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Jo Connolly from Seedlings Sewing Patterns has a free pattern to make her Happy Puffy Flowers. They’re made from little bits of fabric, so it’s perfect for using up scraps left over from another project. You can use it as an embellishment on bags, pouches, hair accessories, etc. Get the free Happy Puffy Flowers pattern. See the other patterns you can purchase from her Seedlings line.
[photo from Seedlings Sewing Patterns]
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]
Thanks SO much for featuring my pattern!! 🙂
I went to download the pattern at pattern spot. they don’t want me to register because i only use lower case letters in everything. so i didn’t set up a shopper account. I don’t have facebook and i refuse to twitter.
i am just beginning to sew for granddaughter and would love to have this pattern. is there some other place to find this pattern?
I don’t know of any other place to get this specific pattern. You may want to contact the designer to see if she can help you. Her email address is on her home page here: http://www.gardenofdaisies.com/Page1.php. You can find a similar project here: http://pickupsomecreativity.blogspot.com/2012/01/wrapped-fabric-flower-tutorial.html –Anne