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Read all about it: Craft Gossip’s Fork and Talk event in Little Rock

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I had the most excellent time this weekend at Craft Gossip’s Fork and Talk event here in Little Rock this past Saturday.  I got to spend the afternoon with a group of fun, talented, creative women.  Some of them I’ve known (and loved) for a while, but there were also plenty of new faces. 

EK Success sponsored the event, including the venue, the lunch, craft actitivites, and even a “swag bag” for everyone to take home.  To read more about the event, check out our editors’ group recap of this awesome event.

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  1. I too had a great time at the Fork and Talk Scarlett! It was one awesome time! Can’t wait ’til you have another one. So glad to meet so many wonderful, creative, women! I know we’re all going to become great friends.
    EK Success really did a bang up job of sponsoring the event. What amazing crafty goodness they gave us and the lunch and comraderie were just so special. What a good company.

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  2. I agree with Barbara, ready for another one! EK Success really outdid itself in putting on such an amazing event and good grief the CraftGossip Editors were sensational!

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Sew a Pincushion for Pins, Needles, and Fabric Clips

It doesn’t matter whether you sew by hand or by machine, you need a pincushion.  You need a spot to parks pins and needles and keep them within easy reach for when you need them again.  There are a lot of styles of pincushion to choose from.  Some magnetic, some fabric.  Some cute, some purely functional.  This “little bit extra” pincushion has a spot to store all the different types of pins and needles you might need while sewing.  Polka Dot Chair has a free sewing pattern you can use to make one for yourself.

This handy little pincushion has a circular shape and is divided into sections to store different types of pins.  The bottom section is for your regular straight pins.  Just poke them in and they’re ready for when you need them.  The top has one section with a felt flap perfect for holding your sewing needles.  I don’t know about you but I don’t like mixing my hand sewing needles in with my pins on a pincushion.  It makes it hard to find the needle when I want it.  So having a separate section for the needles is a great idea.

This “little bit extra” pincushion also has a spot to hold a few fabric clips.  Fabric clips have become popular alternatives to a traditional straight pin.  They hold fabric pieces together without piercing the fabric, which is important when sewing leather, vinyl, or other materials that will show permanent holes from pins.

You can sew the “little bit extra” pincushion from large fabric scraps or small fabric cuts (fat eighth).  You probably already have all the supplies you need to sew one in your sewing supplies already.

Get the free pattern for this “little bit extra” pincushion over at Polka Dot Chair.

[photo credit: Polka Dot Chair]

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