Pin Cushion

Jolene on October 11th, 2009

It seems that pocket pillows are becoming a favourite of mine.  So called because they are pocket sized rather than them having a pocket, although occasionally they have a pocket too.  They’re just the right size for little hands and are perfect even for pin cushions for those with grown up sized hands. The two I’ve been [...]

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Jolene on August 23rd, 2009

These embroidered pillows are made of very soft cotton, backed with offcuts of upholstery fabric of unknown type.  They are perfect for little hands to clutch for comfort.  They could also be ornaments, displayed in a bowl or basket, or used as pin cushions. Available in the shop

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Alasdair on August 12th, 2009

I’ve been going through some of the things that we made for the last craft fayre and came across these gorgeous felt birds that Jolene made over the space of a few days when we realised that our stock on some fronts was limited and that some of that limited stock was being snapped up [...]

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Alasdair on April 2nd, 2009

We’ve I’ve been a wee bit lax putting updates on the site recently, needless to say I’ve been busy busy busy, sadly though not necessarily with the arty stuff I’d like to be doing … and, to be honest, I’m not sure you want to hear about the neighbours ‘soil pipe’ that I had to unblock [...]

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Jolene on March 14th, 2009

This piece started life as a needlecase and ended up as a pincusion…the truth of the matter is that I forgot to include a seam allowance and it was then far too small to suit what I had in mind, although I’d like to have you believe the change of use was deliberate.  This is [...]

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Jolene on December 29th, 2008

Is it an ornament or is it a pincushion?  Well, it could be either.  In this case it’s an ornament because the intended recipient doesn’t sew. The pattern for this was from Little House by the Sea, who very kindly shared her pattern.  The embroidery was mostly my own creation, although the general idea was also [...]

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