In pursuit of the perfect pincushion...
04-18-2015, 08:48 PM
#61
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Thread Catchers with pockets are nice if you sew in the car, or while you're watching TV. You can put all of your stuff in them, and have your pin cushion on top. I like to put poly pellets in mine. They're clean, and can be laundered. Here's a picture of some I've made.
04-19-2015, 08:48 AM
#66
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Location: Lake Charles, LA
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Originally Posted by chris_quilts
My perfect pincushion is one that my daughter's boxer doesn't want to eat nor does my lab/beagle mix want to, either! 
He has eaten 3 of them - after carefully, somehow, removing all the pins first.
He has eaten 3 of them - after carefully, somehow, removing all the pins first.
04-19-2015, 08:48 AM
#67
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Location: Beautiful Oregon
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I made my own. Fairly ugly, but very useful. I had some old netting in my stash, so I rolled it into a "log" shape, and inserted it into a sleeve that I had sewn. (Take two pieces of heavy fabric about 6" long, 4" wide, sew around all edges except one.) After you put the netting into the sleeve/log, sew the end together. I sewed it on my machine, and it did make a little "ledge." It is easier to move from one place to another with the little edge. Free/practical.
04-19-2015, 09:40 AM
#68
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Originally Posted by quiltedsunshine
Thread Catchers with pockets are nice if you sew in the car, or while you're watching TV. You can put all of your stuff in them, and have your pin cushion on top. I like to put poly pellets in mine. They're clean, and can be laundered. Here's a picture of some I've made.
04-19-2015, 09:41 AM
#69
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Location: Maryland
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Originally Posted by DJ
There are some really great pincushions here! I like to have mine handy wherever I am, so this is my choice. It hangs around my neck. Although I've been known to wear it to the store. LOL I purchased a couple at a craft show and then made this one myself as a gift for a friend.
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