Tutorial: Pumpkin Pillow with Scraps
Do you like finding ways to use up some scraps of fabric in creative and festive ways? Try making this cute pumpkin pillow that you can make using a variety of orange fabric scraps or remnants. It’s pretty simple and only requires using piping between the pumpkin layers. Get started by downloading the free pattern and following along with the step-by-step instructions.
Supplies Needed:
(all of my patterns include 1/2″ seam allowance)
Step 1
baste the black piping to the side pumpkin pieces
Add the black piping to all of the far-side and center-side pumpkin pieces along the inner curves.
Step 2
sew the pumpkin pieces together, sandwiching the piping
Do this for the front and back of the pillow.
Step 3
Sew the pumpkin stem
with right sides together, sew the stem pieces.
Step 4
turn the stem right side out
Trim the seam, clip the curves and turn the stem to the right side.
Step 5
Baste the stem to the top of the pumpkin pillow
Step 6
sew the front and back of the pillow together
With right sides together, sew your two pillow faces around the edge. Be sure to leave a gap on the bottom of the pillow so that you can turn it right side out.
Step 7
Trim the seam allowance and turn the pillow to the right side
Trimming the seam allowance with pinking shears can help to get a smoother curve around the sides of the pumpkin.
Step 8
stuff the pillow
You can use whatever you want to stuff your pillow. I like to use leftover fabric scraps that are too small to use for anything else as my pillow stuffing, but this does make the final pillow a little more lumpy than it otherwise would be. So, if you don’t like that, you can always use polyfill or another type of traditional pillow stuffing material.
Step 9
sew up the gap
Hand sew the gap closed to finish up the pillow.
Finished!
