Oh, I have had such fun making this Pirate Treasure Chest pincushion!! This is the second time I have taken part in the Scrappy Pincushion Swap. Last time I made the Little House Pincushion and I got the feeling that my partner this round would like something similar. The idea of a treasure chest came …
Here is an early Christmas present for all my lovely readers – a tutorial for my Little House Pincushion! Complete with FREE patterns! As you can see above, I made this latest little house pincushion as a Christmas Cottage, complete with a reindeer and snow! And not only is it a super cute pincushion, but …
First of all this is the reason I haven’t made it in to work today. Look at that snow! It certainly looks beautiful at Shangri La Farm today (especially the barn with it’s newly painted doors) but it’s not great for business because I have had to leave our shop closed today as conditions are …
I’ve had a few days off from work so I have been holed up in the sewing room making stuff for my shop. I still had my scrap box out from making the scrappy coin block for the Tag Square Bee. It all looked so inviting that I couldn’t help having a play! First of …
Yes, after a VERY long wait it is finally here! Some swappers got their’s 2 months ago, but good things come to those that wait, and here it is! Isn’t it gorgeous? Made for me by Cara of Quiltnookgal and it came all the way from the USA. There were all sorts of problems with …
Look what I got in the mail yesterday! This amazing package from Spiced Coffee for the Scrappy Pincushion Swap! It has come all the way from Petaluma, California. I am so lucky!! Not only the TWO amazing pincushions but also 3 huge pieces of fabric, home made pins and those incredible skull earrings! Thank you …
Introducing the ‘Fairytale Cottage Pincushion’! This is my entry for the Scrappy Pincushion Swap, another Flickr group with a lot of the same lovely people from the Doll Quilt Swap. It has been a nice quick fun swap. I decided to make a little patchwork house, and, of course, for me that means a proper …
Do you remember a few months back when I showed you my ‘little animal in a teacup pincushions’ (must think of a snappier name!)? I wrote about them here and asked you to suggest an animal to go in the last teacup (I like to think it’s of similar importance to the 4th plinth in …
Here’s something I have been working on for a while. I actually made the first of these teacup pincushions at the same time as I made my hanging patchwork fishes.I made the 5 teacups first from old pattern book scraps and my own pattern. It would look a bit more like a teacup if I …