Miss Tracy's Tutorials: Make A Recycled Pincushion

 I desperately needed a pincushion......

So I figured I'd turn it into a full-fledged tutorial.  Ready?  Here we go. Okay, so I went to my handy dandy stash of fabric and pulled out a perfectly sized piece for this project (seen below).

SUPPLIES:

-fabric cut to your desired size

-scissors

-fiberfill

-jute (optional)

-straight pins

-sewing maching or neele + thread

 

INSTRUCTIONS:
 

~ Cut the fabric into your into your desired size. With the recycled piece of fabric I found in my stash, my pincushion turned out to be 2 3/4" x 3 3/4".
 

~  Fold the jute in half.
~  Place the jute in the center of the fabric, which should be right side up.
~  Tack the jute in place with a straight pin.



NOTE: The jute step is totally optional. I add jute to my pincushions because I like to hang them up so they don't get lost under piles of fabric when I'm making something..

~ Place the 2nd piece of fabric on top of the piece with the jute - right sides together.
~ Place straight pins around the perimeter of your pincushion.  Oops! I forgot to take a photo of this step, probably because I deleted this step when I made mine.

 

~ Sew around all 4 seams, BUT leave a small opening at the bottom so you can turn your pincushion right side out and stuff it with the fibertill.

~ Stuff the pincushion with fiberfill and sew the small opening closed by hand or with your machine.



And voila', a perfectly sweet, little pincushion that's so quick and easy to make!  Raise your hands if you like quick and easy tutorials. Yeah!