Halloween Pumpkin Pillow

I know I told you that I was going to show you my new dining room chairs today, but I'm putting that off for one more day because I received a special treat yesterday... the stars aligned and my seven month old actually napped while my three year old was at preschool. Woohoo! I got to sew in the middle of the day for the second time in three days!

I'm really into pillows right now, and when I made the Scrap Buster Fall Pillow for my mother, I knew I was hooked on envelope closure pillows. The pillow cover itself is so simple to make, and you can dress up the front as much or a little as you want. I came up with this Halloween pillow to put on the couch in the living room.

(If you haven't guessed by now, I love muslin, ric rac, and felt. I love linen, too, but I didn't get to use it this time.)

This pumpkin is similar to the pumpkin I used on my Halloween table runner, but I added a brown stem and eliminated the fabric from the very back of the pumpkin.

I added the green shell button detail with embroidery floss... I think it kind of looks like vines.

Again, a decoration that celebrates the spirit of Halloween without being too Halloweeny... just my style.

I also added a little tag with my name and the year.

This project seriously took me about an hour and a half, and part of that was spent cutting out three felt jack-o-lanterns that I decided against in favor of the one large pumpkin. I really love this pillow. I can't wait to make more of these for upcoming holidays.

Thanks for stopping by today! I promise I'll show you my chairs next time.