Pincushion Parade ~ Day #4 ~ I Like Thursday # 58 ~ I Like Pincushions

Welcome to Day 4 of the 

Pincushion Parade Blog Hop @ DayBrook Designs

My Pretty Pinwheel Pincushion was made using this ...

Free How-To Make Video @ Fat Quarter Shop

This may also be found ... 

Here on the Jolly Jabber Blog

I made my Pinwheel Pincushion using this cute Catalina Mini-Charm Pack

of

Catalina by Fig Tree Quilts

I love the colors and designs in this fabric collection!

The hardest part of making this cute pincushion was deciding 

which of these pretty squares to use. 

These were my choices.
12 mini chars or 2.5" squares are needed to make this pincushion.

I used my wood 4 in 1 Tool and 

my Wooden Clapper to hand press the pieces.

The sewing was easy.

Chain piecing made this quick work.

I used my wooden tool for pressing the seams.

Kathy @ Kathy's Kwilts and More
showed us how to make a basic four patch pin cushion on on Day 1.

I did press the seams open in the middle on this one to reduce the bulk.

I used my Clover Point Turner Tool 

to set the points and smooth the edges.

For stuffing my pincushion I like to use a combination of poly-fill

and Ground Walnut Shells.

I think this gives my pincushion weight with just enough fluff.

I use 2/3 shells and 1/3 polyfil,

adding the shells first using a small funnel.

I hand sewed the opening closed and tufted the center
by putting my needle through from front to back to front again.

I used some pretty buttons I had on hand
in the center of the top pinwheel.

Then I opened a package of... 

 Quilting Pretty Pins

to make my pretty pincushion useful. 

I hope you enjoyed my Pinwheel Pincushion how-to today.

Be sure to come back each day to see all the inspiration in the

Thanks to

Crystal @ Daybrook Designs
for organizing this fun blog hop

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I am also linking up today with my

I Like Thursday Bloggers @ Not Afraid of Color
where every week we post about what has made us smile,
great and small.

We had an email discussion yesterday about how difficult it is to smile
with the state of our world as it is and did not want to marginalize.
Sometimes the small joys in life can seem trivial.
All we can do, though, even as our hearts are broken
is keep going forward one step, one day, one stitch at a time.

Last night just before sunset, we had a cloudburst.
I went outside as it let up and looked.

I knew if I looked I would find it ... a rainbow.

It was a small one and the end was lost in the storm clouds
and it faded quickly with the setting sun.

I am hopeful.

Deep in my heart, I do believe in goodness and kindness and love
... that humanity will prevail.