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Make + Do! Pom Pom Pin Cushion! March 10 2015
My own personal sewing kit is such a mis-mash. Jars of threads, vintage sewing paraphernalia and pins and needles everywhere! I do love to make a pin cushion if it takes my fancy (we have a very fun watermelon kit in our shop!) and they are a great way of using up beautiful scraps and will organise those wayward pins!
This is an easy peasy guide to making a Pom Pom Pin Cushion... read on!
You will need:
2 x squares of fabric (10cm x 10cm)
4 x Felt balls (ours are felt and you can get them from this great felt and craft ware supplier)
Needle and thread
Stuffing material (use a old fibre cushion or toy filling)
Scissors and Pins
optional: Sewing Machine
1. Pin your squares with their right sides together and sew (machine or hand) around the edge with a 1cm seam. You will need finish approx 4cm before where you started so that you leave a gap. Clip the corners off the square - carful not to cut through your stitching!
2. Turn the square inside out and push the corners out so that they are nice and pointing - a chopstick or knitting needle works perfectly. Take a needle and thread and stitch on your felt balls to each corner. Start from the inside so that the knot on your thread is inside the cushion.
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3. Stuff the cushion full of stuffing until its nice and plump. Push it into the corners and give it a squish to make sure the stuffing is even. Using small stitches sew the gap shut.
One cute pin cushion. Why not make one and box it up with some pins and haberdashery bits for a sewing themed present!?
Happy Sewing!