pincushion parade

There is a pincushion link up party over here this week.  I thought it would be fun to join the parade, so here are a few of my pincushions!

 I made these and had fun with the stitching and beads.

 I bought this one....I liked the piece/peace sign.

 I cross-stitched these.

I made this fun one.

 I bought both of these... the strawberry sharpens the pins and the heart can be used on my wrist.

This is one I have used since I was a little girl. It is velvet and was in my mother's sewing box : )

I hope you enjoyed the pincushion parade.   You will want to visit other blogs here for more pincushion inspiration.

piece,

elizabeth

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.

piece,

elizabeth  

colorado cabin art

I spent a week in Colorado with my daughter, MB, between her clinical assignment and school.  We had a wonderful time hiking, eating, napping and shopping.  I worked on my hexagons and she made a few bracelets.  While I was there, I took a few photos of my wall art.  One is a cross stitch that I made and the other two I purchased from an art festival in Oklahoma City years ago.  I have always like the ones that I bought, they are painted blocks with stitching on muslin.(click on the photo for a closeup)  I think they would be fun to make, but I do not need to learn another kind of craft : )

We had such wonderful weather in Colorado that I was dreading coming home to the heat.  Thankfully, we have had cool weather here in Oklahoma this week....what a blessing!

piece,

elizabeth

do you cross stitch?

I wonder if any of you are cross stitchers, now or in your past?  I don't make them anymore, but as you can see, I still enjoy them hanging around my house : )

Here are a few more of my stitcheries:

As you can see by the last photo, our home was established in 1981....we are getting ready to celebrate our 30 year wedding anniversary!

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elizabeth

hearts and flowers

These stitched pieces are hanging in the guest bedrooms:

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elizabeth

alphabet stitches

After you see all my stitcheries this week,  you will figure out that I have enjoyed cross stitching alphabet samplers : )

These pictures hang in the master bedroom and bath:

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elizabeth

cross stitch extravaganza

This week my blog is going to be a show-and-tell of my cross stitch over the years : )  I haven't cross stitched in years, but you will see that I use to do it often!  Since they are in frames and under glass my photos are a little wonky, but I did my best to keep the flash off of the glass.

Today I am showing the ones that are hanging in my kitchen:

piece,

elizabeth