
I thought it’d be fun to send along a matching pin cushion for my partner to use during the holidays. It’s always nice to add a little more festive to the sewing room, don’t you think? I sewed together some scrap pieces and trimmed it down to 3-1/2” x 6-1/2” and backed it with batting and edge stitched on either side of the seams. Then I cut a scrap for the backing and stitched it all together on the top side, leaving a small opening to stuff it. I stuffed it, finished sewing it together and used pinking shears on the edge. Easy. Now to make one for the next Portland Modern Quilt Guild meeting…
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UPDATE: I use poly-fill when stuffing it. And I don’t stuff it too full, because I do want to be able to sew it closed on the sewing machine. I just like to use the batting on the top when I quilt it to give it a more “quilted” feel.
Comments (13)
Katy
October 6, 2010 at 3:57 am
Oh that’s so cute! It makes me want to talk in a high little voice. Eeeee!
sew+mad
October 6, 2010 at 4:18 am
oh! very nice , bright and modern . like it!!new twist to old x mas!! )
Anna
October 6, 2010 at 4:25 am
ooo, love it. now a christmas pincushion is just what I need. :) just rifling through my stuff and found the owl, using it tonight! :)
Megs
October 6, 2010 at 4:46 am
Cute! I need to get myself in gear and make one for PMQG too…and now I’ll probably need to make a Christmas one for me as well.
2ndAvenueStudio-Rachel
October 6, 2010 at 5:26 am
omg! thats adorable! i hate you a little..:}
Rebecca Johnson
October 6, 2010 at 9:05 am
oh so so cute!! xx i havent made a pincushion yet…i def need to!! xx
Sandra
October 6, 2010 at 9:43 am
This really is super cute … oohhh I feel the need to make myself one.
Jackie
October 6, 2010 at 12:38 pm
Very cute and it looks like a quick gift!
SisterDG
October 6, 2010 at 12:49 pm
I swear, this blog always makes me want to blow off my To-Do list and sew little pieces of fabric together instead. That’s an adorable pin cushion!
Anita
October 6, 2010 at 2:16 pm
I love it and I really love the love red/green/white stripe. Do you remember the manufacturer?
live a colorful life
October 6, 2010 at 2:47 pm
So cute. The pinked edge is the perfect finishing touch!
Stray Stitches
October 7, 2010 at 10:00 pm
Cute little pincushion. I like the fact that you can close it by machine!
Rosângela Oliveira
October 8, 2010 at 12:33 am
Encontrei lindos trabalhos aqui…
Parabéns!
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