Sew Sweet Pin-Keeps

Hello, Dear Friends! 

Summer is winding down now, 

and we finally had a bit of rain

over the weekend, which has cleared 

the air and perked up the poor trees 

and native plants who hadn't had a drop

of rain in almost 2 months! 

Thank you for all of your prayers and 

a few of you even did a rain dance for us, 

which we appreciate so much, 

here in Washington state :)

Since I didn't have to water anything 

over the weekend, I decided to spend

some time in my long-neglected sewing room.  

I've been in need of some new pin-cushions, 

and when I saw these sweet little mushrooms

 in a book that I checked out of the library, 

I  had to make some for my very own. 

This is the book, and it is wonderful. 

I need to order my own copy, 

so I can make everything in the book! 

(I am not endorsing the book, I just simply love it :)

I found the perfect fabric in this 'charm pack' 

at my local quilt shop. 

It was a fun project, and I even had some help

from the little kitty that I am pet-sitting. 

She has been timid and won't leave my sewing room, 

so I am trying to spend as much time as I can 

with her. 

xoxo

I modified the instructions somewhat - 

filling the 'mushroom' base with kitty litter

to add weight to keep it from toppling over. 

I added a 'yo-yo' cap to the base, to ensure

the kitty litter doesn't escape. 

Then I added the mushroom top. 

These would be cute decorations for a woodland 

style Christmas, too! 

Another cute idea in the book were these strawberry

pincushion-sachets. 

These were so easy and fun to make! 

I stuffed them with a mixture of kitty litter and

lavender. You could also use sand - which is 

the traditional filling. Sand or kitty litter works 

to keep needles and pins sharp. 

Green rick-rack works to form the calyx at the top. 

I sewed the rick-rack on in the evenings 

while watching television, as this took some time. 

My sweet Kai looks on. 

I couldn't stop until I had a basket full! 

I had so much fun creating these 'Sew Sweet' 

little pincushions. 

I hope I have inspired you to make some of your own! 

xoxo

What creative project are you working on right now? 

xoxo

Today I am linking with:

Cooking and Crafting with J&J

Won't you join the fun?

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