Prickly Pear Pincushion

Here's a prickly little pincushion. I had so much fun making these apples and pears for the Savvy Seasons Swap, I decided to make another one. This one is filled with emery sand, to clean the needles and keep the pins sharp. Let's hope it works.

The fabric is Heather Ross' Far Far Away 2. I really wanted to use this fun fabric for something whimsical. I really like working with this cotton/linen blend. Very nice weight and hand for sewing something like this.

This was a fun quick project. But I think I'm full up for pincushions for now.

Hope your weekend was productive. Happy Sewing!

A Mystery Package arrives...

What could be in this Mystery Package???...

There is no return address...



...further sleuthing reveals that this package traveled overseas...


....all the way from the United Kingdom via the Royal Mail. We Yanks think that Royal Mail sounds pretty fancy indeed!

...perhaps my long lost Tiara is inside?? Wait, even better, could it be my Savvy Seasons Swap goodies??

...but it is!!

~~What a pretty package...


...with even prettier things inside!!

...as you can see, little hands could hardly stay away while pictures were being taken...



Ta Da, the grand reveal!!!

I love it all - thank you so much Mandy!! These are perfect for our home and already well loved!!!!

Check out the Ghastlies! I love these creepy guys!

Yes, I am weird.

A Halloween lover, through and through. Our newly adorned kitchen table (sorry, horrid lighting in that room).

That's all for today ~ happy sewing!

Tuesday teeny project

Here's a new pincushion for my cutting table.


This was made from a pattern in Anna Maria Horner's Seams to Me book. I goofed on the center interfacing and used heavy weight instead of peltex. Ooops As a result the inner storage area puffs inward from the stuffing making that area considerably smaller than intended. Next time I'll make it correctly, but for now this will do for my purposes.

That's all for today - Happy Sewing!