Thanks to all who posted. There are some beautiful pincushions in the hands of you sewists.
This is what I came up with as a temporary fix. Since I had tuna for lunch the previous day, I went with the tuna can idea that someone linked to. My execution was pretty bad but the piece actually serves my needs very well. I glued felt to the bottom because I use a vintage wood sewing machine cabinet and I didn't want to scratch it. I glued some lace around the can for decor, but I did a pretty bad job of it!
A friend from this board has offered me her magnetic pin holder so I'll give that a try too.
For now, I am 100% happier with this pincushion than my tomato. It will do just fine until I make a final decision or until I eat another can of tuna.
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Last edited by KenmoreGal2; 04-20-2015 at 06:22 AM.
Reason: I almost didn't post my picture because I think my pincushion looks so bad!! But it works fine.