Halloween Pumpkin Quilted Wall Hanging Sewing Pattern

Make a Halloween Pumpkin Quilted Wall Hanging

This project combines simple appliqué and quilting techniques to create a decorative wall hanging that's perfect for Halloween. The finished piece measures approximately 45 × 45 cm and can be made using your favourite Halloween fabrics.

Finished size

Approximately 45 × 45 cm

Skill level

Confident beginner / intermediate

Materials

• 1 piece of Halloween-themed cotton fabric for the front background, approximately 47 × 47 cm
• Orange cotton fabric for the pumpkin
• Black cotton fabric for the eyes, nose, mouth and stem
• Green or muted neutral fabric for the leaf
• Batting, approximately 47 × 47 cm
• Backing fabric, approximately 47 × 47 cm
• Fusible web suitable for appliqué
• Black thread
• Orange thread
• Neutral thread
• 1 wooden dowel/rod, approximately 50 cm long
• Cotton or macramé cord for hanging
• Sewing machine

1. Prepare the template

Print the Pumpkin Template at the size required for your wall hanging.

The template includes:

• Pumpkin body
• Pumpkin segments
• Stem
• Leaf
• Two eyes
• Nose
• Mouth

The template is designed as a complete pumpkin illustration, so individual elements can be traced separately for appliqué. 

Download Pumpkin Applique Pattern Here

If making the wall hanging approximately 45 × 45 cm, enlarge the pumpkin so that it fills most of the central area while leaving a border of background fabric around it.

Important: If using fusible web, trace the appliqué pieces onto the paper side and remember to reverse any pieces where necessary.

2. Cut the background

Cut:

• Front: 46 × 46 cm
• Batting: 46 × 46 cm
• Backing: 46 × 46 cm

The extra 2 cm allows the finished piece to be trimmed to approximately 44 × 44 cm after quilting.

Place the Halloween print fabric right side up.

3. Prepare the pumpkin appliqué

Trace the pumpkin body from the template onto fusible web.

Fuse it to the wrong side of the orange fabric following the manufacturer's instructions.

Cut carefully around the pumpkin shape.

Repeat for:

• Black eyes
• Black nose
• Black mouth
• Black stem
• Leaf

For the face, I would use separate appliqué pieces rather than cutting the facial shapes out of the orange pumpkin. This gives the same layered appearance as the example.

4. Position the pumpkin

Place the orange pumpkin onto the centre of the background fabric.

Position the stem and leaf above it.

Before fusing anything, check that the pumpkin is:

• centred horizontally
• sitting at the desired height
• leaving a reasonable amount of background visible around all sides

Once you're happy with the placement, fuse the pumpkin to the background.

5. Add the pumpkin face

Position the black eyes, nose and mouth using the template as a guide.

The example has:

• Two triangular eyes
• A small triangular nose
• A large curved smiling mouth with several rectangular/tooth-like sections

Fuse each piece into position.

The face should sit roughly in the centre of the pumpkin rather than being too close to the edges.

6. Appliqué the pieces

Using your sewing machine, stitch around the edges of each appliqué piece.

A simple short straight stitch works well for this design and gives it the handmade quilted appearance shown in the finished piece.

Alternatively, you could use:

• narrow zigzag
• satin stitch
• blanket stitch

For a look closest to the example, I would use a small straight stitch close to the appliqué edge.

Use:

• Orange thread around the pumpkin
• Black thread around the facial features and stem
• A coordinating thread around the leaf

Don't worry about making the stitching completely invisible, the stitching is part of the quilted look.

7. Add the pumpkin contour stitching

Once the appliqué is secured, quilt curved lines following the natural sections of the pumpkin.

Starting near the top of the pumpkin, stitch curved lines down toward the bottom.

These lines divide the pumpkin into several rounded segments, as shown on the finished wall hanging.

The lines don't need to be perfectly symmetrical. Slight variation actually suits the handmade appearance.

You can also stitch around the outside of the pumpkin to reinforce the appliqué.

8. Layer the quilt

Make your quilt sandwich:

Backing → batting → appliquéd front

Make sure the front is smooth and centred over the batting and backing.

Baste or pin the layers together.

9. Quilt the background

The example uses vertical quilting through the dark background.

Stitch approximately vertical lines from the top to the bottom of the wall hanging.

The lines can be slightly irregular rather than perfectly straight.

Keep the quilting relatively simple because the printed haunted-house fabric and large pumpkin are the main visual features.

Continue quilting across the background, avoiding the areas where you want the appliqué to remain visually prominent.

10. Quilt the pumpkin

Add additional stitching to the pumpkin to give it dimension.

Follow the existing pumpkin segment lines and stitch around the facial features.

You can also add a few gentle curved quilting lines within the pumpkin sections.

The aim is to create subtle texture rather than heavily quilt the pumpkin.

11. Trim the wall hanging

After quilting, square up the piece.

Trim it to approximately:

45 × 45 cm

Check that the pumpkin remains centred after trimming.

12. Finish the edges

Bind the four edges of the wall hanging using your preferred quilt-binding method.

A narrow binding in the same dark fabric as the background works particularly well for this design.

Alternatively, you can finish the edges using a simple turned-under method.

13. Add the hanging rod

For the hanging system shown in your photograph, make three fabric hanging loops/tabs.

Position them evenly across the top edge:

• one near the left
• one in the centre
• one near the right

Each tab should be wide enough to comfortably fit over your wooden dowel.

Sew the tabs securely to the top of the wall hanging.

Slide the wooden dowel through the three loops.

The finished example has the rod extending beyond both sides of the quilt, with rounded wooden ends.

14. Add the hanging cord

Cut a length of cotton or macramé cord.

Tie each end around the wooden dowel near the outer ends.

Bring the cord upward into a triangle and secure it at the centre.

This creates the simple hanging arrangement shown in your finished piece.

Cutting Guide

Piece	Quantity	Fabric
Background	1	Halloween print
Pumpkin	1	Orange
Eyes	2	Black
Nose	1	Black
Mouth	1	Black
Stem	1	Black/dark
Leaf	1–2	Green/neutral
Batting	1	Batting
Backing	1	Dark backing
Hanging tabs	3	Dark fabric