Day 5 of Monsters: Pumpkin Phil - The Cheeky Harvest Monster!

Day 5: Meet Pumpkin Phil – The Cheeky Harvest Monster!

Day 5 brings Pumpkin Phil, the cheeky harvest monster with a bright pumpkin head and a mischievous grin! Ready to bring a festive twist to your Monster Quilt or trick-or-treat bags, Pumpkin Phil’s playful spirit adds warmth and joy to your Halloween creations. Stitch him into your projects for a dash of autumnal fun that’s perfect for both the spooky season and cozy fall vibes!

Materials needed 

• Embroidery file, find it here 
• Cut out file for Momento Cutting machine, find it here:
  • Pattern 
  • Print then Cut Design
• PDF pattern for the body (if not using a Momento Cutting machine) find the file

• • Pill Shape Body Pattern
• Embroidery hoop 260x200mm 
• Cut away soft stabilizer or old sheet 
• Fabric for the background 
• Fabric for the body 
• Fusible web 
• Embroidery thread. 

How to do: 

1. Fuse the fusible web to the back of the body fabric piece. (If you use the PDF pattern, Trace the lines on the fusible web first, and cut out the body piece on the traced line) 
   
   If using Momento to cut the body shape: Open the design in Canvas. Place the fabric onto the Fabric Grip Mat. Use a Brayer to help adhere the fabric to the cutting mat, eliminating wrinkles or bubbles. Go to the Output Menu and press Send to Machine. Follow the steps to cut the fabric for the monster. 
   
   
2. Hoop stabilizer (or fabric like old sheet, it will not be visible on the finished quilt) in the 260x200mm hoop. 
3. Stitch out color 1, this is the placement stitch. 
4. Put the batting and background fabric piece in the hoop. Make sure it extends on all sides of the stitch line, at least 1 ¼” (3cm) 
5. Stitch out the next color, it will secure the batting and fabric in the hoop. 
6. Stitch out next color, the antlers:
   
   
7. Next color is the arms:
   
   
8. Next color is the legs:
   
   
9. Now it will look like this: 
   
   
10. Time to make the body applique: 
11. First the machine will stitch a placement line and then stop: Remove the hoop from the machine, do NOT unhoop the embroidery! 
12. Place the applique piece on the line, make sure it follows the line all around. Press in place with a Singer Mini press or iron.  
13. Put the embroidery hoop back in the machine and continue stitching out. The machine will now make a double stitch at the outer edge of the applique piece and a Stitch line on both sides of the edge. This is to reinforce the satin edge. The machine goes immediately over to make a 6mm satin edge on the applique piece. Now it will look like this:
    
    
14. Next color will be the mouth:
    
15. The last two colors will be the teeth and eye. 
    
    
16. Unhoop the embroidery. Do not cut away excess fabric yet, the seam allowances will be different depending on where you place the monster in the final quilt.