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Posted by Jane Zoerb on June 27, 2008, 9:55 am
I've made pincushions from tuna cans. They look like chairs. cut top of can
almost off, stand top up at a 90 degree angle and cover with fabric stuff
can with batting and cover with fabric decorate. I gave these away as gifts
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>I have made several very useful pincushions with small glass jars from
> caviar, and from very small jelly jars you get from room service or at
> breakfast at a nice hotel. Babyfood jars work well, too. I take a
> scrap of fabric, about 12" square, fold it in half twice with wrong
> sides together so the pretty side shows, and stitch it most of the way
> shut. Then I stuff in batting scraps until it's fairly tight, and
> stitch the rest shut. Turn the seam to the bottom and stuff the
> little pillow of batting into the jar. Small plastic jars work well,
> too, although you would want to glue something decorative to the
> outside. With glass jars you might want to be a bit careful about
> dropping one on a hard floor, but I've never had a problem, and like
> seeing the fabric through the glass.
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Posted by Lenore L on June 27, 2008, 12:12 am
Please share what ideas you get. I have to do the same thing in early
September. I was thinking of cutting squares out of muslin and let folks do
a design in crayon. It only takes a minute to set it with an iron and a
paper bag. Then, we could sew them together right then.
Thanks.
Lenore
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> I'm looking for ideas for a demo section at a local exhibition.
> The local mairie, wants us to demo patchwork, with a hands on section, for
> a couple of hours....
> So ideas please on what can be achieved with novice patchworkers in a
> short time. I'm sure that years ago I saw a pattern for a pincushion that
> looked like a mouse and it wrapped around your thumb - sounds crazy I
> know. I think that it was a square folded in half, can't really remember.
> Any ideas that are quick, can use up scraps and be inspiring at the same
> time.
> A challenge I know, but I'm sure someone must have an idea, I'm drawing a
> blank. Oh yes, language should be no barrier, I'm the only english one
> there, so I need to be able to explain in french :O) ROFLOL.....what have
> I done...... Apparently because I'm the token foreigner, we are now an
> international group ;p)
> Janner
> France
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> caviar, and from very small jelly jars you get from room service or at
> breakfast at a nice hotel. Babyfood jars work well, too. I take a
> scrap of fabric, about 12" square, fold it in half twice with wrong
> sides together so the pretty side shows, and stitch it most of the way
> shut. Then I stuff in batting scraps until it's fairly tight, and
> stitch the rest shut. Turn the seam to the bottom and stuff the
> little pillow of batting into the jar. Small plastic jars work well,
> too, although you would want to glue something decorative to the
> outside. With glass jars you might want to be a bit careful about
> dropping one on a hard floor, but I've never had a problem, and like
> seeing the fabric through the glass.