I spent last weekend in York - a city which has lots of gorgeous little crafty shops, quite a few of which were selling hand made pin cushions. My collection of pins is ever growing and I thought one of these cushions would do a great job of storing them safely. Although the pin cushions in the shops were really cute and I was very tempted to buy one, my crafty brain wouldn't let me and was thinking to itself, I could make something similar at a fraction of the cost! So instead, I purchased an offcut of material and got my needle out of it's case to make my own pin cushion:
The supplies I used were:
offcut of material
green felt
Scalloped nestability die
Sizzix flower and alpha dies
Big shot die cutting machine
white and green thread
bazzill sewing template
button
I began by cutting out my material for the base using a scalloped nestability die. I also cut a slightly smaller scallop frame from felt. I used the same material to die cut the flowers, rolled them up and stitched to secure their shape.
I then handstitched around the outside, leaving a small gap so I could stuff the inside of the cushion. I used a mixture of small felt scraps and cotton wool for my stuffing. I then sewed the remainder of the border and my pin cushion was finished.
Quick and simple to make but also an effective (and pretty) way to store my pins :-)
Thanks for looking
Nic :-)
Nic!! This is AMAZING!!!! I loveeeeeee it! :):):):):):):):):):)
ReplyDeletevery great job! I have those same dies and NEVER thought to use them that way!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty Nic - and love the use of the scalloped dies!
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