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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

pincushions

I have a board on my Pinterest of pincushions.  I discovered some that were made of small cross-stitched pieces and  that inspired me to look through my projects for something that might work, and this is what I found....made in 1988 : )  It is about 5 X 7 inches.
I cut out a pretty piece of fabric for the back.
Sewed them with right sides together, and left a small opening to turn the fabric.
I like to stuff my pincushions with crushed walnut shells(I can purchase these at my LQS) and a small amount of polyester batting or stuffing.
Stuff and then sew my opening closed.
I added some pins and now it is an official pincushion!

I have another pincushion started.  I added some embroidery in the center of this circle and I am on the lookout for a button to add to the middle.
I need to go to the LQS and stock up on more crushed walnut shells because I imagine my Pinterest board will keep inspiring me.
Do you Pinterest?

It is WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced.

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elizabeth  







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22 comments:

  1. Heather D.November 9, 2011 at 9:25 AM

    I don't Pinterest. I try to resist anything that could potentially be another time sucker! I also don't Facebook for the same reason.

    Your pincushions are great though! I can't wait to see how the rainbow one with the embroidery turns out.

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  2. Quilt GeniusNovember 9, 2011 at 9:38 AM

    Great pincushions! I have a pincushion problem...I have a turtle and an elephant. I want to make a fish and a bird, still. :)

    Mary
    http://www.quiltgenius.com

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  3. sunnyNovember 9, 2011 at 9:54 AM

    What do you do with all your beautiful pincushions? I need to learn how to Pinterest I guess.

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  4. LinzNovember 9, 2011 at 10:22 AM

    VERY cute pincushion!!! Love it!

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  5. JenniferNovember 9, 2011 at 10:25 AM

    I'm addicted to pinterest! love it!

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  6. JuliePicklesNovember 9, 2011 at 10:41 AM

    What a great way to use a cross stitch project! That other one you are working is really cool and will be quite impressive when finished. I do play around on Pinterest, what a time sucker it is! So much inspiration to be found though, I love it.

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  7. Foolish FeathersNovember 9, 2011 at 3:57 PM

    Great job on using your old cross-stitch project! My husband is teaching me recently started something, you've given me a great inspiration to use my smaller start projects!

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  8. Lucy | Charm About YouNovember 9, 2011 at 6:21 PM

    I think I'd never sew if I pinned!! I love your pin cushions. The embroidery is gorgeous!

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  9. MaggieNovember 9, 2011 at 9:42 PM

    I love your embroidery!

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  10. KristyLouNovember 10, 2011 at 8:51 AM

    Pin cushions are fun! And that cross-stitch is great!

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  11. LeanneNovember 10, 2011 at 9:03 AM

    Your pincushions are beautiful!

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  12. Christie describeHappyNovember 10, 2011 at 11:04 AM

    1988, whoa?! What a great way to be able to see it each day and use it. The second one is really nice too!

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  13. KirstenNovember 10, 2011 at 2:49 PM

    Love your embroidered pin cushions - especially the cross stitch sampler one!

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  14. Elizabeth DacksonNovember 10, 2011 at 6:27 PM

    Cute idea! I love that you're finishing up something from so long ago, that's great. Love your colorful pincushion-in-progress, too!

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  15. Marsha CooperNovember 11, 2011 at 2:37 PM

    That's a neat idea on the pin cushions.

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  16. CilleNovember 12, 2011 at 1:48 PM

    Very cute pin cushions... The embroidery reminds me of the big pile of embroidery patterns i have from my greatgrandmother and grandmother. There's a lot of samplers in them and I made my fair share of them before taking up quilting

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  17. RachelNovember 13, 2011 at 12:01 AM

    I do pinterest. It's a horrible addiction. I really like the second circle pin cushion.

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  18. Katy CameronNovember 13, 2011 at 5:20 PM

    Love the idea of using up all those WIPs into pin cushions. I'm a somewhat prolific pinner, I confess o.O

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  19. AllisonNovember 13, 2011 at 7:19 PM

    I don't pinterest, or facebook, or any of those because I'm sure I would end up spending too much time on it. I love your pincushions :)

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  20. LeilaNovember 14, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    I love the embroidery on the center of your second cushion.

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  21. AlNovember 15, 2011 at 12:05 AM

    I'm almost terribly addicted to Pinterest. I've had to move my computer out of my sewing space so that I get some work done, hehe.

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  22. Marci GirlNovember 15, 2011 at 9:52 AM

    Wow, they both look great! I haven't joined in on pininterest yet, but I see it in my future!

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