Showing posts with label paper piecing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label paper piecing. Show all posts

Friday, November 13, 2009

Pincushion finished!

As hoped, I finished my pincushion last night.
I followed this tutorial. It would have turned out even better if I had used a a doll (long) needle to sew the buttons on as suggested. The buttons are fine as is, but I would have had more control over their placement had I used a longer needle. Oh well, next time.

This would be a great scrap project if you sewed enough to have scraps. I'm working on it, but because my scrap pile is currently too small to be useful, I used a few squares from a charm pack.

I think I like this hand-sewing paper-piecing business. It's quite pleasant to spend a few evenings working on a project that comes together quickly for a slow crafter like me! I'm not sure I'd take on a hex quilt at this stage, but little things are fun.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

My creative space

My creative space this week has involved avoiding knitting. Knitting + hot = not fun crafting. Instead, I've been making me a pincushion.
It's a hand-sewn paper-pieced cube and nearly finished! All it needs is the stuffing seam sewn up and some buttons sewn on, which SHOULD happen tonight. If I can find the buttons, which are somewhere on the surface theoretically known as my sewing table...

Curiously I don't own any other pincushions, so this one will be much used and appreciated when it's done!

Other creative spaces are over at Kirsty's.