Search Results for: pincushions

Vicky from Mad for Fabric shares a tutorial for making a scrappy tufted pincushion.  She includes a free pattern.  The tufted button center and stitches around the wedge shaped pieces give it a pretty flower shape.  If you have small … Read More...

This felt toadstool pincushion is made entirely from circles – circles for the polka dots and circles for the toadstool top and base.  Keeley from Hope and Gloria shows how to make it.  She uses felt but I think this … Read More...

Kim at Bugaboo City shares a free pattern for making an apple pincushion.  It’s quick to sew up out of felt and makes a pretty place to store your pins.  Or, leave the pins out and use it as play … Read More...

These vintage jelly tins and tart tins are easy to find at estate sales and antique malls.  They’re rarely expensive and oh so cute.  And now you can turn them into pretty pincushions, using this tutorial by Todelwen.  She adds … Read More...

Kate from See Kate Sew shows how you can make the cutest hexagon pincushion topped with a fluffy yarn pom pom.  The pincushion base is pieced from small triangles, so pull out your scrap bin and go wild making these … Read More...

Laura from A Beautiful Mess shows how you can make a set of cacti pincushions.  She includes all three styles of cacti you see here.   The felt succulents are potted in teracotta pots.  Any pins or needles you stick in … Read More...

You can make pincushions out of just about anything, even an empty tin can.  Jessi from Practically Functional shares a tutorial at Craftaholics Anonymous showing how.   It’s quick, easy, and functional.  And cute, too!  Of course my Crazy Cat Lady … Read More...

This Crazy Daisy Pin Cushion is a pretty little place to park your pins.  There’s a tutorial for making it over at Hope & Gloria Sewing Blog. It’s made from small bits of felt and colorful ribbons, great for those … Read More...

I don’t use pins in my sewing that often, but when I do they always end up in a little pile in front of my sewing machine.  I take them out of my fabric as it approaches the needle, and … Read More...

A Cup of Thuy shows how you can make a pretty little tufted cushion to hold your pins and needles.  It’s a square cushion with boxed sides, tufted in the middle with a covered button.  They’re elegant from a soft … Read More...

My favorite pincushions are the magnetic ones.  Red Brolly shows how you can make this handy magnetic needlekeep.  Keep it near you while you’re sewing to hold the needles and pins you need for the project.  It’s a quick project, … Read More...

If you have a bench that needs a cushion (or a replacement cushion), you could buy one.  Selection will probably be limited and you’ll pay a pretty penny.  Or, you could make one yourself and choose your own fabrics and … Read More...