This week has flown by, with drama performances, work, and general family life keeping me very busy. The weekend is stretching before me with lots of unplanned time (when you have three kids it is never ‘free’ time!!). I have a list of projects I want to tackle – more work on the memory quilt, a bag for a silent auction at a ball I am attending next week, and thinking about baby gifts for two of my staff who are pregnant. In the process of trying to sort through all these ideas I realised that what I need is a little project – something useful and colourful and not too time consuming. Then I hit upon it! A pincushion!!
This is the one that I whipped up for myself about a year ago. While it does just fine, we have a craft stall at the school fete coming up, so making things to be sold there is next on the ‘sewing with obligation’ list….. (I will talk more about that concept another time!). So – today’s list of finds is a collection of 50 free patterns for pin-cushions (I did cheat a bit – one of the links is to 25 free tutorials!) There are hundreds more out there but here are some that appealed to me. Enjoy!
Bug Chunk Pincushion – A Girl in Paradise 
Recycled Jar Lid Pincushion – In it to Kawaiify it
Paper Pieced Pineapple Pincushion – Katies Quilting Corner
Pinfeathers Owl Pincushion – Riley Blake Designs
RoseBud Wristlet Pincushion – Riley Blake Designs
Chick Pincushion – Quiltscapesqs
Hexie pincushion caddy – Macaroni and Cheese
Summery pincushion – Elsie’s Girl
Wrist Pincushion – Balzer Designs
Bitty Bowl of Pins – Bitty Bits and Pieces
Square Pincushion – Heather Bailey Design
Felt Cup Cake Pincushions – Tipjunkie
Mushroom Pincushion – Little Dear Tracks
Berry Basket Pincushion – A Pumpkin and a Princess
Pincushion – Creative Breathing
Star pincushion – Lots of Pink Here
Spools Pincushion – Charley Dee and Me
Pretty Petunia Pincushion – Mouse Chirpy – Polkadot Pineapple
Strawberry Pincushion – Embroideroo
Tiny Cottage Pincushion – Molly Flanders
Felt Fairy Pincushion – Red Brolly
Tin Can Pincushion – Cut out and Keep
Teapot Pincushion – Join the Mood
Pincushion – St Louise Folk Victorian
