PPPP#3

My last post for this years Perfectly Pleasing Pincushion Parade.

Thank you very much Ida for organising this event again and for getting together such a great list of prizes. You can see all the entries on Ida's blog here

I have seen some biscornu pincushions in the parade and as I have not made one before I thought I would have a go. Whilst wondering what to use for the top of the pincushion I remembered a box of HST blocks left over from the flying geese quilt that I made a few years ago.

Pressed and trimmed these measure 1 3/4". One day I will use them I am sure!! Anyway I selected nine different ones fully intending to take photographs along the way but of course I got carried away with the process and the next picture I took was this.

I used this tutorial for putting the pincushion together which worked like a dream. However, next time I will use my usual method of having a seam in the base to use for filling as it makes for a neater finish on the edge.

I wanted a nice bright button for the centre but in amongst my hundreds of buttons I couldnt find anything suitable! So ended up with this green button on top of a clear one which I think works well.

I am definitely going to make another of these. It's a while since I did any crazy quilting so that is what I am going to do next - I can see beady tassels on the four corners!

PPPP #2

Have you had a chance to pop across to Ida's blog yet to check out all the beautiful pincushions? Do have a look, there are some beautiful pincushions there - and while you are there why not link up with your own parade!

I thought I would come back and talk about the two pincuhions I had made since the last PPPP and one I bought. They are these three.

First the crazy pincushion. I love doing crazy quilting and loved working on this adding lots of detail.

When I was making my 1797 Revisited quilt I thought I would make a pincushion using miniature versions of the coffin hexagons and some of the fabrics used in the quilt. These hexagons are 1 1/8"  long.

Similar colours to the crazy - I guess they must be my favourite colours!

Regular readers will notice that 1797 now has borders - I added them this week. I had originally thought that I would applique a parade of hexagons around the border but have decided now that I think I like the simplicity of the plain border.

Now, back to pincushions and the little Dutch shoe. I bought it for next to nothing in a house sale and it was filthy!

The little pincushion bit was horrid too. So I ripped it out and gave the shoe a good scrub. I then added a new cushion using a scrap of Dutch fabric that I had in my stash.

The thimble cleaned up too.

Right I am off to make another pincushion having picked up lots of ideas from the parade. See you again soon.

Perfectly Pleasing Pincushion Parade

It has been several years since the last PPPP and I have really missed it! So was very happy to hear that Ida was planning another this year.

You can go to Ida's blog here to link up and to view everyones contributions. I am really looking forward to seeing some new ideas and inspiration, everyone has such great imagination when it comes to pincushions.

I got all my pincushions out for a photoshoot!

After I had put them away I realised that I had forgotten two so they got their own photoshoot!

While I was wondering what to make for this years parade I was browsing through this little Anni Downs book.

One of her sweet little stitches really resonated with me - 'My Home is my Haven'. Well my home has been my haven during lockdown and so came the idea for a commemorative pincushion.

I am off to link up with Ida and see what interesting ideas are turning up. I shall be back later in the week with a few 'new to PPPP' pincushions. See you then.

FNwF and Chookshed party

What a busy weekend it has been so far - and it's only Saturday afternoon!

Last night was the first Friday of the month so time for Friday Night with Friends hosted by Cheryll. Many thanks for getting us together again Cheryll and you can see who joined in here

It was a wet afternoon here so I got an early start and finished off a pincushion that I have been making for the Perfectly Pleasing Pincushion Parade next week so no pictures now. I then moved on to work on my swap hexies for the month.

It's the first week of the month so the next set of instructions came for the Red Manor House BOM. This month we have another eight applique blocks to make.  I have completed one block and started work on another yesterday evening.

I have decided to add a small button to the centre of each of the large flowers.

Also this week we have a new Rainbow Scrap Challenge colour - pink.

I even managed to find eight pink fabrics that I had not used in last years pink block.

Of course this weekend its time for the annual Chookshed birthday party.

In the past I have enjoyed stitching along while Chooky and friends party and sew in the Chookshed but this year things are different! Chooky organised a zoom link up for her party and invited me along. The party started yesterday evening at 11pm my time, just as I was off to bed so I popped in this morning for half an hour and then again this afternoon and sewed along for a while. It was so lovely to see and speak to people that I have been chatting to in blogland for the last four or five years. There were people coming and going all the time because of course we are all in different time zones. Great fun and thank you so much Chooky for organising it.

Monday is the first day of PPPP 2020

If you want to find out more  then pop over to Ida's blog here. And I shall be back on Monday with my first PPPP post.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Perfectly Pleasing Pincushion Parade!

Ida from My Sister Made Me Do It is thinking of reviving PPPP this year - do pop over to her blog to encourage her as I love this link up with other pin cushion fans.
And while I am here just a reminder that this week is FNwF's - pop over to see Cheryll here to sign up.

Ugly Duckling!

As part of the PPPP this year we are asked to also show a picture of our ugliest or oldest and well worn pincushions. I have something that I discovered after my original post when I was lining up my pincushions for my new header pic. So here it is.

I made this to hold my machine embroidery scissors securely in place having dropped and ruined a pair. I does the job but is not the most attractive item.

Notice the little biscornu pincushion that also missed my original post - definitely not an ugly that one!

If you have not been across to Ida's blog yet to view all the lovely pincushions in the parade then I do hope you will - you can see them here and if you have some lovlies then do share them with us yourself.