Have you ever tried to make a biscornu pincushion? Biscornu means: a small, octagonal, stuffed ornamental pincushion. It is usually made out of Aida cloth or linen, sewn from two square sheets of cloth in such a way that each corner of one square is hemmed to the middle of a side of the opposite …
June’s theme for Island Batik ambassadors is “TRY IT” Meaning that we have to try a new technique! Well…… hmmm I did do the reverse applique technique that was a new technique for me, but otherwise I’ve been scratching my head about something “new” I could try a new template, a new Accuquilt die, a …
I sent this pincushion to Norway for my pincushion swap recently and here’s how I made it! First I started with red, white and blue felt (I was thinking US patriotic at first, but do you know that’s also the colors of the Norwegian flag?) Then I got out my small circle die from Accuquilt …
This month’s “theme” with Island Batik ambassadors is Star Struck and I didn’t see this graphics until AFTER I was almost done with my project I’m also an affiliate with Annie’s! (They will sell some of my patterns there soon!) Annie’s released a new precut quilt book and I jumped all over it! It’s called …
I recently got a squishy package in the mail (actually Monday before I left on my trip) This was great to get a sunny sunflower pincushion from Sandy! Made up for a dreary cold day! I’ve also sent two pincushions to my swap partner Janorah, I just had to send two as the machine embroidered …
guess what!! I have some pincushions in a book! (surprised?? ha ha) This is a brand new book called Pincushions and more Mine is on the back I made these 3 cute biscornu pincushions! One uses scraps from Connecting threads, two uses scraps from Island Batik and two use Accuquilt! (a QUBE set and some …
I sent this biscornu machine embroidered pincushion to Janne in Norway for July’s pincushion swap with a charm pack from CT I had laying around. and I received this BIG heavy button pincushion from Janora for July too, it’s heavy and almost 6”! How fun that it’s a big button Thanks!! I need to send …
Look, the jar of crushed walnut shells getting low! guess what that means? I’ve been making more pincushions! I thought I would make some for the craft show, though pin cushions are very specific to sewers and quilters, but you never know! but then the hard part is pricing them….. hmm Designs by JuJu also …
I finally got around to making the Snow Mystery QAL thru funthreads This is clue #1 “snow” with a small appliqued snowflake on the “O” I chose to do raw edge applique and here it was a blue snowflake so I used white thread, it makes it POP! I also made another biscornu pincushion on …
I can’t believe we’re in October already!! I know this post is a few days late- oh well Here’s what I completed this month (or completed quilt tops) First thing completed is this table runner, which I also turned into a pattern that I’m still working on. then the last of the kitschy BOMs and …