Minky Fabric pumpkins, another No Sew pumpkin technique? Yes, I am on a kick and I was so inspired by all the awesome pumpkins out there I had to try another style myself. This time I tried the gathering technique and again used my cheater method of a rubber band. I also used some Minky Cuddle Dimple Dot Orange fabric left over from a project that I made for a manufacturer. I will show you that later. I totally fell in love with the Minky Cuddle fabric and did not want to let any of it go to waste. Plus I thought the fabric looked like the warty pumpkins carried by our local farms.
I also like the fact that the fabric pumkins store easily and can be squished in my October box of home decoration. The boxes are not done monthly but more seasonally. Since pumkins can be used through Thanksgiving they are a decoration that does double duty and I like to stretch my efforts out as long as possible. Even though I am a crafter and love to decorate I do not have the time to change things out monthly. And if truth be told my Christmas might stay up into January too. I make a commission if you make a purchse on a link below.
Supplies needed for Minky fabric Pumpkins :
- Cuddle Fabric – Minky Cuddle Dimple Dot Orange
- scissors
- Crafter’s Choice fiberfill stuffing or on Amazon
- Poly-Pellets or on Amazon
- rubberband
- jute
- Adtech hot glue gun and glue sticks
Instructions for Minky fabric Pumpkins:
1.Cut fabric and place flat on a table and add a ball of Poly-fil to the center of the fabric.
- Gather the fabric and place a rubber band around.
- Trim off any excess and add a dollop of hot glue and add jute to the dollop and start wrapping around.
4. This will form the base of your no sew pumpkin stem.
- Use yarn scraps for embellishments.
6. Add other ribbons and embellishments
Put your Minky fabric Pumpkins on display with your collection of handmade pumpkins.
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You didn’t mention size of the fabric to cut. Also, what did you do with the poly pellets??? Where do you get them?
Hi, the scrap fabric was approximately a 16×16 piece. The Polly pellets came from Joan Fabric and craft store. They carry them in the back near the pillows, foam and fiberfil. I just poured the pellets on the bottom and added the fiber fill over them. I used about 1/3 cup.