I have a bunch of these old metal Christmas light reflectors (from my SIL) that I thought would work in place of a metal tart tin,
and some old lace and pieces of cut up handkerchiefs from crazy quilting, so I was ready to get started.
I used two layers of cloth,
and added some lace edging. I used "iron away" stabilizer underneath when I added decorative machine stitching to join the layers, and then added some beads and buttons. I hand stitched around the edge to gather the circle.
I used a small bit of wool batting for the stuffing, along with a washer (for shape and weight) and a fishing weight (to make it even heavier).
I glued the whole thing together. I will add some ribbon around the pincushion to fill in between the metal and fabric, and a piece of rubber on the bottom.
I will be out volunteering for the next three days (no sewing!), but will show a picture (hopefully one that isn't blurry like this one) when it is finished.
I did try out the pincushion in a few other containers to see what it would look like. I decided to stay with the metal one because it wouldn't break if (more like 'when') it was knocked over!
It is not like I needed another pincushion! Pinterest is addictive!!
We have been having warm temperatures and the snow is melting fast - yeah!
Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!♥