Ripped fabric, sewing straight lines, and fall embellishments are all it takes to make these primitive raggedy pumpkins. You’d better make a few, because once your guests see these prim pumpkins, they are going to want one!
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I LOVED STITCHING TOGETHER THIS WONDERFUL PRIMITIVE AND RAGGEDY FABRIC PUMPKIN! HERE IS WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE IT:
- Eight 18″ X 3″ strips of autumn cotton fabrics
- Craft stuffing or fiberfill
- Beans, rice, sand, or stuffing beads or pellets
- Different autumn trimmings for embellishing your pumpkin
- A stick from a tree for the stem
- Hot glue gun
- Basic sewing supplies
Primitive and Raggedy Fabric Pumpkin – Step 1
Cut or rip (I prefer to rip if you want that raggedy look.) eight 2″ x 18″ strips of different orange fall print fabrics.
Primitive and Raggedy Fabric Pumpkin – Step 2
Place two strips of orange fabrics wrong sides together and stitch down one long side using a 1/4″ seam allowance. Continue this process until all strips are sewn together in a full circle.
Primitive and Raggedy Fabric Pumpkin – Step 3
Cut little slits in each seam allowance as shown in the photo. Be careful not to cut into your stitching. Wash the pumpkin in cold/cold and dry on high heat in dryer. This process will help “rag” the pumpkin, and it will soften it up.
Primitive and Raggedy Fabric Pumpkin – Step 4
Turn pumpkin wrong side out and do a basting running stitch around the bottom of the pumpkin circle. Pull the threads tightly to close the circle. Knot the thread several times.
(optional) Cut a small circle of scrap fabric and either hot glue or hand sew over the center of the closing you just made. (This helps keep the rice or sand from falling out.)
Primitive and Raggedy Fabric Pumpkin – Step 5
Turn pumpkin pretty side out. Fill up bottom 1/3 of the way with craft pellets, rice or sand. This helps make the pumpkin stand up on its own. Fill the rest with crafting fiberfill.
Primitive and Raggedy Fabric Pumpkin – Step 6
Do the same running stitch to close up the top of the pumpkin. Before pulling the threads to knot, place the stick in the center. Add hot glue on the stick to help hold it in place. Pull threads and tie a knot several times.
Have fun decorating and embellishing your pumpkin with leaves, raffia, baby’s breath, moss, or what ever embellishments you would like to put on top.
Great job! If you have more scraps of Autumn fabrics, make several more so you have a charming collection of rustic pumpkins on display for the Thanksgiving season!
But that’s not all! If you want more of the season’s staples in your house, check out these tutorials:
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