Stout gnome with a long beard hugging an orange pumpkin, built after requests started coming in for a pumpkin gnome compact enough for small placements but detailed enough for a full cushion run. Theres alot of gnome designs around but most of them are either too cartoonish or too busy. This one is a tidy vertical stack, small round gnome body mostly hidden by a long cream beard, tiny boots at the base, deep forest green hat above, and a plump orange pumpkin cradled in the arms or resting at the front. Simple enough to read at the smallest hoop size, detailed enough to hold interest at the larger run.
16 colours sounds like a big number for a compact design but the autumn palette earns all of them. The pumpkin orange uses 3 gradient tones, bright at the crown, warming to rust at the lower ribs, to give the gourd shape a proper curved look. The beard runs in cream with a soft directional satin that catches the light differently from the coloured hat above. Wilcom held the density at 1,000 throughout which keeps the bobbin from showing through on the cream sections without stiffening the whole piece on lighter cotton fabrics. Dense underlay on the beard and pumpkin body sections.
My niece asked me to do this on her daughters Halloween bag last September and they came back wanting 3 more for friends. Its one of those designs where people see it on someone elses bag and immediately want one. Run this on cream or off-white cotton or canvas so all the fall colours show fully, the dark green hat disappears on dark fabric and you lose the whole composition. Hoop snug and use cutaway stabiliser on anything above 3 inches, the dense column stitching in the gourd body needs a stable base throughout the run.
Stitch the 3 to 3.5 inch size on a trick-or-treat bag or kids shirt for a seasonal piece that reads clearly at arm length. Use the 4 to 5 inch run on a cushion cover, tote bag or quilted panel where the orange and cream tones have room to show. Skip stretch fabrics entirely on this one, 36k stitches on a knit blank at the 4.8-inch wide size will pull the pumpkin ribs apart. Dont use a tearaway on anything except stiff canvas, the dense fills will lift it mid-run on woven cotton.
9 sizes from 2.25 to 4.82 inches wide, 12,594 to 36,132 stitches. Message me if any file gives trouble and Ill get it sorted.
What people are using this design for
A starting point. The design works for plenty more than just this list, this is what folks have stitched it onto most.
- Halloween trick-or-treat bag for kidsStitch the 3-inch size on a canvas trick-or-treat bag for a festive halloween piece kids will actually keep
- autumn cushion cover or fall pillowRun the 4-in piece for cream cotton cushion fabric for an autumn sofa throw pillow that works all October
- fall season tote for craft fairs or marketsEmbroider the chest-3.5 on a canvas tote for a craft fair or farmers market seasonal carry bag
- gnome collection autumn home decor setPop the chest 4 in on 3 matching cushion covers for a gnome autumn home decor set that reads cohesive
- kids fall shirt or hoodie pocketUse the small 2.5 inch feature on kids hoodie pocket for a fall play shirt that survives regular washing
- pumpkin patch themed seasonal apronStitch the medium 3.5-inch run on an apron bib for a harvest kitchen piece or pumpkin-carving party apron
- quilting panel or seasonal wall hoop artHoop the largest 4.8-inch version on quilting cotton and frame it as a seasonal October wall piece
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 2.25 × 3.50 in | 12,594 |
| 2.57 × 4.00 in | 14,998 |
| 2.89 × 4.50 in | 17,384 |
| 3.21 × 5.00 in | 20,065 |
| 3.53 × 5.50 in | 22,916 |
| 3.86 × 6.00 in | 25,794 |
| 4.18 × 6.50 in | 29,031 |
| 4.50 × 7.00 in | 32,385 |
| 4.82 × 7.50 in | 36,132 |
Files & Formats
Eight machine formats included in one zip. Whichever your machine reads, its in the pack.
Plus a color chart for thread matching. See full format guide.
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