Hurray I won't be booted out!

Remember that adorable turtle pin cushion pattern I bought to make for the guild pin cushion challenge tomorrow?  Yep you guessed it, I didn’t get around to.  Being the new kid on the block, I didn’t figure they’d take it too kindly if I showed up with all the projects I’ve made since the last meeting… things I felt like making, so here I am, less than a day away from needing a pin cushion!

ZippyDesignZ saved me again, with a cute little cupcake pincushion sewn in the hoop.  Darling sure, but the itty bitty amount of hand stitching needed to close each layer of “frosting” were nearly more than my poor arthritic right hand could tolerate.  I got it done though, woohoo!

Our little Hobby Lobby didn’t have the right silicone cupcake holders, but this one worked well enough.

Now I want to go back and try some more of those checkbook covers, and maybe some little makeup bags.

Pin Cushions

If you remember, I plan to make a pin cushion for my next quilt guild meeting… there’s a prize for the best one.

Several of you sent me some great suggestions and links, but I found one that is perfect for me!  It may not win any prize as it’s fairly simple, but it’s adorable!

It’s a Heather Bailey design, and I purchased it at the Fat Quarter Shop.

While my darling spouse and I were out running errands yesterday, I told him about needing to make a pincushion.  He’s got a most warped sense of humor.  It’s amazing I am at all normal! /grin

His suggestion was that I make a Voodoo Doll pincushion!  Can you just imagine?  This guild that I just joined… well it’s held in a church.  And I’m not only the new kid on the block, but I’m a whole different generation than most everyone else.

I couldn’t resist a Google search, and look what I came up with.  I laughed and laughed and laughed when I saw it.

I’m sure that were I to walk in with this as my pincushion, I’d be tossed out on my arse in no time at all!