How to Make Fabric Pumpkins

Make some gorgeous fabric pumpkins yourself this fall! You can customize them with any design or color of fabrics! These would look adorable on a mantle or as a centerpiece.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1/4 yard fabric color of pattern of choice
  • Embroidery thread
  • Hand sewing needles
  • Fabric fusion
  • Corks
  • Hot glue gun and glue sticks
  • Scissors
  • Bag of poly fill
  • Twine
  • Ribbon or lace
  • Seamstress measuring tape

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Turn fabric inside out and cut to your desired size. For a medium sized pumpkin, 7.5” x 8” is best but use any size you’d like. (NOTE: For your own sizing, the length unfolded should be about double the height (ex. 8” unfolded is 16” by 7.5”)
  • Leaving the fabric inside out use fabric fusion ( or hot glue) about 1/4 inch in for the raw edge to create a faux hem. Set aside to dry completely according to bottle.
  • This will create a small sleeve of fabric leaving the raw edge inside.
  • Once dry, double thread a hand sewing needle about an arms length of thread. Knot the ends of the thread to be the size of the needle or bigger to avoid seems from popping later on.
  • Starting at the left of the faux hem being to weave the needle and thread completely around the diameter of the fabric approximately 1/4 inch from the raw edge. Once at the other side of the faux hem, pull the thread tightly and tie to secure.
  • Now, take the thread leaving a small tail and gathering the ruched fabric and tightly wrap thread around the fabric creating a small stem. Tie off the thread.
  • Using poly fill stuff the pumpkin packing the sides and leaving the middle as open as possible. This will help with the pleats later on.
  • Repeat step 4 to ruche and enclose the top of the pumpkin. However, do not tie off until you add more poly fill and pumpkin feels plump and full. Once filled enough, pull tightly and tie off to knot and trim threads.
  • Double thread the needle once more. Create the pleats by threading the needle through the bottom of the pumpkin and up through the top. Pull the thread over the side of the pumpkin, pulling it tight and down to the bottom to repeat for another 4 pleats. Alternate the sides of each pleat. (NOTE: Be sure to keep thread tightly pulled while continuing to thread it from bottom to top and over. Not pulling the thread tightly will result in loose thread without the pleating effect.)
  • Wrap twine around the cork stem and hot glue until completely covered. Add a heap of hot glue to the bottom and place at the top of the pumpkin.
  • Add a twine ribbon or fabric ribbon to give it something extra!

 

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