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"Stuffed" Pumpkins
Fun Pillow Decorations
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September 2005
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© Copyright 2005 by AOK Corral Craft and Gift Bazaar.
All rights reserved.
These projects are for your personal use only and may
not be reprinted or copied without written permission from AOK Corral.
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Materials Needed:
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Orange Felt
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Lt. Brown Felt
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Lt. Green Felt
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Orange Embroidery Floss (to match orange
felt)
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Lt. Brown Embroidery Floss (to match
lt. brown felt)
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Lt. Green Embroidery Floss (to match
lt. green felt)
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(Optional) Dark Brown Embroidery Floss
for faces.
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Sewing Scissors
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Sharp Needle
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Pins
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Polyester Fiberfil Stuffing
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Sewing Machine
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Pumpkin Patterns and/or Cutting Instructions
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Stitch
the Pumpkin Pieces Together:
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Take two of the pumpkin ribs and pin
them right sides together all the way down one long side.
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Stitch 1/2 inch seam allowance along
the long side from top to bottom.
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Take another one of the pumpkin ribs
and pin it, right sides together, with one of the other long edges on the
pieces you just joined together.
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Stitch along this long side from top
to bottom.
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You will now have 3 ribs joined together
to form half of the pumpkin. Set aside.
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Repeat the steps 1 through 4 for the
other 3 rib pieces.
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Take both half pumpkin pieces and line
up all the edges with right sides together.
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Pin the edges together all around the
pumpkin leaving the top open.
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Stitch from the top edge on one side
of the pumpkin all around to the other top edge on the other side. (Leave
the top open.)
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Clip all seam allowances about every
1 inch.
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Turn pumpkin right side out.
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Stuff pumpkin with fiberfil stuffing.
Prepare Pumpkin Stem:
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Thread your needle with the lt. brown
floss and knot the end.
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Take the rectangle of lt. brown felt
for the stem and roll it up tightly.
  
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First, send the needle through the
felt just under the rolled end at the top edge so that the knot will be
hidden. (see photo step 1)
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Then send the needle through all thickness
near the place where your floss came through. (see photo step 2)
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Then, insert your needle about 1/4
inch lower through all thickness in the opposite direction. (see photo
step 3)
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Continue doing this back and forth
until you reach the bottom of the roll, "stem" and knot the end.
Put Pumpkin Together:
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Thread your needle with the orange
floss and knot the end.
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Insert your needle through the open
top edge of the pumpkin from the inside and about 1/4 inch below the edge.
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Do a running
stitch all around the top edge of the pumpkin at about 1/4 inch from
the top edge and with stitches that are about 1/4 inch wide.
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When you have completed your running
stitch around the top edge, separate the stuffing in the top center of
the pumpkin and place the stem about 1 inch into the pumpkin top.
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Pull up the floss so that the pumpkin
top gathers around the stem and hold tight.
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Send the needle through all the thickness
of the stem to the other side and into the top edge of pumpkin on the other
side.
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Send the needle back through the top
edge of the pumpkin next to the location it came out from, and again through
all thickness of the stem but in another direction.
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Continue sending the needle through
all thickness of the stem and catching the top edge of the pumpkin each
time through so that the stem and the pumpkin top edge are securely attached
to each other.
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Optional: Cut out and sew on leaves
from the patterns above if you desire. Embroider fun faces on the pumpkins
if you wish.
Done!
These pumpkin decorations are
fun and non-perishable.
Use the large ones as pillows,
medium for decorating and the small ones for the kids. Use your imagination.
Kids love to play with these fun "stuffed" pumpkins.
© Copyright 2005 by AOK Corral Craft and Gift Bazaar.
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