Thursday, October 13, 2005
Felt Fun 3
Here we go with part three.
I think this is the fastest project of the three! These pumpkins are simple and fun to make and they will look so cute sitting around the house from now, right through Thanksgiving. Let's get started making a pumpkin patch.
Gather up your supplies
Felt sheets: orange, green and brown
Scissors
needles
thread/ floss to match
polyfil
Sewing machine is optional
For the small pumpkins you will use one sheet of orange to make 2 pumpkins.
For large pumpkins you will use two sheets of orange to make 1 pumpkin.
Small pumpkins: fold the felt in half lengthwise. Sew the long edge.
For the large pumpkins, sew two sheets together along the short edges.
Use a running stitch to hand gather the lower edge. Pull up stitches tight, wrap threads around gathered end, then knot thread. Turn right side out. Lightly stuff to just less than the half way point on the small pumpkins. For large pumpkins lightly stuff to within three inches of the top.
Use a running stitch to gather the "top" edge. Pull tight,wrap threads around two or three times and knot. For the small pumpkins, cut off leaving about 1 inch of "stem. ( Use other half to make second small pumpkin.)
Using long strands of heavy thread or floss, wrap around the outside of the pumpkin to make sections.
Cut a piece of brown felt in a rectangular shape, at least long enough to wrap around stem "nub" once or twice. Wrap brown felt around nub and sew the base of the stem to the pumpkin, the edge,then tuck down and sew the top.
Now cut out your leaf ( you can sew a vein down the center if you like ) and vine, Attach leaf and vine to pumpkin. Tack into position if you wish.
Viola! We are done. Set these cuties all around your house or group them together. Give 'em as gifts. Too cute, and fairly quick and easy.
Keep the creative energy flowing.
I think this is the fastest project of the three! These pumpkins are simple and fun to make and they will look so cute sitting around the house from now, right through Thanksgiving. Let's get started making a pumpkin patch.
Gather up your supplies
Felt sheets: orange, green and brown
Scissors
needles
thread/ floss to match
polyfil
Sewing machine is optional
For the small pumpkins you will use one sheet of orange to make 2 pumpkins.
For large pumpkins you will use two sheets of orange to make 1 pumpkin.
Small pumpkins: fold the felt in half lengthwise. Sew the long edge.
For the large pumpkins, sew two sheets together along the short edges.
Use a running stitch to hand gather the lower edge. Pull up stitches tight, wrap threads around gathered end, then knot thread. Turn right side out. Lightly stuff to just less than the half way point on the small pumpkins. For large pumpkins lightly stuff to within three inches of the top.
Use a running stitch to gather the "top" edge. Pull tight,wrap threads around two or three times and knot. For the small pumpkins, cut off leaving about 1 inch of "stem. ( Use other half to make second small pumpkin.)
Using long strands of heavy thread or floss, wrap around the outside of the pumpkin to make sections.
Cut a piece of brown felt in a rectangular shape, at least long enough to wrap around stem "nub" once or twice. Wrap brown felt around nub and sew the base of the stem to the pumpkin, the edge,then tuck down and sew the top.
Now cut out your leaf ( you can sew a vein down the center if you like ) and vine, Attach leaf and vine to pumpkin. Tack into position if you wish.
Viola! We are done. Set these cuties all around your house or group them together. Give 'em as gifts. Too cute, and fairly quick and easy.
Keep the creative energy flowing.
