October Across The Pond Sew Along - Skinny Pincushions!

Have you seen 'em?

Skinny pincushions are popping up

all over the place in blogland!

That's why Susie has chosen

this project as the October theme

in the Across The Pond Sew Along.

Here is Susie's sweet and skinny sample, sitting
snugly beside her stylish sewing machine, in the sunny studio.

{It's soooo Susie.}

Photo from Susie's Sunroom blog

Here's one made by Anna of Noodlehead.

You know it's a great idea,

when Anna's made one.

Photo from Noodlehead blog

I might have to copy Anna's design,

since I've got some beautiful Liberty scraps

left over from my own Liberty Pillow Challenge!

Next I'd like to show you

one made by Leigh Laurel Studios,

that's filled with reptile litter.

If you prefer, you can say the filling is

made from crushed walnuts.

{I don't do reptiles.}

Photo from Leigh Laurel Studios blog

Susie herself is a big fan of this stuffing for pincushions,

but in the form of kitty litter,

because it keeps pins sharpened when you use it!
It also adds weight to the pincushion,
so it won't roll away.
You'll wonder how something so skinny can weigh so much!

Photo from Susie's Sunroom blog

Let's see another skinny little thing,

nicely done by blueSusan Makes.
Head over to her post, and

she'll convince you that you need one, too!

{I love her blue sewing chair, don't you?}

Photo from blueSusan Makes blog

One more source of inspiration,

and then we're off to make our own!

There's a great description of the process

and even a source for emery powder

over at stitchpicky's blog.

{That's a more traditional filling for pincushions. No reptiles ever involved.}

Photo from stitchpicky's blog...making two at a time!

There's a sweet tutorial out there,

showing exactly how to make

the Skinny Pincushion

for yourself.

I can't get the image to load,
but you can download the pattern from

Green Bee Design & Patterns

by clicking the link provided on their blog.

Why didn't I ever think of such a cute and practical

sewing accessory?

I can really use this, keeping it

right in front of me as I sew little projects.

Join our Flickr pool when you make yours,

and stop back later this month to see my version!

{My mom gave me an idea for a real cutie, and I've got to try it!}