A few weeks ago I was shopping with some gal pals and came across velvet pumpkins in a store. I loved the colors and texture of the pumpkins and knew they would be the perfect autumn accessory for our home. But I couldn’t believe the price! I did a little research and found Crushed Panne Velvet for less than $5/yard! With just a few items and about 30 minutes of your time you can make these gorgeous DIY velvet pumpkins for your home too!
DIY Velvet Pumpkins
Materials
- Crushed Panne Fabric
- Needle
- Thread
- Poly-fil
- Twigs
Instructions
- Cut circle out of the fabric. I traced different circles to get different size pumpkins: a lampshade, a plate, and a lid. With a 1/4 yard of fabric you can make 3-4 pumpkins with each color.
- Make a straight stitch around the circle.
- Gather thread
- Stuff with the poly-fil and tie shut.
- Insert a twig in the opening to create the stem.
I used the stuffing from and old throw pillow I had and you could easily use rice or beans for filling. It would give them a little more weight, but mine turned out just fine with the poly-fil. The hardest part was tying the thread after you gather it. I also tried to make a few burlap pumpkins. They didn't turn out nearly as pretty as the velvet ones. When you try to gather the thread on burlap it pulls loose and basically falls apart! I was able to salvage 2 of the burlap ones but they look a little funny. I put them in a corner 😉 These could easily be made out of so many different materials; I think next time I will try old sweaters! The texture would be beautiful.
Note: I've seen these with real pumpkin stems. You could go buy a pumpkin patch and ask for broken stems; I just thought it was easier to grab a few twigs from the yard. You would need hot glue to attach those.
So pretty! Definitely using this year 😉
Beautiful pumpkins!
Your pumpkins are so cute! I love them. Very creative. I pinned those cuties, too.
Those are really pretty and so unusual! It’s neat that you found a way to make them yourself.
I am so not a crafty person, I’m just not good at it.. but these look awesome! I pinned this post as well. 🙂
These are so cute and the choice of fabric and colour is perfect.
These are so charming and sophisticated – Pinned!
I love these pumpkins. The velvet is great!
These are really super adorable!
Amber I can honestly say that this is the best tutorial for making these gorgeous velvet pumpkins. I love how you explained things so clearly. I also love how they turned out and how you created such a gorgeous centerpiece using them. Totally my style! Off to share!
Thank you so much Thea! I’m so glad you enjoyed this post and that it was easy to understand. It’s really a simple DIY! I hope you have a chance to try it 🙂
I love velvet pumpkins. I really should make some one of these years!
I love this idea, cute fall craft! They look luxe on the table, so pretty!
What a neat idea! Great photos!
Hi Amber: I saw your Hometalk Live video tutorial on Facebook earlier this week and was inspired to make some pumpkins using old sweaters instead of velvet. I hope you’ll take a look at them: http://www.createdbyv.com/sweater-pumpkins . They are adorable and made me excited for the new season! Thanks for a great idea, Amber!