Ingredients:
Five Jelly Roll strips - 2 1/2" by 10" strips and four 2 1/2" by 13 1/2" strips
One Layer Cake Square - 10" square for the backing
Nine Moda ribbons 11" long and two 14" long collected from any Moda Layer Cakes, Jelly Rolls, Honey Buns etc.
Poly Fill and Plastic Pellets
This pattern makes two pincushions, so you can share the love!
Instructions:
Sew the five 2 1/2" by 10" strips together and press. Trim 1/4" from each end strip as illustrated above to make a strip set that measure 10" square.
Lay out the 9 Moda Ribbons 11" in length and sew each one in place. Stitch approximately 1/8" in from the edge on each side of the ribbon.
Trim the excess ribbon.
Cut the square on the diagonal coner to corner to make two triangles. Repeat this for the 10" backing square.
Place a strip set triangle and a backing triangle right sides together and sew together with a ¼” seam allowance, leaving a 2 1/2" wide opening along the long edge. Repeat for both sets.
Turn right sides out. Stuff firm using poly fill against the front and plastic pellets against the back of the pincushion. Sew up the 2 1/2" opening, and pull the two corners in towards the centre to create a heart. Stitch these corners together, making sure that they overlap about 1/2".
Sew each of the 14" Moda ribbons to the middle of two of the 2 1/2" by 13 1/2" strips.
Trim the ends of the ribbon. Sew these strips with the other remaining 2 1/2" strips right sides together with a ¼” seam allowance. Sew the ends on a 45-degree angle and then straight down the sides, leaving a 2” opening along one of the long sides. Turn the strips right sides out through the 2” opening and press. Stitch closed the opening.
Put the finished ties through the opening of each Heart Pincushion and tie in a knot.
Designed by Margot Languedoc on Monday, January 04, 2010 Visit her blog and website for more great designs at the Pottery Basket.
