One of my favourite craft designers Melissa Phillips, owner of Lilybeans Paperie creates the most beautiful pincushions. I just adore her work. On a wet winters day a little sunshine lights up my day just by clicking on her blog. Some of her work is sold at her etsy store here.
I was so enamored with Melissa's pincushions I had to try and make one of my own using some of my treasured stash of Tilda fabrics. The Tilda fabrics I used were Tilda Fruit Garden Berrie pink and Molly Pink.
My pincushions do not have as many of the delicate little extras that Melissa added to hers. Enjoying myself I continued on and made forty of them to sell at this years Christmas fund raising fairs. I am really pleased with how they turned out and hope the Christmas fair visitors will be too. As 100% per cent of the funds raised go to a very worthy charity I hope Melissa does not mind me pincushion lifting hers !
The following photos give a little tutorial on how I made mine.
I laid out a 5.5-inch strip of Tilda fabric( Tilda fabric is 55 -inch wide) and added lace and ribbon. I sewed it as one piece and then cut it down to 5.5 -inch squares.
I prepared the same amount of co-ordinating fabric squares.
Pinning right sides facing , added bobbin trimming in between. Then sewed around the outside with 1/2 inch seam allowance and left small opening for turning.
When turned right side out I pressed each of them to get rid of the creases.
I filled with soft toy filling and sewed up the opening.
Added white felt roses.
and little labels embellished with scraps of Tilda patterned paper.
Lovely bundle of fun.
All packed and ready for fairs.
