A couple of weeks ago one of my crafty friends said that she wanted to make pumpkins. I knew right away that she meant, sew them and use them for decorating, not make something to eat!
She and another friend came over and we took out some fabrics and embellishments and this is what we came up with! Cindy cut the branches from one of her trees. Then we used a dish to trace a circle onto fabric- cut out two. Using a tapestry needle threaded with floss, we sewed a gathering stitch around the edge of the circle. We added poly fill stuffing and pulled the gathers to form the pumpkin.
Then we added the stick and hot glued it into place with some Spanish moss at the top. The moss covered up the raw edges of the gathered fabric. We added some leaves, flowers, jute bow and a small stamped tag to complete the look.
They were easy and fun to make! I made my pumpkins out of an old sweater, some burlap and some outdoor fabrics- whatever I had lying around the craft room. I just want to make them all day long.
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