Pumpkin with Big Stitch Accent
I'm excited to share this free pattern for this Pumpkin wall quilt! You might remember a white pumpkin pillow I made a few years ago. A friend asked for a wall quilt just like it and I thought I'd bring you in on the process this time. This is a perfect for Halloween, Thanksgiving or Fall decor!
Fabric piece requirements:
(15" x 18" wall quilt, square pillow adjustments below)
Stem (grey):
1.5" x 1.5"
2.5" x 1.5"
Leaf (blue):
3.5" x 2.5"
Now your top is pieced you can quilt and bind as desired! I chose to quilt mine in a crosshatch, then attach the binding, then add the final touch of big stitch quilting to look like the grooves in a pumpkin. You'll find videos showing all these steps in the IG highlight.
10.5" x 12.5"
3" x 12.5" (2)
3" x 18.5" (2)
5" x 2.5"
3" x 2.5"
3" square (4)
1.5" square (5)
approx. 2" x 3" scraps and cutoffs (8)
NOTE: If you want to make an 18" square pillow cover (for a 20" form) like I did last time, widen the top and bottom borders to 4.5" cut instead of 3".
Other Supplies:
I've linked each of the fabrics to the exact print I used, you can see the names in the links. The binding I used was from the Orchard line by Prairie Grass Patterns, Sky Blue Plaid, but sadly I could not find it anywhere. Maybe you'll have better luck finding it than I did!
Now, go check out the IG videos I have recorded here, I'll walk you though the process with the piecing. Here's what's shown in the video-
Step 1: Sew (8) background scrap pieces as shown in video to soften corners.
Step 2: Sew (4) 3" background corner triangles to pumpkin rectangle using stitch and flip method.
Step 3: Sew (5) 1.5" background corner triangles to leaf and stem pieces, as oriented.
Step 4: Assemble leaf and stem, attach to pumpkin and press.
Step 5: Attach borders.
I hope you enjoy this Pumpkin mini quilt, it's just my favorite kind of thing! Let me know if you have questions or comments about it, send me an email or comment here. Thanks!