Needlecase or Pincushion

I made this book type needlecase - at least I think that is what these are called - and I thought it would be cool if I added a more traditional little pincushion in an inside pocket....

Star Pincushion

As usual, I spend more time looking at what others are up to, and I sometimes wonder when I will have time to sew myself.  The couch is comfy and the coffee soothing...

Anyhow, I saw this clever pincushion made from 15 equal sized squares sewn together.  First I cut the squares 1 1/4" on a side.  Then I sewed y-seams to join 5 squares into a star shape.  Then I made another star shape and the last five squares became the vertical edges joining the two 'star' pieces...

Isn't that cute?  Above I laid the pincushion on my latest drawing...and below I laid it on my latest library book...which is super interesting by the way.

Here it is posing with my driving top down hat....that I made a while ago to fit my extra large noggin... LOL

The Hedgehog Pincushion - Everyday Handmade

You have to see this....
So I borrowed this book from the library

EVERY project they present is marvellous.  I couldn't decide which was my favourite.  Cassie Barden and Adrienne Smitke are co-authors of Everyday Handmade.  Now look what I made with their wonderful instructions.

 Another adorable pincushion.... Need I say more.

My Turtle Pincushion

Yes, I am easily distracted.  But,  but... look what I made...

This is great Heather Bailey pattern  I got on a trip south.

The instructions were straight forward and it went together in a few hours.

Attaching the legs to the underbelly was easy (see the felt pen dots)  It was those pointy bits on each end that proved a bit slippery.  Still not hard.

Making those v-clips was a pain but worth the effort.

Ta Da!! isn't she cute.  Although I see now I may have forgotten to put the french knots on for her eyes....  I think I can't call her Henrietta, though what a mouthful.  Any ideas??

Bright Quilt

Guess what?  I am finished quilting a smallish quilt.  Here's a peek.  It still needs some binding though.

Pincushion Crazy 3

After two BIG pincushion trials - I think I went too small.  But cute.

I remembered some bean bags that I had made for the children years ago and I thought I needed four finished rectangles in a 2/4 ratio.  So I thought I would like the finished size to be 1 1/2 in by 3 in so I cut out a total of four rectangles (two of each colour)that were 2in x 3 1/2 inches

Laying the four rectangles our alternating colours in a cross, begin sewing turning corners as you go.  I found it was easiest to sew on the side with the 90 degree corner on top so I did quite a bit of backstitching on the other side and then flipping it over.  It got a bit tricky but in the end just keep trying to close it all in like a quasi box (but not).

I put in a bit of brown rice for weight and then polyester stuffing to plump it up.  It ended up really small...Maybe I should have cut the rectangles 2 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches.  Maybe next time.

Now I have lots of pincushions.  I am really pleased they look great.  Maybe I will just display them in a group...

Pincushion Crazy 2

Undaunted I tried again.  This time I thought I would go with something I know.  I went to bhg.com to find the pattern for Anna Maria Horner's Flower Pincushion.  I made three of these a few years ago and ended up giving them all away.  I thought they would be smaller and perhaps a better size.  Remembering how they flew out of my sewing room with their admirers I thought a multiple would be a good idea.

OKay five might be more than I need but they are all sooo cute... and easy to make.  But sadly still a bit big...

Pincushion Crazy

I decided I needed a pincushion to sit beside my sewing machine to hold the extraneous pins as they come out my carefully pinned corner matches.  After cruising the blogs I follow I found a tutorial on Penny's Hands and made her Hexie Caddy.  That was easy.

Mine turned out like this...

I was trying to go for the fish bowl look.  Well, it's nearly as big as a fishbowl.  I like it.  But there is not really room on my sewing machine table for it...