Sorry for the radio silence on Friday. We had our Granddaughter for the weekend and I neglected to plan ahead and schedule a favorites post. I’m also a bit slow posting today.
I wanted to share a cute, simple project with you. I had an image of the most adorable bottle cap pincushions pop up on my Pinterest page and had to recreate them. My inspiration came from Tea Rose Home (a lovely blog that I’m happy to discover).
All you need is a bottle cap (like from a soda or water bottle), some fabric and some stuffing. I created a 3″ circle template out of heavy cardstock which I traced on the back side of my fabric.
You sew a running stitch about 1/8″ from the edge of your cut out fabric, cinch it slightly, add some stuffing and then cinch it closed.
I added a few back and forth stitches before tying it off. The trickiest bit was keeping the stuffing from coming out while trying to sew it closed.
Once it was stuffed and sewn shut I squirted some craft glue into the bottle cap and smooshed my little pincushion into it. I added a little bit of decorative trim to finish it off. Each one took about five minutes to make.
I think they would be so cute included in a little sewing related gift bag.
I made mine to be used on my sewing machine. I added a small two sided adhesive square to the bottom and attached it to my sewing machine. I have also seen versions where a loop of elastic was added to the bottom and worn like a ring.
Give it a try – I think you’ll find it as addictive as I did!
