Sunday, 30 August 2015

Pin cushion finish

I haven't had much time for sewing lately. It's unusual for me, I just don't feel myself if I don't sew a few stitches every day. Anyway, I finally sat down to sew last night and decided to finish my linen pin cushion. It was already stuffed so I didn't need to open my new giant bag of walnut shells, they will have to wait for next time. I got lots of good thread ideas on my original post and decided to go with white around the Dresden.



And because I've decided I like double sided pincushions, I made a pentagon ring for the other side. One For A Wish suggested trying navy thread, and I think it looks good. I added some more navy around the sides because it looked a bit plain.



It's not my favourite pin cushion but it was an interesting experiment. I think it looks rather good on my freshly mown Spring lawn. So now it's back to my hand quilting.....I feel like it will take forever to finish.

Susan x

27 comments:

  1. It might have been an experiment but it has turned out really... really pretty Susan. I loved the Dresden front ... then I saw the back and loved that too. If it were mine I'd be having problems deciding which side is 'up'. Have a lovely time hand quilting.....xxx

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  2. looks good.......working on a linen project at the moment........

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  3. Hi Susan ,you did well ,it's a beautiful pin cushion,love that the two sides are different xx

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  4. Lovely! Especially like that navy...what a great choice ! *wink*

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  5. Lovely results after a little experimentation.

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  6. great pincushion, the navy is a great touch too.
    well done.
    happy quilting.

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  7. Dear Susan,
    lovely Dresden pincushion, nice idea with the navy thread.
    Good luck on the handquilting progress. Needs a lot of new starts.
    Greetings,
    Sylvia

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  8. I like each side equally as much. The hand quilting adds a nice contrast.

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  9. Very sweet! Both sides are beautiful.

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  10. Great result! Lovely, Susan, happy quilting :-)

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  11. I'd say your experiment worked out will. Too bad you couldn't open up that bag of walnut shells. Next time.

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  12. It's a lovely pincushion, the blue and navy work really well together.

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  13. Looks great! At least it is another finish!! -wish I could mow the lawn, it is so wet here!!
    Michelle

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  14. It's lovely. I am loving the colors. hugs

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  15. Ohh it is lovely Susan, loving the blue thread side!

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  16. it's a lovely pincushion ....
    Hugz

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  17. A very successful experiment Susan! Very nice indeed, dare I confess I quite like that navy BLUE thread?!

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  18. Just found you whilst blog hopping :) I love this pincushion, it turned out really well :) Its the colours in my front room so I'm going to steal your design for a full sized cushion, hope that's ok :)
    Thanks
    Jillxo

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  19. Very sweet pin cushion--love that blue stitching! Good luck getting through the 'I'm-not-getting-anywhere hand quilting stage'. Thankfully it doesn't usually last forever.:)

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  20. Your pincushion looks really well. I like the blue quilting, it gives an extra to it.
    I also like your red DJ. I can imagine why you don't make all the blocks. Sometimes I wonder what I was thinking when I started my DJ. It is so much work. But then there comes the inspiration of my quilting Bee and that really helps a lot.

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  21. I must admit I'm loving both sides, well done on your experimentation working out so beautifully :) Barb.

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  22. I love it.... do you use a paper template or a ruler template for your dresden??? I have tried both and not had much success this year.

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  23. I love it.... do you use a paper template or a ruler template for your dresden??? I have tried both and not had much success this year.

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