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Thursday, January 8, 2009
Making a fabric pin cushion is as easy as ABC which makes them an ideal project for anyone with basic sewing skills. And any sewer should never go without having a pin cushion as they are super useful and a lot of fun.
Follow these step by step instructions to make a beautiful and fun fabric pin cushion for yourself or for a special person in your life.  My fabric of choice today is called Kashmir brown which is an Amy Butler fabric that is absolutely gorgeous.Cut two fabric circles as featured on this picture in your desired size - here I cut the circles 6" in diameter. TIP: I used a small soup bowl to cute the fabric circles.  Place the fabric circles right side together. Sew around with a 1/4" seam allowance leaving an opening of about 1". Sew with a zig zag stitch all around the edge leaving an opening of about 1" parallel to the seam you have sewn in the previous step. Now turn the fabric inside out. Use poly fiber fill to stuff the pin cushion at the 1" opening. TIP: Do not use 100% cotton batting as the pins will not go through the cotton batting; instead use poly fiber fill. Once you have stuffed the two fabric layers with poly fiber fill close the opening with a small needle and thread by hand. I used the same needle and thread to make the "petals" of this gorgeous pin cushion. Start from the middle of the cushion and you can make as many "petals" as you like. Once done sew a button in the middle of the pin cushion. In this case I cover a button with the same Amy Butler fabric to complete the pin cushion. Now how easy was that? I am sure you have plenty of remnant fabric at home so get started and have fun!   
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3 Comments:
Hi. Could you give more details on how to make the petals of the pin cusion?
Push the needle through the center of the pin cushion from the middle of the cushion top. Once your needle is on the other side, push your needle through the same spot again and pull tightly.
To make sure that your petals are even, repeat these steps on the opposite side. Your fabric pin cushion will then look like it is “divided” in two half.
Now repeat these steps to section the pin cushion in “quarters” and the “eights” and then you will end up with 8 petals as featured in my tutorial.
Gorgeous - thank you!
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