A friend made everyone in our quilting group those 'chicken' pin cushions that are sort of a triangle shape. The walnut shell filling is great, but she did not get them filled all the way to the top. When you go to stick a pin in, more often then not you go for the top point of the chicken, which has no filling in this case. So just be sure to fill your pin cushions up tight before closing them. The walnut shells make the best pin cushions!