DIY Heart Pin Cushion

Heart Pincushion

It’s been awhile since we’ve had a new pincushion pattern here at Jennifer Jangles. I love big and stable pincushions that can hold a lot of pins. This heart cushion will give you lots of space for pins. I added a pom pom trim around the bottom, but as I was making it I was thinking of other options for trims as well. Tulle along the bottom would be cute, a smaller trim at the top could add some color, you get the idea.

This isn’t in the instructions, but in all of my pin cushions, I sew a small pillow to fill with sand and insert into the base of the cushion. This helps add additional weight to keep the cushion stable.

Supplies:

1/4 yard or fat quarter heart fabric

5/8 yard pom pom trim

Fiberfill

Button

Felt scrap

Doll makers needle

Cut 1 strip measuring 16.25” x  2.5” and print this pattern piece.

Instructions:

1. Sew the two shorter sides of the pin cushion  band together.

2. Starting with the seam of the band lined up with the point of the heart, pin of side of the band all of the way around the heart.  Note: add trim between the two layers of doing so.

3. Using 1/4” seam allowance, sew around the pinned edge.

4. Repeat step 2. on the second side of the band and the second heart. This time leave a section open for turning.

5. Clip the curves and turn right sides out. If you’ve chosen to sew a weighted pillow, slide it inside the pin cushion. Fill the pin cushion with fiberfill. Heres a video on stuffing objects with fiberfill, to get it looking good. Hand stitch the opening closed.

6. Place the button on top of the felt and cut a circle out, bigger than the button.  Sew the button and felt onto the cushion using a long doll makers needle. Using this needle, go all of the way through the cushion and back through the top to secure.

Here's an image to pin so you don't forget this tutorial.

Happy Sewing,

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Pin Cushion Round Up

I just finished up the PDF pattern for the Sew Happy Pin Cushion and I thought it would be a good time to round up all of my pin cushion patterns, tutorials, and kits. You know, get them all in one place. Sometimes you just want to make a pin cushion, right? Pin Cushions also make great gifts. Here is a list of the Pin Cushions above, starting at he top left and working our way down.

Sew Happy Pin Cushion

Petunia Peacock Pin Keep

Ice Cream Sundae Pin Cushion

Flower Bowl Pin Cushion

Pretty Bird Pin Cushion

Daisy Pin Cushion

Happy Birthday Pin Cushion

I also have Pin Cushion Kits....

Little Bird Pin Cushion Ring

Bumbly Bee Pin Cushion Ring

Heirloom Tomato Pin Cushion

and there are a few more in my Stitch Kitsch Book that ships in September.

I have marked down all of my Pin Cushion Patterns until this Saturday, June 20th.

And if you want to pin this as a reminder for future sewing projects, run your mouse ove this image to Pin.

Have a great day,

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Petunia Peacock Pin Keep

Ellyn Zinsmeister sewed up the cutest version of Petunia Peacock, don't ya just love her fabric choices? She had so much fun that she's going to be teaching Petunia Peacock and Daisy Hedgehog this summer at Stitched with Love in McKinney, TX.  Be sure to follow Ellyn on Instrgram, you can see her Daisy there as well.

Thanks Ellyn!

National Sewing Month Project

Morning folks! Super excited today I have a project over at The Sewing Loft. It's National Sewing Month and Heather asked if I wanted to show off a tool and do a project. I of course said yes. You can find the project here.

 And while I gotcha here on the blog. You know I am pin cushion crazy, right? These are some little pin keeps I made this past week. I added them to the Etsy shop this morning.

Have a great day,

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Pillows

Hello,

I posted pictures of these pillows last year just after Quilt Market. Since we were looking at the new pin cushion kits yesterday. I thought it would be nice to revisit these. I made these pillows just the same as I did the pin cushions. Actually, I made the pillows and then I thought a smaller version would be a super cute pin cushion. That's when "Pin Party" was born.

I am a sucker for these felt balls, who doesn't love multi-colored polka dots? Okay there are probably a few of you who don't, but there can't be many, they make you smile.

Have a great day,

Quilts and More

Hey, Hey,

It's my first project ever in Quilts and More. I am super excited! You know why? This might show my nerd-i-ness here.....When you go through the checkout at the grocery store, this magazine is on the rack at the checkout. I have never been in a magazine that is so close to the register. I am in the book stores with all the crafty magazines, which don't get me wrong here, its a great place to be. But every time I go to the Krogers, I am reminded that I have a project in the magazine. This makes me happy because usually I don't like grocery shopping.

But anywho it's a pin cushion project and I have kits! Quilts and More shows one version of the pin cushion but I have three colorways in my store right now. I cut up every last scrap of purple flowered fabric I had to get as many kits as I could, but I have to admit that is my favorite fabric from Happy so I had used a lot for myself.

Several people have asked me about felt balls too. I have them as well in the shop under kits. I couldn't decide where to put them in the shop....got any better suggestions?

I will give you a tour.... Here's the purple version

The Blue Version... this fabric is my new line Polka Dot Garden

And the most popular fabric of my Happy line was the red flowers...

So I am working on a free project for you, a newsletter, new beads, oh my. Stay tuned...