Saturday, October 22, 2011

My Pincushion


My Place and Yours this week is 'My Pincushion". I made this one years ago just to have a go at 'Cathedral Window' and used it ever since. I have NEVER done any more Cathedral Window though as it was far too fiddly and time consuming!  Recently it has been put into retirement and I just use a small plastic container for my pins.

This is one of a pair I made for my Website and decided I liked it enough to keep it.


And this one is purely decorative, given to me by a very dear friend a few years ago.
For more Pincushions visit Vic at  Punky and Me

13 comments:

Vic said...

Oh I love the birdie one! I have a couple of purely decorative pincushions too, I'll have to include them in my post.

I would be no good just keeping my pins in a container; I would spill them everywhere, all the time, I just know it!

Thanks for joining in Jackie, is it rainy today where you are too? It's positively dreary here!

Cherie said...

Oooo they're gorgeous Jackei, love the boot most. I'd need a magnetic tin, I'm way too clumsy. Love your post :)

Teresa said...

Love that birdie one... I made the same one for a friend a year ago and it was very difficult to part with. Love your cathedral window pincushion too.. I did a class to make a small quilt in cathedral windows... and ended up making a bag.. he he... yes much too time consuming!!!

Bron @ Stop That Owl said...

Love that little bluebird! I'm aiming to have a pincushion collection (Sarah Fielke has a great display).

Countin' Crows - Chris said...

Lovely collection Jackie. Beenenjoying your garden pics also xxx

quilary said...

Nice idea to make a pincushion from a new technique. That may be the only way I'd every get to do cathedral windows...and bargello...

Unknown said...

You have lots of lovely pincushions , a girl can never have too many !

Lauren said...

oh gosh yes that birdy one is very cute!

trudi@maudeandme said...

love the boot. And I love your country shots too.

Martta said...

Oh the birdie sure is pretty!

Lea said...

oh they are all lovely-I do love the birdie.

Mina said...

You got farther than I did making a Cathedral windows. I never thought about turning my square into something useful though. I may have to think about it.

Andrea said...

Love the bird one too!! Very brave using a tin i would (and have) spill them everywhere.