Labels: 2010, Craft, Pincushion

If you have been following my blog, you will remember I was down with the pumpkin bug a few months back. Hah! Have a look at this...

I decided to make a pumpkin pincushion again this morning... to complement the etui box of course. The only problem was I ran out of the checks. Hence, the maroon suede for the bottom half :-)

Labels: 2009, Craft, Pincushion

First, a round (OK, so it was many rounds) of good ole English Earl Grey to energize the brain. You need to psyche yourself up, especially for the uninitiated :-) Tea was served in style of course - got to justify buying my tea set (Lol) .

"Work" finally got started... Everyone chose their own fabric and came up with their circles. The machining took a while... and the stuffing was like forever.

At the end of an hour, we had these to show. Some managed to complete their pumpkins, others took back "homework" ;-)

This is the pretty pumpkin I helped AJ7 fix. Guess which one it is in the group photo? The one right in front with its maroon bottom up! The front is camel corduroy print with scattered maroon rosebuds. Sigh! Soooo pretty and romantic, don't you agree?












As mentioned earlier, plain maroon velvet for the back - so as not to compete for attention, I guess (Lol). Overall verdict: An enjoyable fruitful afternoon.

Labels: 2008, Craft, Pincushion

Bitten by the pumpkin bug (Lol)! Shhhhh! It's a secret. Tomorrow, I shall be going up to my sister-in-law's place and this is going to be her gift. It's a little different from the previous. This round, I experimented with velvet. I love the outcome. It has that old antique-ish look.

No time... so I just pulled out the first available matching fabric for the back - BLACK. Hmmm... a bit dark and uninteresting but it's velvet... and who looks at the back anyway ;-> It's the iridescent front that's going to do the talking! Hope my sister-in-law likes it - as if she has any choice (Lol).

Labels: 2008, Craft, Pincushion

I have been mulling over Bucilla's works and am truly inspired to do a little bit more for my pumpkin pin cushion. So here is my second attempt :-)

Two words: Instant gratification... well, compared to some of my other projects :-) Didn't take me too long - just one night. Had no particular design in mind but since I go weak in the knees over roses, I knew I just had to incorporate them into the embroidery. The Internet is really such a good teacher and I love how the spider web roses came out at my first try :-)

Surprise of surprises, I didn't find any really matching fabric (in my mountain of stash) for the back but thought I could get away with the red gingham... and I did (Lol)

Labels: 2008, Craft, Pincushion

Before falling asleep last night, I told myself I must try out a pumpkin pin cushion this morning. Have been meaning to make one for ages. Well, here it is... I used a floral print for the front and the left over yellow ocher checks from the previous project for the back.

It was easy to do but it took up more poly filling than I expected.

I enjoyed making this up. Will try some fancier patterns next time. I saw some real gorgeous stuff on Bucilla's blog. Well worth a visit.

Labels: 2008, Craft, Pincushion