Lucille's

THERE'S A PUMPKIN IN MY CLOSET!

No really!

Way in the back...you know that sweater you never wear because it's too shrinky, bally, stained, buttons missing, outdated, etc??????

Tis the season to turn it into a harvest pumkin! If you are fresh out of unfortunate sweaters, you can find some el cheapo at your local thrift store.

The concept is simple and requires no sewing!!!! You just need 2 elastics, your sweater, stuffing (not Stove Top silly!) some jute or wool and your trusty glue gun if you want to get fancy.

Lay out your sweater flat. Now measure up from the bottom of your sweater about 12 -14 inches and cut through both  layers. Turn inside out and gather the top (cut edge) of your piece into an elastic band winding around til nice and tight. Turn inside out again and stuff with fiberfill, then gather the remaining finished edge with another elastic. See, it's almost done!

 You can use jute to wrap around your 'pumpkin' to section it into 6 pieces so it looks more pumpkiny and also wind it around the stem, securing with a glue gun. 

All the ones I have seen are fairly plain, but I like to gussy things up, so added embellishments, like silk leaves (buy a dollar store garland and take off the leaves), bits of artificial fruit, pine cones, birds, ribbon, feathers etc. 

I have also made these with part of a sleeve. They are miniature size and perfect for fall dinner placecards with a paper leaf with the guest's name written on it and tied to the stem. (You know you want to do this!)

Here are a few of my creations.

This one is made from a cardigan with a ruffle down the front

Happy closet hunting!