What you will need:
- fabric (I think prints look best.)
- scissors
- needle & thread
- rice
- fiber-fill
- twig
- hot glue gun (a girl's BEST friend)
- silk leaf (autumnal colors of course)
- large plate
Step 1
Sew a loose running stitch 1/2" from edge of fabric. Leave needle attached and gather fabric to form a bowl. (I know I should have used a dark thread for the tutorial, but I am going to keep this pumpkin and I didn't want to have to sew it twice.)
Pour a 1/2 cup of rice into bowl.
Add fiber-fill.
Hot glue twig (at an angle looks FAB) and cinch opening.
Lay plate on fabric and cut about 1" from edge. (This is a 12" serving plate, resulting in a 14" circle.)
Step 2
Sew a loose running stitch 1/2" from edge of fabric. Leave needle attached and gather fabric to form a bowl. (I know I should have used a dark thread for the tutorial, but I am going to keep this pumpkin and I didn't want to have to sew it twice.)
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Sew closed. Make sure to hide your knot in a fold.
Step 6
Glue silk leaf to stem or at the base of the stem where
it meets the pumpkin. I added a coil of green
florist wire to up the cute factor.
They are so easy to make, so you could have a whole patch of pumpkins in no time.
Hint: If you are using a thick fabric you will need to make your stitches long (farther apart). Otherwise you will end up with a LARGE opening after you've cinched it together. The opening will be better suited for a branch rather than a twig.
Bonus Hint: If you have an actual pumpkin stem that would be the BEST THING EVER!
I hope you have as much fun making a patch of pumpkins as I did.
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