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Hurry! Halloween and Thanksgiving are around the corner but you have time to make these stuffed pumpkins. It’s quick and easy. I promise!
Gather your things:
some fabric
oh and some scissors
The measurements aren’t important. You just need a rectangle of fabric.
To give you some sort of reference, this is about 10×24 inches. I usually pick a width and then double it for the length. In this case, I was just trying to cut on the pattern of the fabric. No biggie, do whatever you like.
Fold it in half, right sides together and sew the short side.
Get some thread and a needle and do a basting stitch around one edge-twice
Pull it tight. Careful not to pull too tight, the knot might pull through.
Put in some stuffing to your desired squooshiness.
Do that basting stitch to the open side-twice..again.
Pull it tight…again
Pick the uglier side and make that the top of your pumpkin- So you can hide the ugly.
Now grab your yarn and thread it through that big ole needle. I wrapped the yarn around my pumpkin like 4 times to get some idea of how much I needed.
Tie a nice big knot at the end and push your needle from the top to the bottom. Make sure to catch some fabric with your needle or that knot will come right through the middle. I like to do a couple of passes, up and down through the middle. Then, pull it tight to create your pumpkin shape.
Then warp your yarn around your pumpkin and then push it through the middle. Repeat that about 4 more times until you have 5 “pumpkin grooves”. You can do more or less if you want.
Once you are done wrapping around your pumpkin thread it through the middle again so you are back on top. Tie a nice sturdy knot.
This was just a piece of black felt scrap. There’s no measurement again, just up to you!
No extra explanation here. 🙂
Trim off extra felt.
Yeah that was too long. Gotta cut it down.
Grab your burlap and freehand cut a leaf. I like to glue the end of it to make it more “leaf like”.
Attach those to your pumpkin and…
All Done!
Happy pumpkin everything!
We are linked to these parties.
That's adorable and looks so easy and quick! Pinning this one!
Really great tutorial with easy to understand instructions. Pinning!! Thanks for sharing.
Awesome! Thanks for stopping by!
Thanks Mary!
This is adorable. When we moved abroad I left my sewing machine behind but projects like these are making me wish I brought it. These would be adorable for our playroom "garden" that gets us through the winter with inside (pretend we are outside) play. I'll have to pin it for now and plan to make it in a few years! Thanks for a great tutorial for an adorable pumpkin.
Cute! What a great and simple decor item for fall!
"Hide the ugly…." That made me chuckle. These are adorable!
So cute!
These are very cute!! Our little one is due next week, but I'll definitely need to make some of these cuties for next year!
LOVE the stuffed pumpkin! Just might try this w my daughter & will definitely share it with my niece who just got her first sewing machine. Stopping by from DIY by Design & hope you visit back when you get a chance. Have a great week…
Thats a super cute idea! Sorry that you have to wait a few years to do it.
Thank you Kim
Thanks! 🙂
Thank you, Tammy!
Congrats and good luck!!
Thanks!
My dad lives in a senior facility and they have a variety of these pumpkins on the dining tables. Adorable! Pinning and sharing 🙂
Sinea from Ducks 'n a Row
Thanks for stopping by!
I am going to have to make some of these. These are too Cute! THanks for sharing your link at Thriving Thursdays link party.
Hi and wow I love your pretty fabric pumpkins you made!
I co-host a blog party every Monday called Cooking and Crafting with J & J.
I would love to have you join and share this with us.
Thanks.
Julie at Julie's Lifestyle
Thank you Charlene!
Thanks! I will totally stop by!
These are adorable! Thanks for giving a tutorial! I've made some pumpkins similar, but I love the shape and details of yours! I'll have to try your technique! 🙂 ~Thanks for stopping in for a visit and leaving the sweet comment! "Nice to meet you!" Rhonda
Thanks for sharing at the party! Theresa @DearCreatives Hope you have a great weekend. Pinned & shared.
Love your pumpkin! Such a fun way to decorate for fall! We featured your project over on the FWFS blog today! 🙂 Thank you for stopping by and linking up!
http://fortworthfabricstudio.blogspot.com/2015/10/fabric-frenzy-friday-features.html
-Lindsey FWFS
So cute! Looks so good! Pinned and tweeted. We truly appreciate you taking the time to be a part of our party. Please stop by and party with us again. The party starts Monday at 7 pm and ends on Friday at 7 pm. Happy Sunday! Lou Lou Girls
I LOVE THIS!!! I am featuring you this week on Natural Beach Living. Thanks for Linking up!
That is SO cute.. I saw your post from the FT. Worth Fabric Studio. Thank you for sharing! 🙂
"sew" cute! Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop watch for your feature tomorrow! xo
Thanks so much!
Nice to meet you too, Rhonda!
Wow! Thanks Lindsey!
Thanks for stopping by!
Awesome! Thank you, Kimberly!
Thank you so much!
haha I love the pun! Thank you "sew" much! 😉
Such a cute fall decoration!
Too cute! Definitely have to make a few of these!
What a super cute project. I will be featuring this tonight at my Fall into Fall party that opens at 8pm EST. Please stop by and pick up an I've Been Featured button. Thanks. http://diybydesign.blogspot.com
Hi Ladies,
I love the cute pumpkin you have made and the tutorial to make one.
Thanks for joining and sharing this at Cooking and Crafting with J & J.
We love having you and hope to see you again. Enjoy your week.
Julie at Julie's Lifestyle
This is such an adorable pumpkin project! 🙂 Thank you for linking up at "A Little Bird Told Me" Wednesday link party. You have been featured on Mama's Happy Hive blog! 🙂
This is an adorable idea! I love the chevron and burlap combo.
I'm hosting a link party over on my blog and we'd love for you to stop by and link up with us! http://winsteadwandering.com/the-alder-collective-link-party-no-1/
Super cute! and I've already mentioned it on Instagram, but this is my feature pick for next week's Merry Monday party. Stop by to pick up a button and link up again on Sunday at 6PM PDT!
Yes!! We are super excited! Thank you!
These are SUPER cute! I've pinned this! 🙂
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
These are SUPER cute! I've pinned this! 🙂
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
Hi girls! Thanks so much for linking up to Thriving on Thursdays. I'm hosting a Halloween Round Up Post on the blog tomorrow and this and any other Halloween posts of yours will be featured. Thanks for your support.
Anne @ Domesblissity