Fabric Pumpkin Tutorial By Lynne for The Primitive Pantry

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FABRIC PUMPKIN SEWING TUTORIAL 
Stuffing
Strong Quilting Thread or Upholstery Thread
Darning or Upholstery Needle
Garden Twine or String or Embroidery Thread
Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
Strong Cotton or quilting cotton
Cinnamon Stick Or Other Sticks/stalk


Start with A4 size of fabric*
Cut in half lengthwise

Fold in half across the length and sew short ends together
Sew a running stitch around one end of fabric and
Pull together and knot tightly
Turn right side out

Repeat for open end
Fill with stuffing, the tighter you stuff the tighter the
Pumpkin will finish
Pull the thread to gather and tie off, leaving a small hole.

Use the palm of your hand to roll the pumpkin around
To flatten and get to the shape you like
Take darning needle and string, begin at the bottom of
Pumpkin and stitch up into the hole in the pumpkin
Go down through the middle and out the bottom,
Repeat for all sections

Tie off and cut excess string
If you have some creases down the sides of the
Pumpkin gently push some extra filling in through
The top hole and work into each of the segments to
Make them fuller
Take cinnamon stick, cut half, cut 2 small fabric circle
(You can make the stars green or rust if you like contrast like I do)

And star shape cut slits in 1 circle and star shape
Push cinnamon stick through star shape and circle
Glue to top of pumpkin pushing stick into hole and
Pushing down circle and star
Glue circle to bottom end of pumpkin to cover stitches

*You can vary the size of pumpkins,
just make sure the fabric length is double the width
I hope you can use this tutorial to make lots of pumpkin pods and some nice, big
fat ones to scatter about your house. Use lots of different colors, white, black, green and rust.
Different fabrics can give you all kinds of looks. You can also make larger ones from 
muslin and follow the same instructions, just paint them orange (dilute craft paint with
water)or any other color you wish and then grubby them with 3tbs. coffee crystals in 1 c hot water, paint  it on your pumpkins and then rub with ice tea crystals. They absorb into the fabric for a good grubby look, cinnamon tends to stay on top and rubs away and is a little grittier. If you don't want to paint just get different colors of fabrics (wash to remove the sizing). Experiment on scraps of fabric/painted fabric and find the look you like. The grubby mix will get into the nooks and dimples of the pumpkins. You can spray a very light coat of spray adhesive to help your cinnamon/ice tea crystals stay on.   Have fun today!
Susan


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It's National Flower Week! Let's Celebrate With New Fall Offerings From Some Noteworthy Blogs

One of my favorite artists in painting and florals is Denise of 

Country Creations By Denise. She had a giveaway not too long ago

and here is her latest tree, Spookie and Friend. She paints in country,

folk art and primitive style. Many of her containers are unique flea

market items that she paints on with her unique flair. She also loves

painting saltboxes. She also creates many kinds of Christmas trees 

and hand paints unique containers for them. You can also find her

work on eBay, ID 3148denise in the hand painted section.

Spooky and Friend Halloween Tree

Country Creations By Denise

Note the painting on the tree container and the ornament closeups. I love her work.


These next lovelies are created by Sheila of Country Impressions Floral and Decor, her selling blog.  She also has another blog to follow called Seasons Of Thy Heart. Sheila is a very talented artist who has passed along that artistic creativity to her children. 
She also loves to thrift shop and go to garage sale. She often finds
unique items and re-purposes them, incorporating them to use in
her beautiful creations. She loves the fall season but loves to decorate with her husband in all of the seasons, inside their home and outside
as well. She's a very sweet lady.

Lovely Painting Little Prim Witch With Black Cat

These are beautiful Fall Light Boxes

Next post will be on tutorials and pattern I found for Antique Turkey Tracks quilt and a super simple Fabric Pumpkin tutorial.
Some more of those yummy recipes I keep finding, too!

'Nite, Primmies...