A fun gnome craft for beginning sewist, this Felt Gnome Sewing Pattern can make a little pocket-sized gnome, or increase the size on your printer to make a giant gnome pillow.
Felt Gnome Craft
If you have a child that is obsessed with gnomes, they are going to love getting to create their own gnome stuffie!
Thise felt gnome sewing pattern is pretty basic so that your kids (or you) can really make it your own. Make a seasonal gnome, add your own special embellishments, use your favorite felt colors, etc. There are so many ways to customize this gnome craft to suite your taste.
You can even blow up the pattern on your printer and making a little gnome pillow.
One of my favorite things about this gnome sewing pattern (as well as many of our other easy sewing projects for kids) is that if you have one kid who is learning how to sew and one who isn’t there yet, this craft can be made no-sew by using felt glue. It allows all of the kids to get involved and make a cute gnome. (We also have this No-Sew Gnome Craft as an alternative.)
Whenever we need to cut out intricate shapes from felt, I always grab some freezer paper and use the freezer paper trick to cut out our felt shapes, but good-quality felt and a sharp pair of scissors also makes all the difference.
This Felt Gnome Stuffie is a great sewing project for kids, no matter their level of sewing ability. I’ve provided a free printable template for you to cut the pattern out from, and then you just need to know how to do a basic whip stitch and cross stitch. (A cross stitch is pretty easy to fake.) This craft allows kids to practice those simple stitches, but is pretty quick and not too labor-intensive.
More Fun Gnome Crafts
- No-Sew Felt Gnome Craft (with Video)
- Paper Gnome Puppets
- Pom Pom Gnome Craft from Efzin Creations
- Peek-a-Boo Paper Plate Gnome from Ruffles and Rainboots
- Hand-sewn Felt Gnome from Skip and Scatter
- Gnome Peg Dolls from Ruffles and Rainboots
- Pine Cone Gnome Craft from the Magic Onions
Check out our quick video to see how easy it is to make our felt gnome craft – and then don’t forget to scroll down to grab our printable sewing pattern and instructions:
Materials to Make a Felt Gnome
- Felt <– you can customize the colors to suite your gnome
- Pencil or fabric marker
- Scissors
- Freezer paper and iron (if using the freezer paper trick)
- Needle
- Thread <– match to at least one of the felt colors
- Cotton Batting, optional
- Felt Gnome Pattern Template
How to Make a Felt Gnome Stuffie
Print out your gnome pattern and cut out the template.
Trace the pattern pieces onto your chosen felt colors, using the freezer paper hack if desired.
Cut out all of the felt pieces.
Starting with the gnome body, layer the two body pieces overtop of each other and line up the edges. Use a whip stitch to connect the sides. Before completely sewing all the way around, fill the gnome body with cotton batting or felt fabric scraps, then complete sewing around the edges and tie off.
Place the hat pieces over top of each other, lining up the edges. Use a whip stitch to connect the two sides of the hat, but not the bottom.
Use a cross stitch to attach the leaf and floral felt pieces to top layer of the hat pieces, in whatever arrangement you desire.
Fill the hat with cotton batting, then stuff the gnome body into the gnome hat.
Use a whip stitch to connect the gnome body to the hat. Set aside.
Place the gnome nose on the top of the gnome beard and use a cross stitch to connect.
Use a whip stitch to sew the nose and beard piece so that it slightly overlaps on the gnome hat and body. I just sewed through the nose and left the beard not sewn down, but you can adjust this if you’d prefer.
Pin this Easy Gnome Sewing Pattern for a fun rainy day project:
Grab your free printable instructions for our Felt Gnome Stuffie – and don’t forget to grab your free printable gnome sewing pattern here:
Felt Gnome Sewing Pattern
A super simple felt sewing project for kids, this DIY Felt Gnome is a great beginners sewing project and kids can customize their gnome with different colors, themes or embellishments.
Materials
- Felt
- Thread
- Cotton Batting, optional
- Felt Gnome Pattern Template
Tools
- Pencil or fabric marker
- Scissors
- Freezer paper and iron (if using the freezer paper trick)
- Needle
Instructions
- Print out your gnome pattern and cut out the template.
- Trace the pattern pieces onto your chosen felt colors, using the freezer paper hack if desired.
- Cut out all of the felt pieces.
- Starting with the gnome body, layer the two body pieces overtop of each other and line up the edges. Use a whip stitch to connect the sides. Before completely sewing all the way around, fill the gnome body with cotton batting or felt fabric scraps, then complete sewing around the edges and tie off.
- Place the hat pieces over top of each other, lining up the edges. Use a whip stitch to connect the two sides of the hat, but not the bottom.
- Use a cross stitch to attach the leaf and floral felt pieces to top layer of the hat pieces, in whatever arrangement you desire.
- Fill the hat with cotton batting, then stuff the gnome body into the gnome hat.
- Use a whip stitch to connect the gnome body to the hat. Set aside.
- Place the gnome nose on the top of the gnome beard and use a cross stitch to connect.
- Use a whip stitch to sew the nose and beard piece so that it slightly overlaps on the gnome hat and body. I just sewed through the nose and left the beard not sewn down, but you can adjust this if you'd prefer.
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I hope your kids love getting to make their own felt gnomes as much as mine did!
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