Scrap Fabric Pumpkin Decor

Make simple scrap fabric pumpkin baskets with what you have on hand and update your Fall decor. Get a high-end and trendy look on a budget!

plastic strawberry basket, 1 quart size
woven scrap fabrics in coordinating colors and patterns such as flannel checks and polka dots
fabric scissors
hot glue gun with clear glue sticks
wine cork
green felt sheet or scrap
printable pumpkin leaf patterns
twine

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Cut fabric into 1” wide strips at least the length of the basket circumference.
If using woven materials, clip the ends of the fabric and tear the two sides apart with your hands to create frayed edges.
Turn the strawberry basket upside down, the bottom is now the top of the pumpkin.
Cut out the pumpkin pieces using the printable pattern and a piece of green felt.

Begin weaving the fabric strips at the “top” of the pumpkin. Starting at one end of the backet, thread the fabric strip through one slat and loop it back down another slat.
Continue threading the fabric strip through the slats in the basket.
Wrap the fabric dtrip around and continue back in the opposite direction until the top is fully woven.
Pull the fabric strips tight and if needed glue the ends to secure.
Repeat in a similar pattern around the sides of the basket, alternating between the two different fabrics.
Push the woven fabric up to top to squeeze in as many rows of fabric as possible.
When at the bottom of the basket, wrap the fabric around the bottom edge to hide the plastic as much as possible.
Using a hot glue gun, glue the ends of the fabrics strips to secure in place on the underside.

Add a bit of hot glue to the end of the wine cork and press it in place at the center. Move fabric aside to glue the cork directly onto the plastic basket.
Cut a piece of twine approx. 25” long, fold it in half and wrap it around the cork and knot the ends.
Glue the felt pumpkin leaves to the cork stem to finish.