Sunday, June 23, 2013

Egg Cup Pincushion (sewing craft)

These are perfect for Easter, but fun anytime you want a little color in your surroundings. Use fabric scraps left over from a project to create several.
Egg Cup Pincushion
Materials:
  • Egg cup
  • Fabric scrap (approx. 5” square)
  • Polyfill
  • Needle Thread
  • Glue gun glue
Directions:
Eggcup Pincushion 1

1. Draw a 4” circle on the back of your fabric scrap. I used the bottom of a small dish to trace around. Cut out around the circle, approx. ¼” from your drawn line.
Eggcup Pincushion 2

2. Baste stitch around your drawn line, leaving long tails at the start and finish.
Eggcup Pincushion 3

3. Pull your long ends on one side (I pulled on the back side of the fabric) to gather into a pouch.
Eggcup Pincushion 4

4. Stuff the pouch with Polyfill, keeping thread pulled tight.
Eggcup Pincushion 5

5. Knot your threads, keeping the opening on the pouch as small as possible. Stuff with a little more Polyfill if you need to. The firmer you stuff it, the more rounded your cushion.
Eggcup Pincushion 6

6. With your needle and thread stitch the opening all the way closed. I worked from one side to the opposite for a few stitches, and then did the opposite direction a few times.
Eggcup Pincushion 7

You should now have a closed cushion as shown.
Eggcup Pincushion 8

7. Take a nice sized wad of Polyfill and roll it around in your hands to mat it together a little. Stuff inside your egg cup. You want it to fill the cup about ¾ of the way when compressed slightly.
Eggcup Pincushion 9

8. Run a line of hot glue around the top edge of your egg cup
Eggcup Pincushion 10

9. Press your stuffed cushion inside of the egg cup and hold for a few seconds, allowing for the glue to dry.
Eggcup Pincushion 11

That’s it! You’re done. You now have an egg cup pincushion. Now go make some more!
Group of Eggcup Pincushions
 

 

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