You’ll love how easy these no sew fabric pumpkins are to make!
I’m not ready to go full steam ahead and decorate for fall just yet, but…I am having fun with a few fall projects that I can start using around the house now. Today I have a simple DIY to share with you guys. No sew fabric pumpkins are fabulous for placing in a vignette to start the fall decor season off and can still be used through Thanksgiving. I made my no sew pumpkins in burlap, but think they’d be stunning in velvet or another textured fabric too.
How to make no sew fabric pumpkins
Supplies needed to make no sew fabric pumpkins. I use affiliate links to help you find the supplies I used.
- burlap or other fabric
- iron on fusing tape
- rubber band
- hot glue
- Decoupage or glue
- jute twine
- pencil or disposable wood BBQ skewer
- scissors
- iron
- measuring tape
Step 1. Start with a 12″ x 16″ piece of burlap. Seal the 12″ ends (sides) together with fusing tape and an iron. Press the seam to one side.
Step 2. Cut 5 – 17″ strips of jute string and knot together at one end.
Step 3. Slip the jute inside the burlap with the knot sticking out
Step 4. Gather the ends together and secure with a rubber band.
Step 5. Turn the no sew fabric pumpkin right-side out, so the seam and jute twine are on the inside of the burlap pumpkin.
Step 6. Fill with batting or filler. I recycled and used the stuffing from a sofa pillow I didn’t need anymore pillow 🙂
Step 7. Arrange the 5 jute strings to mimic pumpkin sections. Gather the top of the no sew fabric pumpkin together and gently pull each piece of jute twine up to the top.
Step 8. Wrap the second rubber band around the top of the burlap pumpkin. Gently pull each jute twine to create pumpkin sections.
Step 9. Leave 2 pieces of jute twine out of the stem wrap. Wrap top stem with jute twine. Use hot glue to hold sections and wrapped twine. Trim pumpkin stem. Watch the hot glue on this step, I got a bit messy with mine and it’s hard to get off once the hot glue is on;) Wrap another piece of jute twine around the top stem and secure with hot glue.
Step 10. Cover the no sew pumpkin with foil or other protective cover. Use glue or Decoupage to wet the 2 remaining long jute strands, coil around pencil or BBQ skewer. Let sit for a short period of time and gently remove the stick before its fully dry.
I put my pumpkins in the DIY bed spindle pedestal bowl I made from a bed headboard a few months ago.
I’m still tinkering around with the DIY wood cutout pumpkin I made for the Power Tool Challenge and trying to figure out where it will go.
So sorry about the darker photos in this post, our house is crazy dark inside, it’s been raining cats and dogs here with the tropical storm in the gulf 🙂
For now I think I’m happy with the fall items I’ve made, especially these no sew fabric pumpkins.
What about you? Are you making new fall home decor or do you have some favorites to unpack?
mary says
These are too cute and I love that they are no sew so anyone can make them!
Wendi says
Hi Mary! Thank you 🙂 I fell in love with these as soon as I saw them and knew I needed some. Yes, a no sew project is always the path I’d take. It’s so much easier than lugging out the sewing machine! Thanks so much for your visit!
Sherry says
Thanks for linking your fun post at the Fabulous Fall Party!
Come by often and link all your Fall posts. The goes all the way to the end of Oct.
The linky changes every Thurs. Happy Fall!
Have a fun and safe Labor Day.
Wendi says
Hi Sherry, You’re welcome 🙂
Patty says
Wendi I love your burlap pumpkins, they are just my style, and I love that you can make these as big or as little as you want.
I don’t know that I will have time this year to make these but I am saving for next year. This will be a good project to make during the winter for next fall.
Wendi says
Hi Patty, They are a neat project to make:) I’d love to see them in burlap or out of old sweaters. I hope you get to enjoy your fall season Do you get pretty fall colors there? With as much as I love FL, I do miss the gorgeous colors of fall. Have a lovely weekend!
Patty says
Oh yes wouldn’t old sweaters be wonderful. Our fall colors are just beautiful, but this has been such a wet summer who knows this year may be the exception. We had a glorious weekend, it got down to 60 degrees Sat and Sun and was sunny and low humidity both days getting up to mid 80’s, so we had a nice little break.
I hope you and your family have a wonderful labor day and please stay safe.
Wendi says
Hi Patty…you’re weather sounds wonderful! As soon as the rain & storm left we were back to stifling temps. I can imagine your fall leaves and colors are gorgeous! Ye, I wish I’d kept some of my sweaters now, they would have made awesome pumpkins..especially cable knit ones:) Hope your Labor Day weekend is good too:)
Dorene says
Hi Wendi,
I love how your pumpkins turned out. I made some burlap pumpkins last year, and also made some out of fabric and an old sweater too, which you can view here:
http://seasonalchapters.blogspot.com/2015/11/more-fabric-pumpkins.html
(I’ve had to put my blog on hold for a while, but am hoping to start posting again soon, and in the mean time have enjoyed reading others’ blogs and yours is one of the ones I subscribe to). This post has inspired me to start pulling out my autumn decor despite the warm weather we are still having. Stay safe during the tropical storm!
Dorene