Pin cushion embroidery

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🌸This pincushion is all handmade and hand-embroidered The design of my pincushions are all my own designs. I embroider them using many various colours, and many different stitches. I carefully choose stitches which are complementary and colours that are in harmony with each other. I fill the pincushion with soft filling, which I pack in very densely. You can feel how dense my pincushions. The border trim is also handmade by myself. This pincushion is great for decorating your sewing table…

I had the loveliest time making this pincushion yesterday. Having never made a strawberry pincushion before I wisely did a practice run on Saturday with some scrap fabric and felt. Once I was sure of how it worked this softer, more elegant version came to life as the star of today's tutorial. Before we begin, you'll need the free templates for the strawberry shapes - DOWNLOAD HERE - and trace them onto a piece of template plastic. You could also paste the pages onto a piece of thin cardboard…

Suzie on Instagram: "Well …. I’ve had the nicest day working at my desk today making another #travelsewingcase. I decided to keep this one simple. I’ve gone off a lot of clutter so decided to put my lovely embroidered crown on the back. Just mounted onto card with thick felt padding it for a softer look. It’s deep enough to have everything I need to do some hexie projects. I LOVE it. I hope you do too. Can you see my diddy pin cushion made out of a vintage Suffolk puff. Simply stuffed with…

How to Make a Tomato Pin Cushion. A quick and easy tutorial loaded with tons of picture son how to make a tomato pin cushion.

Use wool felt, a fabric yo yo and some thread to hand stitch a lucky pin cushion, complete with four leaf clover. A great free tutorial!

Many thanks to Marlene at Stitchin by the Lake and Madame Samm for organising another lovely hop. This one is different as it involves a present! The idea was to make something that would only take an hour or two but I suspect from what I've seen so far most people took somewhat longer to make something gift-worthy. I know my gifter did - amazing! Isn't it beautiful! It makes me think of something a knitting professor would carry into their lecture hall and put on the desk before beginning…

Have you ever made these fun pin cushions on a mason jar before? Well here is a new twist on an oldie: These pin cushions will sharpen your pins as you use them! The secret? Steel Wool! Does anyone want to make some of these darling little babies? They would be a perfect little addition … Continue reading Pin Cushions–That Sharpens →