Really.
It's got pins in it and it's cushiony....ergo, a Pincushion.
And of course there's a story behind this pincushion.
A while ago, I bought a new box of "Extra Fine" (read extra sharp & pointy) pins. I've finally poked myself enough times to realize that I really do need a pincushion. So, I looked online, found lots of cute pincushions and tutorials for making them. I decided to make it easy on myself and chose a simple 4" felted wool model with blanket stitch.
Hold on....did I say Blanket Stitch??? As in, embroidery? You may not have noticed previously, but none of my projects have a single stitch of embroidery on them. There's a reason for that. I am Horrible (with a capital H) at embroidery. I've never been any good at it, but I thought it's a simple stitch. I'll just find some good instructions and give it a try. I read through Anna Maria's tutorial on doing the blanket stitch. I followed her instructions. I ripped out the stitches. Four times! I finally decided that no matter what I do my stitches will look wonky. So I went ahead with the wonky stitching and ta da! A new pincushion to save my tender little fingertips!
Hopefully, there will be more professional looking projects to post about in the near future. :)
5 comments:
Looks good to me--says she who does not embroider either..LOL. :)
Like the color combo--reminds me of my high school days for some reason!
I think your pincushion looks very nice. You might have designed a new stitch - who knows!
Blanket stitches are hard for me too!
By the way, I made your yummy cupcakes. They rock!!
Cute!! All I can say is practice helps make better blanket stitches.,, LOTS of practice:) I have a little packet of birthday goodies for you (very much overdue from my birthday celebration) can you email me your address at raeshadrz at yahoo dot com? Thanks!!!
there is nothing better than a pincushion full of brand new pins!
take a quick peek at my blog because you have won a freebie !!
xxx
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