Autumn Pumpkin Line Art Embroidery Design, Fall Machine Embroidery Pattern, Instant Download

A pumpkin drawn in that botanical line art style where the focus is on the contour lines rather than a flat fill. Each segment of the pumpkin has its own satin column outlining it, the stem curls up naturally and theres a leaf or two on a vine coming off one side. Two colours, so you get the main pumpkin body in one thread and the detail lines and stem in a second. Its more of an autumn harvest illustration than a halloween piece, which means it works from September through late November without looking out of place.

I mapped the botanical outline work in my software and the column widths needed careful attention. The segment satin columns run parallel which means underlay alignment matters, if the underlay stitches are misaligned the columns shift and the segments lose their clean edge definition. At 459 density its a medium weight file. Hoop with a medium cutaway stabiliser, linen and cotton twill are the best fabric choices for this style. At 5.7 inches wide and 7.5 inches tall you get 19,664 stitches across 2 colours. A colour change comes after the body fill so its a quick swap, most customers run through a piece in under 30 minutes.

I get a decent number of orders for this one in October from people making autumn home decor rather than halloween stuff. One customer wrote to me in late September saying she wanted a pumpkin for kitchen towels that wouldnt date in the run-up to halloween, and this is exactly what I pointed her towards. The botanical style ages well on linen and doesnt scream october the way a carved face pumpkin would.

Try rust and black thread for a rich autumn palette, or go with a caramel and sage combination if you want something lighter and more modern on your kitchen linen. Back with tearaway on lighter fabrics if youre worried about stiffness. Skip synthetic fabrics, the satin column lines on the segments look considerably better on natural fibre weaves like linen, cotton canvas or chambray.