Fabric Yo-Yo Pumpkins
Turn fabric yo-yos into adorable pumpkins for fall with this step-by-step tutorial and free templates.
Equipment
- Hand Sewing Needle
- Washable marking pen
- Sewing Shears
- Sharpie
- Craft knife
- Hot Glue Gun
- Paintbrush
- Scissors
- Needle nosed pliers
Materials
- Fabric Yo-Yo Pumpkin Templates see original post for free downloads
- Orange and green fabric see my note in the original post for recommended materials
- Coordinating thread
- 1/4” wooden dowel
- Cardboard
- Brown acrylic paint
- Hot glue
- Felt
- Natural grapevine wire
Instructions
- To begin, print out the templates (available for download in the original post). Trace the circle templates with the marking pen onto the color of fabric indicated on the pattern piece, and cut each one out. Number the circles as indicated on the pattern pieces, writing the numbers on the front center of each circle with the washable marking pen.
- Trace the leaf template onto the felt with a Sharpie; cut out and set aside.
- Make a 1/4” snip at the center of each circle.
- Create yo-yos with each of the fabric circles as detailed in my fabric yo-yo tutorial (linked in original post).
- Trim the dowel according to the following dimensions--Small Pumpkin: 3” and Large Pumpkin: 4”
- Trace the base template onto the cardboard, and cut the square out with the craft knife. Use hot glue to affix the dowel to the center of the cardboard base.
- Paint the top third of the dowel with the brown paint, and set the base aside to dry completely.
- Stack the finished yo-yos onto the stand by threading them in numerical order onto the dowel through the center hole, starting with number 1 on the bottom, and finishing with the highest number on the top. For added stability, add a dab of hot glue between each layer.
- Use hot glue to affix the leaf to the top of the pumpkin.
- To create a pumpkin vine, cut a section of the grapevine wire with scissors, and form a loop at the center and two curled ends with the needle nosed pliers. Slip the center loop over the dowel, and secure the vine to the pumpkin with hot glue.