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really cute!
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:thumbup: that is to darn sweet love it
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That is sew cute!!!
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Cute idea!
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Oh you must be someone very special! Love the idea for a pincushion :-D
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Hey thats cute.
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That one is cute! Lucky you.
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It is adorable.
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very nice!
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cute.
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Love it. That's just too cute.
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Very sweet.
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Originally Posted by Lisa_wanna_b_quilter
This super cute pin cushion/pin holder arrived in my mail today. I don't know if the board member wants her name mentioned, so I won't say who it is from. It is the most exciting mail I've had in a good while!
Thanks! http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-151929-1.htm I will work on a tutorial for this too. I don't want to disclose what I use for the form for the sewing kit until I post a tutorial. I would like it to be a surprise! But it is a disposable that most of you might have in your homes already. I am trying to work on a pattern. I can tell you the story about the making of this one! An 11 year old boy came around when my grass got high, knocked on my door and asked to be hired to cut the lawn. When he came in the house he saw my sewing/craft room, and saw promise in it! Most people see an eyesore! LOL LOL And he pestered me to invite him to make crafts. Well he brought by a friend, Abby, also 11. They decided to decorate my house for Halloween since I really can't do it. They took off for 1/2 an hour to the local store and brought back all kinds of Halloween stuff, hung it everywhere, filled a plastic cauldron they bought with candy, ate half of it, and then went into a sugar frenzy! I could not keep up with them! I forgot what 11 year olds are capable of! They could be my grandchildren's age if I had any. I nearly collapsed! LOL LOL Anyway, sugar seems to play with the sensibility and fine motor dexterity of 11 year olds! I did the best I could on the project considering I had two wild adolescents to keep track of at the same time. And guess what, they thought I was going to let them touch the glue gun and my rotary cutter! I saw firsthand why there is controversy over letting some children use such things! I held the rotary cutter in my hand and told him it was extremely sharp, a round razor blade, he raised his finger to touch it and said, "Let me see!" as his finger neared the blade! OMG! What a day it was! We eventually finished the project, but I had to take a long nap when we were done! LOL |
That is so cute. Lucky you have an angel like that. Sue
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That is so cute! Please post a link to it here, so those of us following this won't miss the tutorial.
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It is so cool!
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That is so darn cute....
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How cute! I love surprises!
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i wish I had an angel I never get anything, never win anything going for treatment to the hospital with a throw from wally for 3.99 I am too fast giving everything away, but I think they patients and so may have good comfort with it.That helps
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What a great gift.
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That is soooo cute
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Wow thats a beauty...I love it...Lucky you.
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I love it,
Your quilt ANGEL did a beautiful job. I have not had any surprises in the mail for quit a while, but it is such a beautiful feeling when you get a visit from a quilt ANGEL. As a matter of fact, I need to get on the ball and get some of those special gifts done and get them in the mail. GOD bless you and your angel. |
How cute is that!!!
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Sew cute!
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What a great idea :lol:
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That is so very pretty.
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Originally Posted by HisPatchwork
That is so cute! Please post a link to it here, so those of us following this won't miss the tutorial.
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That was so very thoughtful of her to send you that . It's absolutely adorable.
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I REALLY enjoyed reading this thread!! I am a secretary in a K - 6th grade school. I FULLY know what sugar does to kids....LOL : )
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That is adorable. What a lucky friend
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That's so neat!! What a great angel you have! :-)
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It is wonderful that the Quaker Oats company has seen fit to not only sell us wonderful food products, but also is so kind to provide us with a re-usable that enables us to be artistically (maybe I should say "fabric-ally"?) creative! And the second part is free!
The lowly cardboard cylinder becomes a Pincushion Sewing Kit! Sewing box made from Quaker Oats container! [ATTACH=CONFIG]272157[/ATTACH] |
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The first step is to find a drawer of a height that you like. I used a dresser drawer and if you look inside you can see where I wore a circle in the paper liner from cutting my containers to size. Keep in mind that the instructions supplied here are for a small size container cut to 3 3/4" tall. Your drawer will more than likely be unique. You will have to adjust your pattern height throughout. Also, pick a drawer that is flat on the top of the side so you can hold the knife flush against it securely in order to get a smooth straight cut. I could not hold the knife, turn the canister, and take a picture at the same time, and there was nobody around to take the picture for me. Use a fresh blade. It give a better cut. And it is important to have a clean even cut so the lid will fit back on. Simply hold the blade flush against the top of the drawer edge and turn the container. Keep the top on while you are doing it because it keeps the container more stable.
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Here are some canisters already cut, one with batting already glued to it. The batting should extend from the top edge to the bottom. Do not wrap the batting around the top edge. The lid will fit better if you don't add extra thickness. I used some poly batting that I had around. I usually use cotton, just because I like cotton. But I think that is up to you. I used scraps that I had available. In fact I think if you use different fabric scraps for each part, it would make a very cute sewing kit! Since I am relatively new to quilting I don't have very many large scraps yet, but I am working on it! LOL
Use a glue stick and rub it all over the outside of the container. Don't overlap your batting but try to make it abut evenly. If you find that you cut the batting a bit short, you can stitch it together with a lacing stitch, like shoestrings in eyelets. The dimensions of my batting are 12 3/4" x 3 3/4". If you cut the canister a different height or use the large size, you will have to adjust your measurements accordingly. |
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After the batting has been glued on, apply glue to the cover fabric along the edge to hold it securely while you wrap the cylinder. The overlapping edge needs a little finish, so run the gluestick along the edge and fold it under making a clean edge. Then glue stick the folded edge to hold the fabric to the canister. If you want you can use a gluegun here. I like the gluestick better because you don't have to worry about being a klutz quite so much, and that is a problem I have to deal with a lot!
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Next you will want to hotglue the fabric to the bottom. I could not put glue around the entire perimeter because it would harden during picture taking. But run the gluegun around the the entire perimeter and press the fabric neatly onto the glue. Do this carefully to prevent burning yourself and secondly, try to do a smooth neat job because it makes for a better appearance. I would also suggest that this might not be an appropriate craft for 11 year olds on a sugar buzz! LOL We live and learn! LOL
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Use the gluestick again inside the canister on the upper edge to secure the top of the fabric inside the sewing kit. This edge you want to keep as smooth as possible so the lid will fit back onto the container. I would avoid using the gluegun here because it might cause the lid to not fit well enough to close.
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To cover the interior I used posterboard cut to size. It is flexible enough to work with and stiff enough to hold its shape. I save all kinds of things that might be re-usable in crafting. A piece of shirt board could work if it is of sufficient size. Run glue down the two long edges, smooth the fabric neatly onto the glue. Make hospital corners to finish the two short sides. This will be turned pretty side out and slipped into the canister. I don't glue mine in. If you choose to use glue to secure it, DO NOT DO IT YET! The bottom needs to be finished first. You can just set the liner aside at this point.
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Next, the top! I have used wide bias tape to do this and since there are so many colors available it is a easy choice. I did not have any that matched my fabric, so I used a piece of green fabric cut on the straight of grain. The fabric I picked has a lot of give to it as you can see in the picture. Try to choose one that has a lot of give, or you can cut your own bias strip to coordinate with your other fabrics.
Run the glue stick down the center of the strip a few times to give it some hold. Gluestick one end to clean finish it like you did the fabric for the body. Starting with the unfinished edge, wrap it around the plastic part of the lid and stretch it as you go. Cut away any excess length rather than covering it over, to keep the lid fitting well. At this point I put 3 or 4 stitches in the fabric at the rim to hold it securely together. |
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