I always love to decorate for autumn and the upcoming months;
so, here are some ideas. There is at the
end a no sew project to get ready for Halloween.
Autumn
Quilted Appliqué Table Runner
Materials: green plaid homespun fabric, orange fabric
for the pumpkin, small brown fabric for pumpkin stem, quilt batting, and basic
sewing supplies
Directions:
First, let's make your table runner pattern. Take an 8 1/2" X 11 1/2" piece of
computer paper and fold the top corners to meet in the center just like the
photo shows.
Write on your paper in the center "Cut 2 on FOLD".
Make the bottom "place on fold" as shown in the photo. in and cut 2
of the table runner on the fold line as shown in the photo.
Pin and cut 1 of the table runner pattern out of quilt
batting.
Make yourself a pumpkin pattern measuring about 5" x
3". Pin and cut 2 out of orange
fabric.
Place the pumpkins on opposite ends of ONE of the table
runners. Place the pumpkins pretty side
up on top of the runner pretty side up.
Pin in place. Cut a "pumpkin
stem" out of scraps of brown fabric and put it under the pumpkin with a
little bit showing.
Here machine appliqué method was used or Zigzag stitch around
the pumpkin and stem stitching close to edge of the pumpkin.
Place your quilt batting piece on a flat surface. Next place one piece of table runner pretty
side up. Next place a 2nd table runner
piece pretty side down as shown in the photo.
Pin all the way around the runner.
Leave an opening for turning.
Straight stitch around the runner using the pressure foot as your
guide. Don't forget to leave an opening.
Trim seams and clip corners.
Turn your table runner pretty side out.
Poke out corners. Then Press. Hand stitch the opening closed.
How to make a small
Autumn Quilted Appliqué Table Runner To "quilt" your runner, straight
stitch 2 lines down each pumpkin going through all 4 layers of fabric. Stitch them so they appear to make the
pumpkin look 3D.
Felt
Pumpkins Pillow
Materials: Beside the below items, you will
need basic sewing supplies, scissors, a yard stick, and sewing machine
Pillow
Get a pillow form 12"X16". Cut two pieces of black
felt, one 13"X17" and the other 13"X24"- then cut the
longer piece in half. Take those two pieces and on one 13" side, fold over
about 1" and sew down. This creates the pieces for the envelope back- and
since felt stretches- it will help keep your pillow cover from getting too
misshapen.
Pumpkins
Cut out a horizontal oval, with a stem on the top of one of
the long sides. Cut a vertical oval about the same height (or slightly smaller)
as the larger oval, but narrow. Use the pumpkin pieces as templates for the
orange fabric and cut the shapes slightly larger than the felt.
Directions:
To create the pumpkins sew the large oval to the large piece
of fabric- around the edge- about 1/4" away. Then place the small felt
oval on the small fabric piece and sew the two pieces together in the center of
the large oval. Again- depending on the look you like it's probably easier to
do this before sewing them on the black felt. You can fray the edges and trim
them up, without having to try to get all the little strings off the black
felt.
When you have them ready, place them on the front piece of the
pillow and sew them where you like them. Keeping the right side of the front
piece up, place the right side of the two back pieces DOWN on top- lining up
the outer edges. (they should overlap each other by a few inches). Sew around
all four sides of the pillow. Clip the corners, turn right side out- and stuff
in the pillow form.
Ding,
Dong!
Materials: a pair of striped stockings, stuffing,
hot glue gun, welcome mat and witchlike shoes.
Directions:
Cut the legs from a pair of striped stockings and stuff them with
cotton batting, then glue them underneath a welcome mat and add witchlike shoes
to the stocking with the glue gun.
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