I created the centerpiece in a hand carved dough bowl. Any long bowl or basket could also be used. The center pumpkin I had made with some scrap fabric leftover from some pillows I made. The stem is an odd wooden handle I picked up at the vintage market. I simply stitched together one side to create a tube, I then made a gather stitch by hand with a large needle and string, pulling it tight and knotting it off. I then filled it with polyfill and gathered the top the same as the bottom. With string I then wrapped around the pumpkin 4 times creating the ridges. I then attached the wooden handle with hot glue and added a velvet flower I had on hand. This took less than 10 minutes to make.
I placed the polka dot pumpkin in the center on top of a tuna fish can to raise it slightly. I then placed 3 small fabric black and sequined pumpkins that I had used for Halloween on each side. The small pumpkins I purchased at Target in the dollar spot. I then filled the gaps with a few hydrangea blooms from my garden and placed a few sprigs of eucalyptus under the large center pumpkin.
I like to keep my centerpieces low, so I can see who is sitting across the table from me. 😉