Apple pin cushion now finished!

So happy, this was the third one finished, many more of these sets to go though. This one I left the top open to fill with the sand and then stuffed. By the way you will need 1- long 3" needle to do the shaping and a curved needle (like for upholstery) I picked up a nice little set at joanns by Singer. By the way a question was asked where did I get the pattern. Heather bailey has an online store for her fabrics, patterns and yes even her scrapbook items. I get to it through her fun blog.

Handmade pin cushions: Pear and Tomato

I purchased the Heather Bailey pattern for these pin cushions. There is also an apple, but I am not done with it yet. I am making multiples of these in different fabrics.

As with anything pattern oriented, I did them like the pattern suggested, and added a lining even thought that was not suggested (filling partially with sandblasting sand).

I am now leaving the opening at the very top of the items, not the side like suggested, makes for filling whether sand or stuffing easier. I also am doing the linings seperately leaving the top area open as well, tucking into the outter cover and filling with a funnel- workes great now that I have done the first two the suggested way.

I will post more when I finish them. The sand blasting sand will actually keep pins sharpened, there are also strawberries I could add with the sand and fill the entire fruit with stuffing. However, I wanted them to stand well, so I put in about 1/2-3/4 of the way of the items with sand and then added stuffing. You will find that when using sand your items will NOT be as tight and filled out as when you use stuffing due to the shifting nature of sand.

I figured these would be cute as decorations, for storing sewing needles or for the scrapbooker to put those lovely stick pins (like Maya Road and Making memories) in for storage. Thanks for looking