~Pincushions~

I joined a pincushion swap on the HGTV forum a few months ago, and now it is time to finish them up and get them in the mail! :-) These are the cushions I'll be sending... The chickens are stuffed with a combination of fiberfill and emery filings to give them a little weight to stand up. I got the idea for them from a friend who was making stuffed animals for children. The flowerpots were an experiment and I wish they would've had saucers with them for the bottom~ they could be a little more stable. And for the felted wool things, I used a pattern by Shirley Stevenson called 'Penny Rug Pin Cushions'~ those took the most time because there is a lot of hand stitching in them! :-o And I'm still not so speedy at hand work. ;-) Hopefully in a couple weeks I'll be able to show you what I get back! :-)

I spent yesterday outside puttering with flowers but today I think I'll sew a few more colorblocks.

I hope y'all are having a great weekend!

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!! :-)