Free Candy Corn Halloween Sewing Pattern

Materials Needed:

• One "fat quarter" of solid white or off-white fabric (a fat-quarter is a quilting term for an 18"x22" rectangle of fabric).
• All purpose thread to match fabric
• Artist Gesso
• Acrylic craft paints in ecru, rust, ochre, dark brown and orange.
• Polyester stuffing
• 1" Foam or Flat brush
• Black permanent marker
• Sewing machine
• Scissors
• Hand Sewing Needle
• Pinking Shears
• Piece of card-stock paper
• Pencil

Directions:

1. Draw a candy corn shape of the desired size on the card stock. A simple triangle with rounded edges about 4"x5" works beautifully. Cut out the pattern. (Figure A)
   
2. Trace the candy corn shape as many times as possible on the doubled piece of white fabric. Here we have been able to fit 6 corn shapes on one doubled piece of fabric. (Figure B)
   
3. Pin the two layers of fabric together inside each corn shape. Using the all purpose thread, stitch along the marked outlines of each corn shape, leaving a 1-½" opening at the bottom of each shape for turning.
   
4. Cut out the shapes using the pink shears, trimming close to but not through the stitching line. (Figure C)
   
5. Turn the shapes right-side out through the opening left at the bottom of each corn and push out the corners. (Figure D)
   
6. Stuff with fiberfill and hand-stitch the turning openings closed by hand using the needle and all purpose thread. (Figure E)
   
7. Coat both sides of each corn shape with gesso using the paint brush and allow the shapes to dry thoroughly. (Figure F)
   
8. Using the craft paint in the rust, ochre, ecru and orange, visually divide each corn shape into thirds and paint a strip of a different color in each third of the corn shape. Paint the front sides of each corn to match the back sides. Let the paint dry. (Figure G)
   
9. Mix the dark brown paint with a bit of water and antique the corn shapes along the seam lines and along the area where two colors of paint meet on each third of the corn. Allow to dry. (Figure H)
   
10. When each corn shape has dried thoroughly, draw dashed lines along the paint lines to give them a little extra character. This step is optional. (Figure I)