sewn together to make the pumpkin shape.

A pumpkin made from a single piece of fabric is much easier to sew and can even be sewn by hand (though there is one wedge-style pumpkin sewing pattern below that is also sewn by hand). Pieced pumpkin patterns require sewing curves rather than straight lines, which isn’t a beginner skill, but it’s just a pumpkin so it doesn’t have to be perfect.

Check out the pumpkin sewing patterns below to pick a patch that suits your style and your skills!

Colorful Fall Fabric Pumpkins

Speaking of which, let’s bring the color right out of the gate with these lovely colorful fall fabric pumpkins from Flamingo Toes. I love the addition of the doily on some of these and the cute little lace bows. It makes the fabric look vintage even though it isn’t.

But if you want to use vintage fabric I think this would be a great use for it, especially if you have some old linens or pillowcases hanging around, because they often have fun patterns that will brighten up your space. They’re worked from wedges so you can make them all with the same fabric or add stripes.

I also love how she did her stems with little wooden dowel end caps with buttons on top. You could also use wooden beads and add buttons to cover the hole or use a pipe cleaner or some felt to make a bit of stem or a leaf at the top. The direct link to the pattern (the link above is to another blog post that shows these variations) is here: DIY striped pumpkins.

Cotton Flannel Pumpkin

This pretty pumpkin sewing pattern from LouLou was designed to use an old flannel shirt or other soft cotton you might have lying around, but you can use any kind of fabric you like if you don’t want to make this an upcycling project.

This is a really easy pattern that you can sew completely by hand and all you need to make it is some fabric, stuffing, thread and a needle, yarn and a yarn needle and a stick or something to use as your stem.

You could also make it with an old T-shirt, work shirt or any lightweight clothing item that’s not in a state to be worn any more but you still want to keep hold of. Or of course just use fabric, flannel or otherwise.

Pumpkin Sewing Patterns

This pumpkin sewing pattern from Shop Peppermint Creek allows you to stitch up a whole patch of pumpkins with just one pattern. There are small, medium and large options here, and the pattern includes process photos to help you along.

These are also worked in wedges but all of the samples shown use a single fabric for each pumpkin. Feel free to change it up and make yours scrappy if you like.

The small size is 4 inches tall and 6 inches (10 by 15.25 cm) at the base, while the medium is 6 inches tall and 8.5 inches (10.25 by 21.5 cm) at the base and the large is 7 inches tall and 10.5 inches (17.75 by 26.67 cm) at the base.

Rustic Fabric Pumpkins

This sweet fabric pumpkin has a more country/rustic look because the seams are on the outside. It’s a great idea to use a fabric that won’t fray a whole lot. It’s Always Autumn used flannel but I think it would be cute with felt as well and then you wouldn’t have a fraying issue at all.

The pattern comes in two sizes and she says that you can use a quarter yard of fabric to make either one larger and one smaller pumpkin or three of the small sized pumpkins.

Homespun Ragged Pumpkins

These pumpkin sewing patterns are similar in look to each other but this one takes the fraying to another level by roughing the seams up on purpose. The Homespun Ragged Pumpkins from Jubilee CreativeS are sized to be about 10 inches wide and 5-6 inches tall, depending on how you stuff them.

This pattern was developed with the help of a young sewist, so it’s a good one to make with kids if you have a little one who likes to sew or wants to learn.

Felt Pumpkins

Another variation of the seams-on-the-outside pumpkin is this felt pumpkin from The Yellow Birdhouse. Practice your blanket stitch, or just use running stitch to sew these cuties together.

The templates are free and they come in two sizes. You could also use regular fabric and a sewing machine if you’d rather, but I think this version is darling.

Patchwork Pumpkins

Another variation on the scrappy pumpkin sewing patterns is this Patchwork Pumpkin design from Retro Mama. These squat little pumpkins are super cute and easy to make.

There are three size options and you can make them solid, striped or make every wedge a different print or color as you like.

Fuzzy Pumpkins

Of course you don’t have to make this pattern, more formally known as Easy Fabric Pumpkins from Mini Happy DIY, with fuzzy fabric, but isn’t it so cute in this sherpa fabric?

The designer recommends linen, cotton, teddy, minky or muslin as other options, and the pattern includes three sizes so you can make a bunch with all your leftovers from other projects.

The pattern includes a video and photo tutorial.

How to Make a Fabric Pumpkin

If this is your first time in the pumpkin sewing patch, the tutorial from Apple Green Cottage is a good place to start. This one is worked in wedges, five total per pumpkin, so you can use a patchwork of fabrics or make it striped or solid.

This pattern has a detailed photo tutorial if you need help understanding how it goes together, and it shows you how to make the stem out of a piece of muslin (it also offers other ides of things you can use for the stem).

Batty Halloween Pumpkin

If we haven’t completely given up on the feeling that pumpkins should be orange, I hope the Batty Halloween Fabric Pumpkin from Polka Dot Chair will convince you.

These pumpkins have a perfect Gothic flair and are extra patchwork-y because the top and bottom of the pumpkin are made with different wedges. As shown each pumpkin uses four different fabrics, and there are three different size options.

You could of course make them without the bat wings, but I love them. The stem is a paper straw.

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