Wool Pincushions

These wool pincushions pose as spring hats, making them perfect party favors for a Mother's Day luncheon or quilting bee tea.

What You Need

  • 8-x-10-inch piece of felted wool for pincushion
  • 1/4-x-14-inch strip of contrasting felted wool for hatband
  • Scraps of assorted felted wool for flower appliques
  • Scraps of green felted wool for leaf appliques
  • Polyester fiberfill
  • Perle cotton to match or contrast the pincushion wool
  • Embroidery floss: gold and colors to match pincushion wool, hatband, and beads
  • 24 3-millimeter seed beads
  • Fabric glue

Finished size: 4-1/2-inch diameter

Download the free patterns for this project (Downloading requires Adobe Acrobat.)

 
Cut the Fabrics

To make the best use of your fabrics, cut the pieces in the order that follows. The patterns are on Pattern Sheet 1.

To felt wool, machine-wash it in a hot-water-wash, cool-rinse cycle with a small amount of detergent; machine-dry it on high heat and steam-press.

  • From pincushion wool, cut:
    2 of Pattern A
    1 of Pattern B
  • From assorted wool scraps, cut:
    1 each of patterns C, D, and E
  • From green wool scraps, cut:
    2 of Pattern F

Continued on page 2:  Assemble the Pincushion

 

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Comments (1)
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lazidaisies wrote:

This is really cute. Would make a GReaT gift.

6/29/2010 04:52:05 PM Report Abuse
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