Cute pincushions are always a fun gift for crafty friends, or a fun prize for a craft blog giveaway! That's right, you can win one of these adorable pincushions along with a collection of coordinated scraps! All 3 pincushions will be given away! All the details are at the bottom of this post.
First, let me tell you about the pincushions. I fill my pincushions with crushed walnut shell litter (it's used for birds and lizards). You can buy an enormous bag of this stuff at the pet store for about $10. This bag will last you forever, or, at least, a very long time. I bought my bag of walnut litter about 10 years ago and I’ve probably used half of it. My guess is I’ve made at least 20 pincushions with that.
The first pincushion is made from a 4-patch quilt block. It's tufted with a vintage button.
Pincushion #2 is basically a miniature pillow with beaded embellishments.
The pincushion below is called a “biscornu.” Biscornu is a fancy-pants French word meaning “crooked” or “bent.” It’s made from squares, but instead of lining the squares up, you match the corners of the squares to the center points of the sewing lines.
Making biscornus is popular in the cross-stitching world, but there’s no reason you can’t do it with fabric. Another option is to use a 4 or 5 inch orphan block as one or both sides.
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