Here's a really nice tutorial:
http://www.merrimentdesign.com/pincu...ad-catcher.php
This is the same style that a dear friend made for me a few years ago. It's a very useful gift.
Here's another neat one:
http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/2009/03/...abric-focus-3/
Take your time looking through this one - lots of neat patterns including a wrist pincushion:
http://www.with-heart-and-hands.com/...-patterns.html