Pumpkins

September was very kind to us, lots of sunshine and reasonably warm days. Already October has been colder and wetter. There's no denying we're into Autumn now. So yesterday, out came the pumpkins!

These are all pumpkins I made from recycled wool last year, you can find them here, with instructions.

It was lovely just being able to get them out of the cupboard, as I might with Christmas decorations.
  

 The mouse hole pumpkin, with finger puppet mouse, is still my favourite!

Here he is in probably a better picture from last year.

But, I decided we had room for another, different pumpkin as well! I fancied making one from denim, which I thought might work well as the 'seams' are on the outside with this design.

I started off cutting out my 'petal' shapes, and then I machine doodled some orange swirls and spirals on them. See instructions for last year, but, with hindsight, these 'petals' were a bit too long and thin. Shorter and fatter makes a better pumpkin shape, I think.

 
I put it all together and sewed on a few 'folky' buttons in Autumnal hues and here it is:



See what I mean with the tall and thin? The girls think it looks more like an apple, and the boys just can't get beyond the oddness that it's blue!

Apple or pumpkin, I do quite like it.

But I think it could do with a couple of blue friends, ideally shorter, fatter, more pumpkin like blue friends!

Sally.