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Free Halloween Sewing Project:
How to Make
a
Cute Fabric Pumpkin Doll
This cute fabric pumpkin doll has
been around for years. We will show you how to stitch this up with no
patterns.
For this project you will need:
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-two 6"x7" orange fabric for body |
| -two 2.5"x10" green fabric for legs |
| -one 2.5"x15" green fabric for arms and
stem |
| -rice or sand |
| -black marker |
| -stuffing or fiberfill |
| -basic sewing needs |
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With a black permanent marker draw a pumpkin face in the center of one
square on the pretty side of the fabric. |
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Pin one of the 10" leg fabric pieces
pretty sides together on the long side. Stitch 1/4" seam down the long
side and one short side, leaving the other short side open for turning.
Do the same to the other leg piece.
Do the same to the 15" piece for arms and
stem. |
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Turn the legs pretty side
out and stuff 3" from bottom leaving the rest of the legs
unstuffed. Turn the arms/stem piece
pretty side out. Cut off 4" from the sewn short end of the arm piece to
use for the stem. Set aside.
The remainder piece is the arms. Tie a
knot in the center of the arm piece. |
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Pin the arms and legs in
place, facing in as shown in the photo, on the pretty side of the faced
fabric. Stitch near the edge to hold in place. |
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Keeping the legs and arms in
place, pin the orange pieces pretty sides together. (My legs sticking
out are shown where the opening is going to be on top.)
Pin around the edge leaving a 4" opening
in the top. (Check where your pumpkin face is to determine the top.)
Stitch around making sure not to catch
the arms or legs and leaving a 4" opening at the top. |
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Box corners. To do so, pull
corner so that the seam allowance is facing up. Draw a line 1" in from
corner. Stitch. |
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Here is a close up of how to
"box" or "corner" a project. This is done to help your project "sit up"
on its own by forming a bottom.
This technique can also be found on purses, bags, and stuffed animals. |
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Do this to all four corners. Turn your pumpkin
doll pretty
side out. |
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Put 1-2 cups of rice or sand
in the pumpkin doll. Stuff the rest with fiberfill or stuffing. |
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Place the stem in the top and
hand stitch in place while stitching the opening closed. Your adorable
pumpkin doll is done! |
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Here is seven year old
Morgan sewing the top of her pumpkin doll closed. |
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Here is another version of
the same pumpkin doll. This one has raffia on the bottom of its legs. |
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