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What you need
Orange felt (two sheets),
brown felt,
black felt,
polyester stuffing,
black thread,
sewing machine,
and hot glue gun.
Instructions
This felt jack-o’-lantern is one of the easiest Halloween plushies you can sew. The pumpkin is made from two matching orange felt ovals stitched together, turned right side out and filled with polyester stuffing.
A small stuffed brown stem is sewn into the opening at the top. The face is created separately from black felt and attached to the front with fabric glue or low-temperature hot glue.
The original design deliberately keeps the pumpkin smooth and simple, without separate sections, embroidered details or complicated shaping. Its wide oval body, triangular eyes and square-toothed smile give it a friendly, classic jack-o’-lantern appearance.
Make one as a shelf decoration, add several to a Halloween display or enlarge the basic shape to create a soft pumpkin cushion.
Craft level: Beginner
Approximate time: 30–60 minutes
Finished size: Approximately 8–10 inches or 20–25 cm wide, depending on the oval drawn
Technique: Basic machine sewing, stuffing and felt appliqué
Pin the two sheets of orange felt together and trace an oval slightly larger than you would like your jack-o’-lantern to be.
Cut around the line, not on it, allowing a little edge.
cut the orange fabric
Sew along the line leaving a hole about and inch and a half wide at the top.
sew around the edges
Turn the jack-o-lantern inside out and stuff as firm as you would like.
stuff firmly
Cut 2 rectangles of brown felt for the stem, cut them slightly larger than you want the stalk to be and sew them together.
cut brown felt and sew
Turn the stem inside out and then stuff it.
stuff stem
Sew the stem into place on the Jack-o-Lantern.
sew stem in place
Using black felt cut out the face and secure into place with glue.
All done!
So cute and easy!
so very cute and easy
wow! very easy to make!