Ticking Stripe Pillow Pumpkins

     When I saw some pillow pumpkins on Pinterest,  I thought to myself  "how could I make some to use in my fall decorating..... with very little sewing involved"     I don't really like to sit in front of a sewing machine,  but I don't mind doing a little hand work in the evening while I'm relaxing in my recliner.

My pillow ticking pumpkins were made from the comfort of my recliner,  except for one trip to the kitchen to use my glue gun.   I had to get a snack  so I was going to be in there anyway...lol!

I wrapped my pillows in fabric using large safety pins to "tape my package together"  ( The little pleat you see at the top is where I attached the stem to my pillow.)

I   "bundled" the stem,  a lace bow,  and a spray of silk flowers together and attached it all at the same time with heavy duty thread and a long sculpting needle.

I used a fleece buffalo check fabric for two of the stems.    Since fleece doesn't ravel,  I just slip stitched my stem together.   I didn't have any poly filling on hand,  so I filled my stem with a Walmart bag...lol!

I used some wide burlap ribbon for one of the stems.....I just slip stitched this stem too.

I made one square pumpkin pillow and two small rectangle pumpkin pillow using black and cream ticking fabric.

I had a big piece of pink and cream pillow ticking that I wrapped a full size bed pillow in.      When fall is over,  I will just unwrap my pillow and use the pink ticking for another project.

The stem on this pillow is where my trip to the kitchen for a snack comes in!     Cotton fabric ravels,  so I hot glued this stem together and stuffed it with a Walmart bag.     

I made all the pumpkin pillows in one evening from the comfort of my recliner      

This was a fun and easy arm chair sewing project!