Make Do & Mend Monday - New Pincushion

Well, here it is Tuesday and I am already a day behind!  The story of my life these days....LOL!  For Make Do and Mend Monday, I decided to make a pincushion.  For some unknown reason to me, I have the hardest time keeping up with pincushions of anyone that I know.  I put it down, I go get something to drink, I come back, and it's gone!  I suspect little hands or paws take it off.  So, I decided to make a heavy pincushion and one that I would not lose. 

I decided on this teacup since it is rather small and it is blue.  (I really like blue!)  And, it reminds me of Holland, where my friend Heidi lives who hosts this wonderful day of the week for us.  This is an extremely easy thing to do.  I took a luncheon plate, traced the circle on my fabric, cut it out, and put a running stitch around the perimeter.  Then, I drew the thread and stuffed the circle.  After I had stuffed it, I finished drawing the circle and sewing it shut.  All, that is left was to put it in the cup.  You could put a tiny but if glue around the inside of the cup but I did not do that since I stuffed it tight.  You could also decorate the cup with rick rack, and I might do that later.  But, for right now, it is just right!  The best part?  It was free since I had all materials on hand! 

I am linking to Heidi's Make Do and Mend Monday! 




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Bottle top pincushion

I saw these cute pincushions on a blog somewhere in blog land and thought it was a cute idea. They are made from a soda bottle top as the base. I suppose you could use any lid that you wish. The possibilities are unlimited and you are recycling at the same time! I made one tonight while watching "Big Business" with Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin. (It's an old movie that Dennis really likes watching.) Back to the pincushion, I think I will make several of these for gifts. They are easy to make and cute! They will make cute Christmas gifts for my stitching/sewing friends.