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    Home » DIY Crafts » Sewing

    Make Black Cat Velvet Pumpkins (+ 8 More DIY Halloween Ideas!)

    Published: Oct 2, 2014 by Christina Dennis · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 16 Comments

    These silly little pumpkins make fun decorations for Fall and Halloween... and for some reason my girls just LOVE to play with them! I've seen velvet pumpkins, but I've never seen velvet pumpkins with cat ears. I thought it would be fun to make these DIY black cat velvet pumpkins for a cute and simple decoration this season. (Pssst! At the bottom of this post there are 8 more fun Halloween DIY ideas just for you from more Canadian bloggers!)

    DIY Black Cat Velvet Pumpkins Decorations

    These little guys are easy to make, and they're a fun thing to make with kids. My girls helped me and they enjoyed it!

    DIY Black Cat Velvet Pumpkins Decorations

    We also made plain pumpkins with silk leaves instead of ears in a pretty turquoise velvet. You could easily make them too:

    DIY Velvet Pumpkins Decorations

    Supplies:

    • velvet fabric (I used leftover stretch velvet from this project)
    • sequin fabric (if you want to make a sparkly cat or sparkly cat ears)
    • a large round thing to use as a stencil (I used a giant pot and a big round tray)
    • sticks for pumpkin stems
    • silk leaves (for a more realistic pumpkin)
    • twine (optional, for bows)
    • glue gun
    • needle & thread
    • scissors
    • rice or beans for filling
    • fiber fill or scrap fabric for filling

    Directions:

    DIY Black Cat Velvet Pumpkins Decorations

    If you're making a black cat pumpkin, make the ears first. Cut out two triangles from black velvet that are about 2 ½" long on each side, and two from black sequin fabric. Put them right sides together, and then sew them together on two sides with a ⅛" seam allowance. Turn them right side out and press with your finger.

    DIY Black Cat Velvet Pumpkins Decorations

    For all pumpkin styles, trace a large circle onto your velvet fabric. I used a large pot. Cut.

    If you're making a black cat pumpkin, cut the circle in half. Don't if you're making a regular pumpkin.

    DIY Black Cat Velvet Pumpkins Decorations

    For the black cat pumpkin: pin the ears to the right side of one of the half circles, so that the raw edges are against one another and the ears are about a ½" from the edge of the circle.

    DIY Black Cat Velvet Pumpkins Decorations

    Place the other half of the circle over the first half + the ears, pin, and stitch all of them together along the raw edge using a ¼ seam allowance. Open up the circle and your ears should look like the above photo.

    DIY Velvet Pumpkins Decorations

    For all pumpkin styles: hand stitch a long running stitch (simply, go in and out of the fabric like shown above) along the edge of the circle. This is a great project for a wee beginning seamstress! Little C had a lot of fun:

    DIY Black Cat Velvet Pumpkins Decorations

    To help her, I marked little dots along the edge of the circle to show her where to put the sewing needle in and out.

    DIY Velvet Pumpkins Decorations

    Once you've sewn all the way around the edge of the circle, keep the needle on the thread for now, and pull the thread to start closing the pumpkin. Don't close it all of the way - leave an opening for stuffing.

    Stuff the pumpkin with rice or beans, and then with fiber fill or scrap fabric to shape it. I found that about ½ rice and ½ fabric gives the pumpkins weight, but some shape too.

    DIY Velvet Pumpkins Decorations

    Pull the thread tighter, and then chop off a piece of branch or dowel and insert it into the center hole. Pull the thread tightly around the stick, and tie it shut. You can hot glue the fabric around the stick to secure it.

    DIY Velvet Pumpkins Decorations

    You can embellish the plain pumpkins with silk leaves (attached with a hot glue gun).

    DIY Black Cat Velvet Pumpkins Decorations

    We embellished the black cats with little bows around their stems.

    Our pumpkins are perched on our mantel for Fall... until someone wants to play "Mommy and Baby Kitty", and then we take them down to play!

    DIY Black Cat Velvet Pumpkins Decorations

    Ready for more Halloween related DIY fun? Here are 8 more creative Halloween craft ideas just for you from some amazing Canadian bloggers:

    9 Creative DIY Halloween Craft Ideas

    A Witches' Brew Martini from Suburble

    Halloween Dropcloth Sharpie Pillow from The Happy Housie

    Halloween Caramel Apples from Satori Design for Living

    Frankenstein Rice Krispie Treats and Free Printable from Clean and Sensible 

    Halloween Planter Decorations: Chalkboard Wood Bats from The DIY Dreamer

    Jello Jar Monsters from Echoes of Laughter

    Black Cat Velvet Pumpkins from The DIY Mommy  

    Halloween Rat Wreath from Fynes Designs

    Creepy Crawly Resin Tray from Craftberry Bush

    Creative Canadian Bloggers Sharing Their Free Seasonal Ideas

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Christine

      October 02, 2014 at 6:12 am

      Oh so adorable!!! I love Halloween crafts that my kids can help make! This will be perfect!! Thanks for the tutorial!! Pinned 🙂

      Reply
    2. Krista @ the happy housie

      October 02, 2014 at 8:34 am

      Adorable Christina!! What a creative take on pumpkins and Halloween- and I love the velvet!!

      Reply
    3. 204 Park

      October 02, 2014 at 8:46 am

      The cat ear pumpkin is such a great idea - I never would have thought of that! Thanks for sharing XO

      Reply
    4. Shauna

      October 02, 2014 at 12:08 pm

      So smart to add little ears to make cat pumpkins! These are adorable!

      Reply
    5. Tara

      October 02, 2014 at 11:19 pm

      I love these pumpkins; the cats are too cute. I know that my girls would LOVE these!

      Reply
    6. Virginia Fynes

      October 03, 2014 at 4:03 pm

      These are AWESOME!! And so unique. The fabrics you chose are perfect, Love it!

      Reply
    7. Virginia Fynes

      October 03, 2014 at 4:04 pm

      These are AWESOME, and so unique. The fabrics you chose are perfect, Love it!

      Reply
    8. Sara Gibson

      October 04, 2014 at 8:32 pm

      Good tips! I have been dying to make some velvet pumpkins. . . gotta go to Fabricland soon!

      Reply
    9. Jenn

      October 05, 2014 at 12:28 pm

      Oh my! These are SO adorable! Love the blue pumpkins too! Pinned!

      Reply
    10. Erlene

      October 22, 2014 at 3:00 pm

      I love the cat pumpkin and have to make one now. So very cute! Pinning.

      Reply

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      February 27, 2015 at 9:23 am

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      March 25, 2015 at 6:16 pm

      […] Decorations: Chalkboard Wood Bats from The DIY Dreamer JelloJar Monsters from Echoes of Laughter Black Cat Velvet Pumpkins from The DIY Mommy   Halloween Rat Wreath from Fynes Designs                 […]

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