Hexie Pincushion

It's nice to have a small project to do while on vacation, or even just sitting outside enjoying the weather. This little hexie pincushion is a fun little project. I first saw it on facebook and fell in love with it. This pattern is  part of the Sew Over The Rainbow quilt along hosted by Victoriana Quilt Designs. You can check it out on her Facebook Page. The FREE pattern can be found HERE.... Benita, Thank you for the great pattern, it's adorable when finished and you can never have too many pincushions. It would also make a cute little gift for one of your quilting buddies. So here is my spin on her awesome pattern....

I printed up the pattern and traced out the hexie just as it printed up. You could make this
cute little project with just about any size hexie.

Using the hexie template I cut out several foundation
papers out of a paper bag. It's a great way to recycle an old
paper bag! 

Cut fabric a 1/4" or so bigger than the hexie shape....

Wrap your fabric around and pin using sequin pins.
(They are tiny)

My hexies are all ready to piece together. I am using three
different fabrics from the 'Gallery in Red' fabric line from Marcus Brothers. 

Sewing using tiny little stitches.... right sides together.

 

Here's the layout to form the pincushion.

Here I am sewing the 'sides' of the pincushion... remember to remove
pins and hexie papers when all sides are 'sewn'.

Continue to sew until you have all the sides sewn up, except for one. Remove
the last of the pins and paper and then turn right side out.
Then use stuffing or leftover batting and stuff. Finish sewing the last seam.
Remember to use tiny little blind stitches.

I think it's adorable with an added button!
I hope you enjoy this cute little project.

Remember this cute little hexie project from last year?
My tutorial for this project can be found HERE.

Happy Quilting!

Rosie Posies...

What do you do with those ring dilly dally's from the orange juice or milk containers?  I used to throw them away until I found one and played around with it thinking... this could be a ring. In fact, if I were 6 again, I would be gluing gems to them and prancing around the house dressed as a princess wearing my mom's high heels with a blankie tied around my waist.  Well, I can't get away with that anymore.... maybe when I'm a bit older and senile I can...  but I can glue a yo-yo flower to it and make it a pincushion ring! Doesn't that sound like a fun idea! So here's a quick tutorial on making my Rosie Posie pincushion ring.

You will need some fabric scraps, thread, 30 mm yo-yo maker
and a 45 mm yo-yo maker and some  batting.

First make a yo-yo using the 45 mm yo-yo maker....

Then make a yo-yo using the 30 mm yo-yo  maker.
Before you sew it closed, stuff it with some batting.

Sew it to the '45 mm' yo-yo.

You've made a cute Rosie Posie!

Score the plastic disk of  your plastic ring using the point of
a scissor or pin....

Hot glue your Rosie Posie to the disk.

Ta-da! A pincushion ring!  Isn't it cute?

It even looks cute sitting in my thread basket!

I would like to make a bunch of these up for my next quilt retreat outing.  They would make cute little gifts to give to my fellow quilters! Ok boys, start drinking up that milk and orange juice! I need a few more plastic thingies! I want to make about a dozen of these!

Happy quilting!

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