Thursday, November 8, 2012

Pincushion Swap

My guild, the KCMQG, frequently hosts fun swaps.  This time, we're swapping pincushions with several other MQG chapters.  I pulled some favorite materials and printed off a paper pieced template.  This block is called Economy, and you can find it here.
I had fun with the directional newsprint and fussy cutting the center.
My first attempt finished at three inches (tiny!), so I'm including it is a mini extra.  Four and half inches seems like a more useful size.
I'm looking forward to seeing all the other great pincushions at our meeting tonight.

10 comments:

Kristen said...

Those are awesome! Love the fabrics! :)

Elisabeth said...

Very cute. I love the fussy-cut scissors. As silly as it sounds, my favorite pincushion is a baby 1.5" square. so nice to take places!

Svetlana said...

totally adorable!!!

felicity said...

Whee! We're participating in that swap too!! I love your pincushions.

Annie said...

I really love these pinnies! Black and white and lime with text ... all a favorite of mine!

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Denise said...

Kristen, I saw your pincushion(s), last night on the table and loved it so much that I stop by your blog to let you know. It's soooo cute!

alidiza said...

I LOVE these fabrics and the little measuring tape tag!!! Thanks for the inspiration, I've got to get mine made by Saturday:-)

Ariane said...

These are so cute!!!

Cheryl said...

Cute...looks like a great gift. perfect fabric choices.