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20 March 2022

An Extra Special Pin Cushion

What's up guys?

This time of year seems to encourage a bit of spring cleaning. Last week, I organized my sewing corner with a D.I.Y spool holder and today, let's continue the sewing theme.

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In a previous post, I gave you a peek at my sewing kit. It's very spacious. I can keep fabric, embroidery hoops, and also store current sewing projects.  

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My issue with this sewing kit is the loose items that just roll around the box, like these spools of thread that I use for hand sewing.

But I turned "blah" to "TADA!":

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I made this handy dandy pin cushion that has a built-in thread holder. There's a little pocket for each spool...TADA!

Would you like to know how I made it?

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I started with some fabric.

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I cut two squares, each measuring 6 inches by 6 inches with a 1/2-inch border all around. 

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Then I cut two strips, the top one measuring 6 inches by 2 inches with a 1/2-inch border all around; and the bottom one measuring 6 inches by 3 inches with a 1/2-inch border all around. 

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On the sewing machine, I sewed the edges of the cloth strips to keep them from fraying. Then I attached one strip on each side of the square fabrics to make the pockets. 

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I flipped the fabric, right sides facing each other, and sewed the two squares together, leaving a two inch opening on one side.

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I turned the fabric inside out, the edges now sewn together...TADA!

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I stuffed the inside with fiber fill and closed the opening by sewing. 

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This is one side of the pin cushion with the pockets for thread.

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Just add the spools. I made the pockets a little tight to keep the spools from slipping off.  But you can make them larger and add more pockets to accommodate your collection.

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This is the other side of the pin cushion.

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There's enough room for other sewing supplies like a tape measure, seam ripper, scissors, and buttons. 

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Before we forget, this is a pin cushion.

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Add some needles on the other side, too.

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A custom-made pin cushion is a crafty solution where I turned "blah" to "TADA!"

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2 comments:

  1. This is so clever and useful. Thanks for sharing, Claire!

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    1. I truly appreciate all the comments that you leave me, Priscilla!

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