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52676When doing the pins and needles pincushion, use a very narrow ribbon. I used a 1/4 inch ribbon and it was a bear to get to go through the cushion. Another option is to use embroidery floss/thread instead. I tried to add these links when I first posted this photo but for some reason they did not take.
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22354They are beautiful. Is the Cathedral one made by hand. I did one at a lesson a couple of years ago all by hand turned out great but was not able to do another once I got home the written directions to complicated for me all the folding and turning . Hugs Joyce
by sewfrenzie
23 Jun 2012
Actually stitched with the machine. Lots of pinning and trimming to make fit right, lol!
15141Even if the directions were hard to follow - you did a great job with it. It looks really complicated to me - I would have to have very very good directions.
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37638They are beautiful, especially the right-hand side one. Well done! Hugs, Lidia
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by sewfrenzie
22 Jun 2012
Trying to find projects to use my scraps up with. This one is all scraps for both pincushions.
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89895I vote for the Cathedral Window one it is beautiful. Fabric colors will give you such a variety too.
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86901Check tipnut for 50 free pincushion patterns,all shapes and sizes
by sewfrenzie
22 Jun 2012
Thanks! Neat site. We have only 5 designs to choose from only and these are two of them.
by sewfrenzie
22 Jun 2012
I might have to make the person I swap with an "extra", lol just to send something different, like maybe the mouse, country mouse, or a wrist or ring pincushion, lol!
by queenofhearts
22 Jun 2012
Thanks for the link. I have a pretty tea cup and saucer that I only use for decoration. Using a tip I found here I can make it into a pincushion and it will be functional as well as pretty.
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