Jack-o'-Lantern Bag

• Felt: yellow, orange, light green, and black
• Light green embroidery floss
• Light green crinkle-texture yarn
• Needle
• Fabric glue

Jack-o'-lantern bag pattern

1. Enlarge the pattern pieces and trace them onto tracing paper; cut out. Use the pattern pieces to cut the felt shapes as follows.
2. From yellow felt, cut a 17-x-14-inch rectangle for the bag front. Using pinking shears, cut out the orange pumpkin panel pieces. Stitch the light green pumpkin stem to the top center of the bag front. Using light green embroidery floss, add running-stitch details. Trim about 3/4 inch from top of bag so the stem extends beyond the edge. Cut a corresponding rectangle (no stem) for the bag back.
3. Lay out the pumpkin panel pieces on the bag with one of the large panel pieces at the left, one at the right, and one in the center. Referring to the Assembly Diagram as a guide, overlap the panel pieces and add the pumpkin center panel piece to the middle, matching the tops of the felt.
4. Remove the pumpkin center panel piece and the center large panel piece, and sew the left and right pumpkin panel pieces to the bag front, stitching just along the outside edges.
5. Add the third large pumpkin panel piece to the center and sew to the bag along the left and right sides only. Add the small pumpkin center panel piece to the middle and stitch to attach.
6. Glue on the eyes, nose, and mouth.
7. Join the bag front and back as described in the Basic Bag instructions, clipping about 2 1/2 inches from the bottom corners.
8. Glue light green yarn to the front handle in a coiled pattern.
9. Sew the embellished handle to the right side of the bag front, so the yarn "vine" appears to be attached to the pumpkin. Stitch the other handle to the inside of the bag back.