Last week I finished up another doll sweater. It came out really nice and I enjoyed the broken rib pattern a lot.
This baby quilt I finished yesterday and after it 'glam shot' wrapped it up. Today the new mother-to-be loved it and liked how soft and texturey it was. That baby will be loved a lot when it arrives.
Tonite I wanted to work on knitting but instead I cut out and sewed this jumbo size pincushion with a hole in center for your tools. I don't think I really looked at picture from the 'craftzine' download or I would have realized that it was going to be big. But it came out way bigger than I thought. The inside hole is 3.5 inches in diameter. The pattern left a little to be desired in the way of completion. It says to use a thick interfacing for the center tube. Mine wasn't sturdy enough to stand up straight so I cut a piece of cardboard and inserted it inside and then stuffed the pincushion through one seam left open. Once I was sure it was going to work, fit and stand upright, I stapled the cardboard together into a tube, finished the stuffing and then sewed the seam shut by hand. The bottom has a round of heavy cardboard covered in fabric and then sewn on again by hand. A lot of work but in the end worth it. I don't think I'll be making another one soon though. There is an adorable hedgehog pincushion that needs making up.
Last week I finished up another doll sweater. It came out really nice and I enjoyed the broken rib pattern a lot.
This baby quilt I finished yesterday and after it 'glam shot' wrapped it up. Today the new mother-to-be loved it and liked how soft and texturey it was. That baby will be loved a lot when it arrives.
Tonite I wanted to work on knitting but instead I cut out and sewed this jumbo size pincushion with a hole in center for your tools. I don't think I really looked at picture from the 'craftzine' download or I would have realized that it was going to be big. But it came out way bigger than I thought. The inside hole is 3.5 inches in diameter. The pattern left a little to be desired in the way of completion. It says to use a thick interfacing for the center tube. Mine wasn't sturdy enough to stand up straight so I cut a piece of cardboard and inserted it inside and then stuffed the pincushion through one seam left open. Once I was sure it was going to work, fit and stand upright, I stapled the cardboard together into a tube, finished the stuffing and then sewed the seam shut by hand. The bottom has a round of heavy cardboard covered in fabric and then sewn on again by hand. A lot of work but in the end worth it. I don't think I'll be making another one soon though. There is an adorable hedgehog pincushion that needs making up.
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