If you Google (pincushions) you will find all kinds of patterns and ideas.


Useful pincushions that are made from any of the following:
material; yarn; recycled or plastic, cardboard, wood, glass, tin, ceramic containers. Stuffing can be cotton, polyester, wool fabric or yarn, sawdust, crushed walnut shells, sand or rice. Let's keep the expenses below $5.00 plus shipping

Sign up will end Aug 2, 2010, after that you will be matched with a swap partner. You must send me a PM in order to get on the signup list.

Mailing deadline is Sept. 15, 2010.

Size can be any size.

Label (optional) if possible attach some kind of label so you partner will remember who made the special pincushion.

Communication: if something comes up and you are unable to meet the deadline for mailing or you must drop out let me know as soon as possible. Keep in communication with your swap partner if you have any questions. Be sure to thank your partner.

Please PM me if you would like to join in the fun. If you are willing to swap international, please indicate that in your PM . Thanks Barbsbus


Title Coordinator Status
pincushion swap signup ends Aug 2nd, mail deadline Sept 15th

http://www.quiltingboard.com/group_a...jsp?gracnum=63

sending you a PM.............please sign me up!!!! I love making pinchushions.

sent you a pm. this sounds like fun!

i don't know what kind to make and send to my pal, i've made the ones on golf tees they're great, bottlecap, so cute, a scrambled egg, what have you made in the way of pincushions and what would you like to rec. i'm trying to get ideas,
thanks
lynnie

Maybe is some of us could post some pictures of pincushions we have or have made would be helpful for newbies

I'm in :)

How many signed up so far??????????????

On one of the posts, there is a link for the users that signed up- 27 so far!

How do you PM someone?

Click on their name above their avatar. It will take you to their personal info. There is a PM box there. Click on it.

OR you can go to the top of the page and there above is Private Messages. Click on that, same thing, different method.

Thanks for helping me. I am new to this PM business.

i have pm'd you, have my pincushion made and would like to know who to send it to..thank you

I will be sending all of you a PM after Aug. 2nd and then you will contact your partner and get the mailing info.

OOPS....I sent my Address to you, barbsbus. That's how we did the secret pal swap. Sorry.

That's OK, it is so easy to get confussed, I pm'd you

I'm so excited, i just another pin cushion for the swap, i hope whoever i gt enjoys my unusual sense of humor. i can't wait, i've made about 4 already. maybe i should do 4 people.

I'll probably join, but let me get a good chunk of my black/white/bright blocks done first so that I won't get overwhelmed. I plan to work on them this week. :)

o.k it's addicting now, i just made 2 more pincushion, i just have to stuff them and decorate them, i better stop soon,

help, i need more swap pals!!!!!! lol

you can always give your extra to your secret sister at church or donate them to the local senior citizens or if you have WAY TO MANY, sell them at a craft show...just a few ideas

Count me in -- I just sent you a PM.

You can go ahead and send me one...LOL I've never made a pincushion before, I just bought a pattern this weekend and waiting for it to come in the mail. Are they easy to do? I'm thinking about joining...I shouldn't with all the stuff I NEED to do BUT...I'm addicted to these swaps.

I'd like to join as well...have sent a PM...this sounds like fun!

pincushions are soooooooo easy to make, that once you start, you don't want to stop...so please do join us in our maheim

Just PM you. This sounds like fun!

If you want to I will swap with you before the real swap starts. Send me a PM.

I'll send you a PM to sign up; but would like to suggest, if you can do it without it being an over-whelming task, ask each "swapper" what kind of pincushions they make and try to match them with a swap partner who makes some other kind???? Just a thought.

I thought of that too, but I think the best way to relay this info is for the partners to sort this out when they exchange snail mail addys, Thanks for your idea

I wouldn't care if my partner makes the same kind as me it will still be different. Different fabric, different decorations and different hands that made it. :D :D :D

I would like to join in the pincushion swap. My name is Bernice Verklan ([email protected]) Tell me how to go about joining in.

Please PM me so I can add you to the list,
Thanks

Dear Barb,

Please sign me up for the Pin Cushion Exchange.

Bernice --- [email protected]

I just PM'd you.

sent you a PM sign me up.

My pincushion is done! I may have to make a couple more to choose from.

aren't these things addicting...
i can't stop, made 2 more today
it's so fun and easy to use up scraps and such.

I just sent you a PM!! :thumbup: Please sign me up, too!!
:D :D :D :D

I wonderrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, could they be body parts??????/ :oops: :oops: :shock: :shock: :shock:

no, but that's a great idea, is that what you want????????
it's alien to me!!!!!!

just made 2 more pincushions
i think i'll start on potholders next.
has there been a swap for that yet????