Monday, 17 August 2009

A new pincushion

A quick visit to Hatched & Patched last Friday yielded a kit for this little pincushion, called 'Maisy's Flowers'.
I couldn't resist putting it together over the weekend. A great project - quick & satisfying! It is my first project using wool felt, & I really enjoyed the rustic texture of the wool. It is a very forgiving medium!
The pincushion is filled with silica sand & lined with a contrasting cotton fabric on the back.
I can definitely see myself stitching more of these. Another addiction in the making!

23 comments:

  1. Oh this is gorgeous!
    I bought the very same one at the Quilt show in June.
    Yours looks so lovely...makes me want to make mine right now...lol
    Isn't the wool felt wonderful to work with?
    Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Your pincusion is gorgeous.

    I'm off to a little workshop on wool applique at Hatched and Patched next month so hopefully will make something similar.

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  3. oh lordy! this is just adorable, i love it! i actually sent 2 emails to hatched & patched, enquiring about purchasing some silica sand for pincushions. she didn't bother to reply. needless to say she won't ever be getting my custom again.
    you've done a lovely job.
    julie :)

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  4. That is too good to stick pins into. Really it should be displayed on a doorknob or something. Love it. Cherrie

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  5. I just love it. I really need to get her books. Thanks for sharing. Hello from Belgium.

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  6. That is so lovely! I can't wait to get there and get some wool supplies.

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  7. Ooh, I did a teensy bit of shopping there last Wednesday. I really do think it's my favourite shop. Lovely pincushion. I saw them and resisted. Next time I probably won't. LOL

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  8. beautiful..........where do you get the silica sand from?????

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  9. Your pincushion is just beautiful! :0)

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  10. That is so adorable! Thanks for sharing!
    Paulette

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  11. Irresistible, Bloom! I can't think of a better weekend project. Just gorgeous.

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  12. Looks Gorgeous..I Too have the Kit..still a Kit..lol..Love the Wool too.
    cheers

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  13. Love it! I'm totally addicted to wool felt now. Save all your scraps because you can use even tiny ones in other projects.

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  14. I love Annie's pin cushions

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  15. I have a small pin cushion collection. Your new one caught my eye. Very nice.

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  16. I have a small collection of cushion pin. I like to add this in my coll.

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  18. That is beautiful! I am going to have to try that somemtime! I found your blog when you left a comment on Angela Yosten's blog. "Bloom" sounded cute so I had to check it out. Great blog!

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  19. Love your pincushion! I'm a big fan of Anni Downs designs! so pleased I came accross your blog! Lisa

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  20. Love your pincushion. Annis' designs always look great.

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