Today I have the day off, it's raining - the perfect strawberry pincushion making in front of the tv stay on the couch drinking coffee slacker day. Here is a link to the pattern I'm using today.
Basically to take a half circle as your template, sew up the side making sure you curve alittle at the pointy end so it won't be to "pointy"
Turn inside out and do a running stitch with a double strand of strong thread
Gather
Stuff and sew shut securely
Cut the funny looking udder like leaves out of green felted wool.
Roll up the end
And sew to the top, adding a few more leaves as you go. This plain felted wool one, I added small headed pins to look like seeds.
And here are a couple made with regular cotton fabric.
Cute rainy day project.
I think i will try selling these at the Vermont Quilt Festival consignment shop at the end of June.
I love pincushions. Yours look very lovely. Unfortunately, I have a cat that seeks out objects like pins and pulls them out and eats them so I can't have any pincushions. He's too lovable to get angry with so I adapt and keep my pins and things away.
ReplyDeleteCute pincushions! Thanks for sharing how to make them.
ReplyDeleteSO cute! I hope they sell really well too. :)
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