Tutorial: Sweet wool felt pincushion or sachet

These wool felt pincushions would make sweet gifts for your sewing friends! And for your non sewing friends, include some lavender or potpourri in the filling to make them pretty sachets. Minki Kim from Minki’s Work Table shares a tutorial at We All Sew showing how you can make one. You can use the decorative stitches on your machine to add the details, or hand stitch them with embroidery.

Click below for her tutorial:

Handmade Felt Applique Pincushions, by Minki’s Work Table

[photo from Minki’s Work Table on We All Sew]Looking for more Pincushion patterns? Check out this fun sewing book for making pincushions.

Looking for more Pincushion patterns? Check out this fun sewing book for making pincushions.

Sewing Pincushions are also called Emery Bag as they contain Emery powder and oxide iron that removes rust from pins and needles. Emery pinch cushions can be bought here.

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Christmas is one of those holidays that you just can decorate too much for. There’s no limit to the amount of holiday cheer you can bring into you home! There’s no such thing as too many Christmas decorations. You can bring Christmas décor into any room of the house – including the kitchen! Which is kind of fitting given how many Christmas activities and gifts are made in the kitchen. We’ve rounded up 13 Christmas kitchen accessories you can sew for your home or to give as gifts.

The list includes holiday themed hot pads, potholders ,aprons, and more that you can sew and decorate your kitchen all season long. Most are things you can make in an evening or less. These would also make wonderful hostess gifts for any holiday parties or gatherings you’re attending. Read on for the kitchen sewing ideas!