Candy Corn Garland

This easy sew, adorable Candy Corn Garland will add a bit of Halloween fun to your mantel this spooky season.

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Fun With Candy Corn

Love it or hate it, candy corn is a Halloween staple. I happen to enjoy candy corn, but I’m not sure if it’s the taste I love or that it represents such a fun time of year. Probably a little bit of both. This year I wanted to add garland to my mantel, and while I was nibbling on my secret stash of candy corn, I thought, why not incorporate the most nostalgic candy of the season. Because the colors and shapes are very basic, an easy-to-sew project was a perfect idea. The creamy-white and graphite color wool balls, flanked by the giant candy corns, give the garland some weight to drape nicely. Follow the simple step-by-step directions for the Candy Corn Garland, and you will have your mantel, mirror, or shelf decorated in no time.

Materials For Candy Corn Garland

• Felt- I use Benzie Design wool blend felt to create all my felt projects. They have the best quality and variety out there. Check them out on their website, Etsy, and amazon site.
• Batting- Adds a little structure to the candy corns. You can pick this up at any local fabric store. I suggest 1/8″-1/4″ thickness for this particular project.
• Embroidery thread- A bundle of DMC embroidery thread is plenty for this garland, and any local craft store has it in stock. Also, Benzie Design pairs corresponding embroidery thread to match their felt colors.
• All-purpose thread– I love this set. There is a color to match any project.
• 1″ wool balls (75)- I purchased these through Benzie Design as well.
• Spooky black sheer cloth– to complete the look on the mantel. (optional)

Helpful Tools You Need For Candy Corn Garland

• Fabric Scissors– Whenever your cutting fabrics, its important to use a good quality scissor. I have had these for years!
• Long upholstery needle– Using a longer, thicker needle, you can thread the wool balls for the garland quickly.
• Sewing pins– Pin your fabric and pattern in place.
• Pin cushion– Holds your pins in place and makes reaching for them very convient.
• Pencil- To trace your pattern on the felt.
• Marker- To trace your pattern on your batting.
• Thicker paper- To make your patterns..

Measuring For Your Garland

• Start by determining the size you want to make your candy corns. For my room space and size of the mantel, 6 inches felt right, and I made a total of 6 of them. Since the candy corn is 3 colors, I made each section 2 inches tall. Simple enough.

• Next, to find the length, I used mugs, strung the embrodiary thread through the handles, and played around with spacing and the length of the drapes. I then measured the entire length of the embroidery thread and added an extra inch or two on either end so you could tie a knot to make a loop for hanging. My total was 96 inches.

• I took the total length of the garland, 96″, and divided it by 6, which is the total amount of candy corns, and got about 15 inches. The 15 inches is the space between the candy corns and the number of wool balls you will need to fill in the distance. (wool balls are 1″ each)

Total length: 96 inches of embroidery thread

Total number of candy corns: 6

Spaces in between candy corns: 5

Total number of wool felt balls: 75- (15 balls between each of the candy corns)

Making Your Pattern And Cutting Your Shapes

1. Cut your embroidary thread to length. (Color: #976 from Benzie Design)
2. I drew a rough sketch of a slim triangle that was 6 inches tall, rounded out the edges, folded it down the center, and cut out my pattern. Retrace the candy corn, but this time divide it by three to get your 3 colors.
3. If you want to add batting to give the candy corn a little substance, make another pattern slightly smaller. You want your filler to be about 1/8th of an inch smaller so you can easily stitch the edges closed and not worry about the batting sticking out. Note: The pattern for the batting can be very rough, no need to be perfect because it won’t be seen.
4. Trace and cut 6 pieces of your batting. (I used a marker for the batting)
5. Using a pencil, you are going to lay out your 6-inch candy corn pieces on your orange felt. If you decide to do the 6 candy corns, cut out 12 (front and back). (Color: Pumpkin from Benzie Design)
6. Now cut out 6 white tops for the candy corn. (Color: Linen from Benzie Design)
7. Finally cut out 6 bottoms for the candy corn. (Color: Ochre from Benzie Design)
8. Once you have all of your pieces, lay the white and yellow shapes in place and pin them together.

Sewing The Candy Corns

Clean up the shapes by quickly trimming with your fabric scissors of any excess felt sticking out. You can use a sewing machine to sew the candy corns, but I decided to do a quick whip stitch. If you are not sure how to do a whip stitch, check out this video of a quick tutorial. I also doubled my thread to get a thicker knot since the felt is so soft and porous.

Sew only along the line where the two colors meet. You will capture the edges when you sew the back to the front of the candy corn.

Lay the batting centered on the backs of the candy corn and place the fronts on top. Secure with 1 or 2 straight pins. Stitch the front and the back of the candy corns together, capturing the loose ends of the white and yellow shapes as you go along. Knot the ends and trim excess thread.

Finished Candy Corn

Taking the embroidery thread that you cut to length, make a loop and one end and knot to secure. Thread your long upholstery needle and through the white of the candy corn, about halfway, giving a little wiggle if you feel resistance from the batting. Pull the embroidery thread all the way through and gather your wool balls.

Give the balls a little rub, like rolling a meatball, to help loosen up the fibers.  Softening the fibers makes stringing the wool balls much more effortless. Insert the needled through the center of the ball and pull the thread all the way through. Repeat alternating each color until all 15 are on, and then add your next candy corn. When you reach the end, make another loop, knotted at the end, and you are all done!

Final Candy Corn Garland

Add this adorable Candy Corn Garland to whatever needs a little extra Halloween flair.

Happy Halloween!