Fall Garland DIY With Free Template

Fall is my favorite time of year and I just can’t get enough fall decorations! I made a garland for my fireplace from felt and it is so cute! I’ll show you how to make this easy decoration for your house.

Materials Needed:

Pumpkin and leaf templates you can download HERE (or you can draw your own)
Felt in fall colors
Coordinating embroidery floss and embroidery needle
Stuffing
Twine or string for stems/hangers
Baker’s twine or jute string for a hanging line
Mini clothespins (you can find in most craft sections)

Cut out your pieces:

Using your variety of fall colors, cut out your leaf and pumpkin shapes using your templates. Each leaf will need two pieces for both the front and back. Each pumpkin wil need the middle, two sides, and stem for both sides of the pumpkin so you will cut two of each piece as mirrored images.

Leaf:

On each leaf, use an air soluble pen to draw on any details you want to add
Using coordinating embroidery floss and embroidery needle, follow your lines to sew on the details
You can repeat the same detailing on the backside of each leaf as well if you’d like

Stack your two leaf pieces wrong sides together and sew around the outside edge using a whip stitch. Leave a small hole at the top to add the stuffing and hanger

Stick in a small amount of stuffing to give it a little dimension
Cut a small piece of jute or string and make a loop for the stem/hanger
Insert the raw ends inside with the loop out
Finish sewing around the outside edge

Pumpkins:

Overlap the larger center piece on top of each of the side pieces and pin in place
Sew along each of the sides edges of the center to connect the sides
Repeat with the back sections

Sew both sides of the stem together and add any details with your air soluble marker and embroidery floss
Continue with the same steps as the leaves to stitch them together
When you put the stem in, tuck the loop behind it and finish your stitching

You’re ready to hang them all up!

Use your baker’s twine or string to make a clothesline. Hang each leaf and pumpkin using your mini clothespins and enjoy your beautiful fall decorations!

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