You won’t believe how quick and easy these sweet little fabric pumpkins were to make!
Hello! Welcome back to another round up of beautiful decorating ideas that you can whip up in just 10 minutes or less!
Y’all, I’m seriously SO excited about this series! I mean honestly, who doesn’t have 10 minutes to spare?
On the first Wednesday of each month, I’ll be teaming up with an amazing group of bloggers to bring you all sorts of inspiration that you’re sure to love. This month’s theme was Thanksgiving and I cannot wait to see what everyone came up with!
We actually celebrated Thanksgiving a few weeks ago here in Canada, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t whip up a super cute project to share with y’all today. These lovely little {fabric pumpkins} are not only quick to make, but will last you all season long!
I started with a round piece of scrap fabric – the size depended on the size I wanted my pumpkin to be, but I think my largest was around 12 inches across.
After threading a needle, leaving the thread two layers thick, and knotting the ends together, I simply started running it through my fabric every inch or so, all the way around my circle.
Then, pulling the thread tight, I cinched my circle until it was nearly closed and, after adding a bit of stuffing inside, I pulled again until the top hole was closed completely.
With the thread pulled tight, I added several stitches from one side of the top to the other, criss-crossing all of the edges and finally, tying it off.
Now, I was left with something resembling a big ball. To turn it into a pumpkin, I used a length of twine threaded onto a long upholstery needle (any sort of large needle will do) to create sections all the way around. Starting from the top, I fished the needle right through the middle of pumpkin to the bottom and, pulling it nearly all the way through, knotted it back to the twine at the top of the pumpkin. This created the first line to section off my pumpkin. Then, I simply continued all the way around, looping it around my pumpkin (alternating entering my fabric through the top or bottom), until I had created six or seven evenly spaced lines around my pumpkin and simply tying it off when done.
The very last step was attaching a small stick to the top with a dab of hot glue to make a stem.
And that’s it my friends! This was such a quick little project, it took me less than 20 minutes to whip up all three of these sweet little pumpkins!
Now, I cannot wait to see what everyone else came up with for this month’s 10 Minute Decorating!
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Wishing you SUCH a lovely day!
These are so CUTE! Love them!
Thank you SO much Susan! I’ve been meaning to make these for ages now, who knew it would take less than 10 minutes to whip them up?!
These are adorable! Thanks for sharing, can’t wait to make them!
Thank you SO much Kristin! I’ve been meaning to make them for ages and now I have no idea why I waited so long!
So cute Kristi!! I love the little stems!
Thank you Bre! Aren’t they sweet?
I am not crafty at all but I think I might be able to handle these. They are so cute and I love your step by step directions.
Thanks so much Christie! I’m thrilled that you’re feeling inspired!
Absolutely my style! I love them they are so rustic and beautiful!!
Awesome idea. Love how creative and easy. Great way to use scrap fabric. Thanks for sharing on Your Inspired Design Link Party.
Thank you SO much Carol! That’s just what I was thinking too!
Those are super cute, who knew they were so easy to make!
Thanks Virginia! I’ve been meaning to whip up a few for ages now and I’m so happy to have them now!
Oh my cuteness! Adorable pumpkins, Kristi!
Thanks Aniko! I’ve been meaning to whip them up for ages now, who knew they’d be so quick to make? 😉
You have so many beautiful ideas here….love the burlap pumkins though. Just wanted to stop by from the linkup but you got yourself a new follower!
Iris♥
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Oh wow! Well thank you Iris! I’m SO, SO happy you are loving what you’re seeing!!! xo
These are so cute, Kristi! I am totally going to have to try them with my mother-in-law, she would love them! And I love them because they look so easy! 🙂
Oh good! I’m so happy you’re going to give them a go Hannah! They are SO easy, you’ll be knocking them out in no time!!!
I love the rustic look of this. Thanks for sharing with us on the #HomeMattersParty this week. I hope you join us again next week.
Thanks so much Audrey!
This is such a cute project Kristi! Love it!! I’ll have to remember it for next year 🙂
Thanks so much Lindi! I love how quick & easy it was to whip up!
As always a fabulous creation Kristi! Thanks so much for linking up at The Creative Corner Link Up! Can’t wait to see what you link up with us next week. xx
Thanks so much Maria!
I’m so behind on Thanksgiving decorations and I totally need a 10 minute craft 🙂
Hahaha! That makes two of us my friend 😉 Thanks Erlene!
So fun, Kristi! I love that they are so quick and easy to make (my kind of project)!
Thank you SO much Amy!
These are so sweet! I’m all about keeping the holiday decor cheap and non-cheesey… these fit the bill perfectly. Pinned 🙂
Thank you SO much Jesica! I couldn’t agree more!!!
Darling! I’ve been loving the white pumpkins this year. Visiting from #turnituptuesday 🙂
Thank you SO much Angela!
Your pumpkins are just adorable. I love the fabrics you used!
Thank you so, so much Eilis!
A very cute idea for the fall season.
Thanks so much Debra!!!
These are so beautiful Kristi, and I love 10 minute projects to decorate my home!
Thanks so much Katrin!!!
Those are ADORABLE! I especially like the burlap one. Thanks for the instructions–I’m pinning this for future reference!
Thank you for joining the Grace at Home party at Imparting Grace. I’m featuring you this week!
Thank you so, so much Richella! It makes me so happy to hear that you loved them enough to share!
Those are adorable, Kristin. The fabric you chose is perfect for a farmhouse DIY pumpkin! Thanks for sharing your ideas with us.
Enjoy the rest of the week!
Thank you so, so much Pili! Wishing you a wonderful week as well!