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Card Condo sew-along tomorrow with Quick Quilts Saturday

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cardcondocoverA little birdie tells me that the project tomorrow (May 17, 2014) at Quick Quilts Saturday is my Card Condo.   How cool is that!!  I was super excited when I heard the news!  The Card Condo is kind of like an fabric organizer book.  Each “page” has pockets to organize receipts and loyalty cards and other paper whatnot that collects in our wallets.  The design was a request from my mother-in-law, who I’ve decided is a very smart woman.  I’ve been using my Card Condo for several years now.  Every time I pull it out, I have people oohing and ahhing and asking where to get one.

You can join up with the sew-along with Quick Quilts Saturday.  They’re a private Facebook group, but anyone can join.  I can’t wait to see all the Card Condos that get made!!  I just saw the one they made in purple as their Facebook page header. Sooo pretty!!!

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  1. Yeah! Thank you Anne for this great tutorial! I’ve made several and can’t decide which one I’ve done that I like the best…..so I think I’ll keep them all!!!!

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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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