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Maureen Cracknell Handmade is hosting a giveaway on her blog forMoona Fabrics. The prize? One of her readers will get a 13 fat quarter set of Joel Dewberry’s new Heirloom line in the yummy Ruby Palette. 13 fat quarters of fabulous new fabric! Go to Maureen Cracknell Handmade to get yourself entered. (Deadline for entry is 10:00 pm EST on Sunday, July 24, 2011.)
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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]
Wow! I would love to have these
with the heat on i been making quilts alot would love to have for a new ouilt yhanks
I thought I missed signing up cuz your blurb says June 24 but it’s July 24- yay!
Thank you for catching my mistake! I’ve edited the post to show the right month. 🙂 –Anne
I would love to make a quilt like the one in anna marie horner’s “Handmade Beginnings” (sort of log cabin and pinwheel combined! with big swathes of fab fabric) with these. My sewing room has a quilt I made for my daughter on the sofa bed. I want something more grown up made with fabrics I love… like these!
Eu gostaria muito de ganhar estes tecidos para fazer um artesanato para meu quarto, vai ficar lindo pois as cores são maravilhosas.Seus trabalhos são adoraveis.Abraços
what beautiful fabrics, can think of so many things grandbabies would enjoy!!
Awesome colors. I am getting started on a quilt for my grandson made from his fathers clothes. I would love to add these to the boarder.