Nell's Hand-Tufted Pumpkin Cushion Cover
Nell's Hand-Tufted Pumpkin Cushion Cover
Hand-Tufted in a Vermont Barn
Made by Eleanor “Nell” Prescott, 71 · Brandon, Vermont · final autumn collection before her workshop is demolished
“There’s nothing wrong with my hands. There’s a wrecking permit on my door. Every last cover gets one more real fall on a real couch before this room comes down.”
— Nell Prescott, in The Maker’s Journal
Why it feels different in your hand
The pumpkin is punch-needle worked, not printed — hundreds of raised loops build a full-relief, plush pumpkin you can run your palm over.
A real length of natural jute rope, coiled and hand-stitched down so the stem stands proud of the fabric.
A heavy natural-fiber ground cloth that feels like a grain sack, not a party balloon. Nothing to crack at the fold.
Cover-only build. It slips over a throw pillow you already own, comes off for a spot-clean, and stores flat out of season.
A true 18-inch (45 cm) square, cut to the insert every couch already has.
Every cover cut, tufted, and finished by hand in Vermont — part of the last batch Nell will ever make.
“You can tell a tufted piece from a printed one across a room. Printed fall decor is a graphic; a hand-tufted cover is a texture — and texture is what actually makes a room feel like the season. Finding someone still doing full-relief punch work by hand, at this price, is genuinely rare now.”
— Diane Foss, interior stylist specializing in seasonal interiors
If it isn’t right for your room, send it back within 30 days for a refund — handled simply by email.
| Material | Hand-tufted cotton pile on burlap-and-linen ground |
| Stem | Coiled natural jute rope, hand-stitched |
| Set includes | 1 cushion cover (pillow insert not included) |
| Size | 18 × 18 in / 45 × 45 cm |
| Colors | Warm orange · natural cream |
| Closure | Hidden zipper |
| Care | Spot-clean; store flat |
| Made | By hand in Brandon, Vermont — final autumn collection |