DIY Fabric Halloween Pumpkins

 

 I'm in love with my new fabric pumpkins and they were so easy to make!

All you need is some fabric, stuffing and embellishments. 

 Start by cutting 2 squares of fabric and sew down each side, leaving the top and bottom open. 

Grab some twine and wrap one of the ends close. 

 

Turn your fabic right way out and stuff with fabric and wrap the top.

For my orange pumpkin I sewed a brown rectangle stem and stuffed it with stuffing. Then hot glued it onto the top of my pumpkin.

 

 Around my stem I wrapped a length of burlap. 

Lastly I used my hands to shape the body of my pumpkin into a bit more of a sqatty shape, and evenly spaced the creases in my fabric to form my pumpkin creases.

 

 Next I made a drop cloth pumpkin.

After I tied off my top, I used twine to define the creases in my pumpkin. For my stem I wrapped some burlap and frayed the edge. Then I hot glued it on.

And for my last pumpkin I used white cotton fabric, again wrapping it with jute twine to define the creases.

For the stem I used a small frill of fabric at the base and then a roll of fabric, wrapped with rope for the stem.

I love how individual they all turned out. The contrast of different sizes and colours and textures work so well together. You could create so many different pumpkins using scraps of fabric and embellishments you have around your home. 

Julie :)