Cut circles out of velvet fabric. Use dinner plates, bowls, etc for patterns and trace them on the wrong side of the fabric with a sharpie marker (do not let marker touch your plate/bowl)
Sew a "running stitch" around the outside edge and pull lightly. Fill with rice and continue to pull your threads and tie a knot:
Stitch hole closed as tightly as you can so that rice cannot slip out:
Last winter I joined a Fiber Club. Most of the members are knitting, crocheting or cross stitching. I usually hand sew and making pumpkins has been my latest project. It's a diverse group of people of all ages who are very interesting. It is held at a brewery once a week and we always have a relaxing and rewarding time!
Fall will be here before we know it!
I have saved pumpkin stems throughout the years for this project:
Using a hot glue gun, glue the stem to cover the gathered stitching:
You could also use sticks if you don't have any stems, or buy faux pumpkin stems on amazon!
And then I made some out of satin:
They look perfect mixed together, the textures blend well:
Last winter I joined a Fiber Club. Most of the members are knitting, crocheting or cross stitching. I usually hand sew and making pumpkins has been my latest project. It's a diverse group of people of all ages who are very interesting. It is held at a brewery once a week and we always have a relaxing and rewarding time!
These are lovely - I like the colors you chose. What a fun group!
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