Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Pin It


                                                       


It has been a while since I have taken part in a blog hop but when I seen Madame Samm announce the Pin It hop I could no longer resist the temptation ,I love pincushions  . I want to thank our wonderful hostess Madame Samm as well as our very organized cheerleader  Kristen , I  appreciate the work you do behind the scenes to make this happen .
Who doesn't love pincushions and as a quilter they are not only pretty but useful and so I had lots of fun making a few pincushions for this hop ,so pull up a chair and grab your favorite drink and hopefully enjoy my little display .
I started off with this cute little wool hat with a wool flower and some beads for decorations. I made this pattern years ago and the pattern came from an American Patchwork and Quilting publication from June 2005 . Since I love working with wool I continued on that path for my next pincushion .
This large fun pincushion was designed by Lynne of Kansas Trouble Quilters and is from the book Seeds of Time - a quilters journal #5 .
I was still having fun with the wool and remembered I had started this crazy patch pincushion while doing a RR pincushion swap which was hosted by Fiona of Bubzrugz , this swap was designed around a great pincushion that Kaaren shared on her blog and with her permission Fiona organized the swap , now for my pincushion .
They are such fun to make and you can add whatever takes your fancy in each little section of your crazy patch . I must share the pincushion that I received from the swap as well, it traveled the globe and back to me and is a treasure in my sewing space. It is on the right and you can also see the hat pincushion I made many years ago along with these stacking flower pincushions .

This next little project just caught my eye on pinterest and I had to try it , there were no directions just the template but I figured it out without much trouble but it sure is tiny . Owls are all the rage right now so I just had to have one ;-) You can find the template here . I didn't have the heart to poke it with a pin though ;-)

This little pincushion started out life as a sugar bowl a beautiful piece of china by Paragon and since I love pretty china as well as pincushions I wanted to add it to my collection .
I have to apologize for the lighting , it is dark and dreary here today and I did my best to get this to show up.
Back to the wool and another pinterest idea , no pattern just a photo and some guessing and away I went.
The best part about working with this type of project it is mostly done by hand , infact this entire pincushion was done by hand .
 I used some wool again and drew out the letters free hand , and added the measuring tape to the side . I love most things vintage and this last pincushion came about when I purchased a few crocheted bits at a church yard sale recently , I thought this one looked so cute on some plain fabric , elegant with a few beads here and there , simple but cute.

 I hope you enjoyed my little pincushion display and be sure to visit each of todays participants in this fun hop. Thanks so much for stopping by  and don't forget to leave a comment , we all love to hear what you think .
 Hugs Sheila
 

102 comments:

  1. fun pincushions. I made that little hat pincushion long time for a friend long time ago when the pattern first came out. thanks for sharing.

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  2. Lovely pincushions. Love the cute hat one. Hugs,xx

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  3. Lovely pincushions. Great collection!
    Cheers,

    Jenneke.

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  4. What a great collection of pincushions. You have so many different styles. Thanks for showing them to us.

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  5. Just a bunch of fun and pretty pincushions. Thank you for sharing another passion we quilters have.

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  6. What a wonderful display of pin cushions! Thank you for sharing.

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  7. They're all so cute! I need to dig out my few and display them in my sewing room! I'm going to try to make one of those hats.

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  8. Lovely pinchusions!
    Have a nice day!

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  9. All your pin cushions are just lovely!

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  10. What a pretty collection of pincushions!! Thanks for sharing :)

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  11. what a lovely set of pincushions... I thought your pictures were lovely even if it was a dreary day.. excellent things to go with them... i did love the wool ones and your globe trotting giant one! I think that was maybe where we first 'met'?
    Hugz

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  12. Just love your pin cushions. They are so sweet!Thank you for sharing :)

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  13. all your pincushions are beautiful. love all the different styles too.

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  14. Your pin cushions are all so sweet! Especially love the little owl!

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  15. So many lovely pincushions. I love those crazy wool ones.

    valspierssews@gmail.com

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  16. What great collection of pin cushions !

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  17. Very nice cute pin cushions. Thanks for being here to share!

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  18. You made some pretty amazing pin cushions, love your choise of fabric! Thanks for sharing!

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  19. What a lovely collection of pin cushions. I especially like the little owl.

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  20. Sheila wow. You have outdone yourself. They are all awesome! Thank you for sharing your lovely talent with us.

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  21. Your pincushions are all adorable! I have a friend who has made several of those hats. :)

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  22. Great collection of pc's! I'm like you... it's hard to stick a pin in the animal ones ;) Thanks for sharing!

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  23. A lovely display of pin cushions Sheila.....I love each one. That sunflower caught my eye

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  24. beautiful collection! Everyone special, love the crazy one very much!

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  25. What a gorgeous collection you made! I remember that hat one, and made several of them many years ago!

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  26. tjee so many, thanks for the owl pattern.

    Warm regards from Holland,
    Marga♥

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  27. Wow, you really do like making pincushions. Now you have no excuse for putting pins and needles in the arm of a chair or couch (as some people do.) A great collection.

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  28. I think I'm in love with that sunflower. :) blessings, marlene

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  29. all cute! I'm just starting to work with wools- not much around here in southern OK! Love your ideas!

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  30. I just noticed the hand-cranked machine. Have you seen the video of the lady who's sewing IN HER TRACTOR CAB WHILE IT'S WORKING? It's a hand-cranked too so she doesn't need power while she's sewing inside the GPS-run tractor. Visit my FB page to see the link.

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  31. What beautiful pin cushions! I love them all! :)

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  32. Sheila, they are beautiful! The hat would look sooo perfect in my quilt room (hint hint)!!!

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  33. Lovely, lovely, lovely...I could go on and on! Thank you so much for sharing all your creativity with us!

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  34. i feel like i went on an antique visit thank you lovely time

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  35. aww the little owl is a hoot, I may need to come steal it or rather adopt it ;)

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  36. Your pin cushions are all wonderful and the owl is probably one of the cutest--those eyes! I love working with wool too and it's nice to see so many wool pin cushions. Thanks for sharing!

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  37. OMG, they are all so beautiful. You did a beautiful job on them all. I love the embellishments.

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  38. They are all lovely - the "Pins" one is my favorite!!

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  39. You've made so many cute pincushions for this hop. I'm so inspired. Thank you.

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  40. I loved all of them and your sew right about the cute little owl ! Too cute to poke !

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  41. Your pincushions are wonderful. Thank you for sharing.

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  42. Beautiful pin cushions. Love using the sugar bowl to make one too.

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  43. Your pincushions are just beautiful!!!

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  44. Sew many beautiful fun pincushions.. I remember the crazy wool pincushion that travelled around the world.
    when it was here in Dongara at Sue's place...

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  45. Nice collection of pincushions. Thanks for sharing.

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  46. Great collection of projects! Of course I love the owl. LOL I really love the antique sewing case too.

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  47. sew many nice pin cushions you have shared with us today Sheila. Your sunflower reminds me of a post card that I have made ..... now there's another thought about turning them into a pin cushion .... wonder if it will work
    thanks for sharing with us today have a great one my friend
    in stitches

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  48. Love them all! My favorite the 3rd one with what looks like tiny trees and things. Everything is just beautiful!

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  49. Your pin cushions are all beautiful! Great job!

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  50. Your pincushions are wonderful - love the variety of styles! Great job.

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  51. Great pincushions. So many clever ideas to make!

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  52. All of your pincushions are so cute! love the owl and the sunflower. vickise at gmail dot com

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  53. Great pincushions! I love the hat. Thanks for sharing.

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  54. Wow Sheila, you made a good job! Beautiful!

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  55. Great pincushions!
    Thank you for sharing!

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  56. Wow you really made a lot of special pincushions. I adore each of them. Of course the wise owl is uber cute. Now your needles and pins have a proper place of comfort. Creative Bliss and Great Hop...

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  57. Sew nice to meet you and all of your pretty pincushions!

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  58. Nicely done. Love the hat pin cushion. At first I thought it was a flower. Just lovely!

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  59. It is evident that you truly enjoy making pin cushions. Thank you for sharing your collection with us. I believe my favorite is your crazy patch. So unique.

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  60. What a beautiful collection of pincushions. Thank you for sharing.

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  61. So many wonderful & creative pincushions. I'd be hard pressed to pick a favorite..Well done.
    cheers
    maggie

    maggiemine42@gmail.com

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  62. What a great collections of pincushions. Love the sunflower one and the owl!

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  63. So many beautiful projects. What a wonderful collection you have.

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  64. I really like the "pin" cushion with the tape measure the best. All of your other pincushions are also lovely.

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  65. Nice collection! I like the owl cushion the best!

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  66. What can I say? So many wonderful pincushions. I love the crazy quilting ones and the owl and the hat and the sunflower...you get the drift!!! Your antique sewing kit caught my eye. It reminds me of one I inherited from my aunt. Mine has about that same colored fabric inside. The outside of it is something like red raffia woven together.

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  67. Wow! So many beautiful pincushions! That little owl is just the cutest thing I've seen. :O)

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  68. Very pretty. Thanks for all of the inspiration....from another Shelia.

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  69. I think all of your pin cushions are just adorable! I especially like the one started out life as a sugar bowl. I have only made 1 pin cushion in the same style as the tomato ones, so I'm looking for ideas. I guess I could make one with my cat on it! Thanks for sharing!

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  70. I love your pincushions. i haven't used wool before but these are beautiful.I especially love the Crazy Patch.
    xo jan@sewandsowfarm

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  71. So many cute pinnies. Love the hat one.

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  72. Lovely pincushions. My favorite is the wool sunflower. Gorgeous.

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  73. What I like best is that I got to see them all in person!!

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  74. What a pretty collection! I must make the little owl for my daughter's friend. They have just started their first year of Family Studies and need a pin cushion for their kit. She is all things owls.

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  75. These are all beauties, so glad you shared them with us!

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  76. So glad to see you blog hopping again. Wow wow wow, what wonderful pin cushions.

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  77. Your pincushions are lovely. My sister made me the Victorian Hat felt one... one of my favorites!

    Susie

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  78. Great job with so many lovely pincushions.

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  79. Wow what a wonderful collection of cushions you have there - they are all lovely. Thanks for sharing and sorry I am late visiting.

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  80. Sjeeeez! You made a lot of pincushions. They all look fantastic. I might try to replicate one or two of them....since I don't have enough pincushion yet....Or so I keep telling myself! Thanks for sharing them.

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  81. Thank you for sharing your projects! I really like the rich colors of the sunflower, they drew me in right away. All your pin cushions are really nice, and the owl is just so cute!
    ~Brandy
    brandizzle7133 at yahoo dot com

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  82. I love wool and I love your pincushions. I remember seeing that round robin for the crazy patch wool pincushions....they were all gorgeous. Thanks for sharing with us.

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  83. Hello Sheila, Your pincushion are all lovely.. Isn't it fun to have a collection of pincushion.. I am your newest follower.. Hugs Judy

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  84. Lovely pincushions and I really like your fabric and color you use on them. Lovely blog with lots of wonderful work.

    Take care!
    Marica

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  85. What wonderful pin cushions! These must be like potato chips---can't just make one? No way could I pick a favorite but that owl is awfully cute. No way would I want to poke him with a pin!

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  87. wow Sheila,
    I knew that you would show something special ☺
    Gorgeous pincushions and amasing pictures, thank you very much for beeing part of this hop!
    Bente

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  88. Hi!!! These are all wonderful!!! Thank You

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