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Linen towel with pumpkin applique
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Pumpkin Tea Towel - Easy Applique Project for Your Fall Decor

Make an adorable pumpkin tea towel with this simple tutorial. It uses basic hand sewing applique techniques that even a beginner sewer can do!
Prep Time20 minutes
Active Time40 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Sewing
Yield: 1 Tea Towel
Author: Patti Estep
Cost: $5

Equipment

  • Embroidery needle

Materials

  • Tea towel or large napkin
  • Embroidery hoop
  • Embroidery floss
  • Scrap fabric

Instructions

  • Print out the pumpkin template.
  • Cut out the pumpkin pieces and trace them onto your scrap fabric.
  • Place it on the bottom of your tea towel.
  • Glue the fabric shapes onto the tea towel with fabric glue or stitch witchery.
  • Add the embroidery hoop around the area to keep the background fabric nice and taut.
  • Choose embroidery floss for each pumpkin in either a coordinating or contrasting color.
  • Tie a knot in one end then thread the other through the eye of the needle.
  • Come up through the back of the linen and pull the thread through until the knot catches.
  • Put the needle back down through the fabric above the first spot.
  • Move to the left or right of your fabric.
  • Bring the needle back up through, keeping the stitches close together to outline the pumpkin.
  • Repeat for each stem.
  • Use a pencil to lightly draw the vertical lines.
  • Stitch from the bottom just like before. 
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