That cake has to be the most BEAUTIFUL pincushion I have ever seen! Wow!

OH MY!!...you win...hope the prize is NOT another pincushion...I do have a small collection..but they were all made in Alaska by my native friends and given to me when I left. Some are super cool..will have to take a pix of those for you!

WOW...how big is that one?
Sure is really pretty...

The owl pincushion is so cute! Your collection is wonderful. I only have 1 pincushion...I think I need more!

Gosh i love them all especially the owl, elephant and that cake is to die for. I am so glad to get a look at all the different ones that are out there.

I love all your pin cushions but I only have the magnatic kind. Best buy ever.

I tend to like pin cushions myself. One of my favorite cushions that I gave my girlfriend recently because she had no sewing supplies and was starting to sew again, was a china cup made into a pin cushion. I just loved it and handed it to her full of pins. Another old pin cusher I have is a turtle made out of different colors of gingham and prairie points around the bottom that I made some 30+ years ago and didn't really appreciate it until about 10-15 years ago. The cushion I use the most is a stuffed rainbow that my son won(?) out of one of these "grab-it" things in grocery stores that are filled with stuffed animals & toys. I think he was 16 at the time. That has been my favorite pin cushion for 25 years.

We need patterns if possible!

Yes, Please.

Pincushions are cute, but for me
they get in my way.
I use my magnetic bowls all the time.
J J

I love pin cushions, but not to use as pin cushions. I just like to make them and sit them around to bring a smile when I'm feeling down.

So great! As much as I need a pincushion, I am really lame in making one. I can see how easy it is and soon must make a new one for myself. I am still using the red tomato pincushion I got from junior high some 50 years ago....it has sawdust inside and starting to fall apart. Gotta get my rear in gear and make a new one....or two.

Too cute! Love them but haven't made any. Did make the chicken doorstop, but nothing smaller.

My daughter collects owls so I will definitely make her one. (after I make myself one!) Thanks so much.

I love pincushions too and started making and collecting them severalyears ago. I keep them on shelves above my sewing machine and other places in the sewing room. You have a great collection. I tried to add a picture of mine but don't know how!

Are there directions for the owl or just the template?

:P I too love elephants. Funny about the post on my list today is the making of a pincushion. Would love to make the elephant. jeaninmaine your hubby has good taste (he picked you , right) BrendaK

OK here's the pic.

You can never have too many! I display mine on a shelf on top of antique spools.

Thanks for the link! Love the collections.

A friend gave me one made from a little thimble and put a brooch pin to wear it. Cute Cute Cute Not techey enough to
put a picture of it on the site. Sorry

Oh, Buzzin' Bumble, your fancy cake pincushion is delicious enough to take a bite! So clever!

Great pincushions! My Mom will absoulutely love that owl!

I am glad to know that there are others who do not know how to post a reply and a photo. Is there someone out there who can tell us how to do it in a "simple to understand" way?? This may be asking too much to do here but I will try. Thanks

My pins think they live on the table, on the floor, on the arm of my chair... I use the magnetic ones, or at least I try to! I do love your pin cushions though, they would make great gifts!

My problem was that the Browse button wasn't there for me to put the pic in. Go to the group info and it will tell you how to post a picture.

love your little owl-you really upgraded that basic pattern!!
the rest are fabulous too :-D :-D

oh the cake!! pretty! and I don't think we can collect enough pin ciushions anyway!

Only use the magnetic kind, but your collection is cute.

i have one. that darn tomato. I love birds so I may have to make a few owls. I don't have a sewing room so a basket of pincushions would just be clutter unfortunatly

Using the Quick Reply at the bottom of the page doesn't allow you to post pictures, unless you go back to your post and edit -- adding attachments.

Most cameras will give you a picture that is HUGE, so you need to learn how to cut the pic down with an editing software such as Photoshop or you can use Windows' cheapie and save it as a JPEG extension, so it doesn't take up so much room.

You need to hit REPLY on someone elses post and then the box will come up so you can BROWSE and then ADD the file attachment. You can add your own words in the first box.

Don't use PREVIEW, it won't work for the pics. Just ADD the FILE and hit the SEND button.

I have two, one is a chicken my mother-in-law gave me many years ago and the other is the one that's round and has thread around the edges that my mother made, also many years ago. Both very cherished.

After you enter the gallery and see the template, look in the upper left corner, it has "next" keep clicking there to see the next step on how to assemble the owl.

Love the owl! Thanks for the link.

Holy moly, that's a lot of pincushions! Makes my single little pincushion look a little sad :)

Here is a sample of a few pincushions, I made. Moosegirl

Love your pincushions! I've started collecting them too. They have a shelf right next to my Mother's collection of tape measures.

Wow... Everyone of these are absolutely the cutest. Thank's so much for the owl tut! or should I say hoot!

love them all must ask is the teapot material? lovvvvvve it....

With 12 cats all my pin cushions have to stay out of sight. They have recently started opening the draws and stealing them!