Oh the cooler weather was a tease, I want it back. Now it's toasty out, oh well fall will make is come back soon...I hope. So after testing out the witchy woman I had the itch to make a prim pumpkin, I've seen several pictures and set out to make one of my own so here is a tutorial for you.
First cut out your pattern with light colored muslin or canvas from the pattern.
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| Sew 1/4 inch seam on each petal, lay one on top of the other to sew. |
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| Leave a 1/2 inch gap at the top for your stem and stuff till satisified |
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| Cut foam/cardboard for inner foundation piece and felt for the other, glue together then stitch onto bottom. |
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| After the bottom is stitched here is what it should look like, using small branch or dowel rod insert and glue. |
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| Use a running stitch to close the opening around the stem. |
Now you can grunge it up, I used a 1:1 water acrylic paint, cover with orange and let dry. After dried I made a coffee stain. Instant coffee and a little water make an awesome vintage look. I left some open areas from the orange so it would seep deeper in the fabric giving the worn look. Once dried I sanded some edges, added jute twine to give the indention's wrapping like a present then burlap covers the bottom. There are so many ways to decorate one of these adding leaves, raffia or faux flowers even.
I adore anything prim it's so real to me, others may see it differently though. I really enjoyed making this and plan on making a whole little family. Hope everyone had a fab week and you have an even better weekend, If you decided to try this out I'd love to see the result. Toodles and Happy creating!
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