hello pincushions

Hello there friends! In the crafty little world we live in …. can you ever have enough pincushions? The answer is, NO!

They make great gifts & you can make them to coordinate with your favorite seasons & holidays if you want.

The Fat Quarter Shop and Sherri McConnell from A Quilting Life are sharing a video tutorial so we can make our own pincushions. How fun is that?

So grab your creative grids ruler {if you subscribe to the #sewsampler box one was in your April box}, your rotary cutter, some of your favorite small fabric scraps and head over to watch the pincushion video with Kimberly & Sherri.

I used some Oh Clementine scraps from an older Cluck Cluck Sew fabric line.

Here’s a couple of helpful tips:

• If you don’t have fusible fleece on hand, {which I almost never do} ….. quilt batting is a great substitute.
• Use transparent thread to close your pincushion opening. It’s a little fiddely to work with but makes your closure invisible.

And because everyone needs a cute Halloween pincushion, I used some of Cori Dantini’s Spooky Town fabric & a piece of the selvage to make one more. This cute fabric Blend fabric should be available very soon.

Happy stitching & happy pincushion collecting, now let’s go take a peek at some more pincushion inspiration ……

Kitty from Night Quilter

Amanda from Jedi Craft Girl

Nicole from Modern Handcraft

Jessica from Quilty Habit

Jessee from Art School Dropout

Tina from Emily Ann’s Kloset

Michele from Island Life Quilts

Angie from Gnome Angel

Sinta from Pink Pin Cushion

Melissa from Happy Quilting