Ida, over on My Sister Made Me Do It is holding her first Linky party, a pincushion parade, which I think is a great theme, it made me start looking at the ones I use and the ones I’ve made in the past…
My favourite in use at the moment has to be my Scottie Dog, he was officially made for Otley Show as a childs soft toy, but as soon as he came back from the show he was a pincushion. He’s great as he’s too big to lose under patterns and fabric, I just keep my long daisy pins in Scottie and he’s fat enough for them not to come out of the other side to stab me!
I keep my needles in my glass ladybird pincushion, I kept losing them and I decided that if I have a specific pincushion for them, it may be better. It worked! This one is made from a Kilner jar so I can keep spare packets of needles inside.
Earlier this year I embroidered a Bee pincushion, it’s a design by Nathalie Cichon of Jardin Privee. It was the first design of hers I’d stitched, I’ve just started my third cross-stitch from Jardin Privee! I love this one, it was another one entered at Otley Show! I think it’s really beautiful, so I don’t think it will actually get any pins stuck in it!
Another cross-stitch one I made a few years ago has a wreath of red roses round a charm, it’s beaded too and has a wired ribbon and a rose by the hanger. I made one for my mum too and she still has it hung on her clock.
Another one I made was for a pincushion swap, I did crazy patchwork for this one, my first attempt!”
Ladybird
My all time favourite pincushion that is definitely for show only is one I made years ago. The design was in Inspirations, the Australian embroidery magazine. It’s a little round cottage with flowers embroidered round it. It is lined so a thimble can be kept inside, I embroidered my initial on the base. It’s only tiny, about 2″ tall maximum.
thecraftycreek 
Your pin cushions are adorable! I can see why you wouldn’t stick any pins in the cross stitched one.
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Thank you Suuny, I think there are pincushions to use and pincushions to just admire 🙂
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The bee cross stitch is BEAUTIFUL!! I really need to spend time doing that craft….I love it so much. ❤
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Thank you Valerie, I’ve recently got back into it after several years break, I’d forgotten how addictive it is!
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What wonderful pincushions you’ve shown us! Love that Scottie and that jar.
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Thank you, those two are well used!
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well I am torn between the cross stitch and the little cottage…….ok the cottage wins…..I so admire people who can do the cross stitching and embroidery…..mine still looks like a 3rd grader did it….lol….but I love making little things like the cottage……thanks for joining the parade!
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Thanks for organising the parade, lovely idea 🙂
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What a lovely collection! I don’t know which one I like best, but that little cottage is definitely adorable.
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Thanks Susan, I think it’s the one I’m most proud of, but it’s rather impractical as a pincushion!
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I love your pin cushions!! I’m tempted to try and recreate your Scottie Dog one but I think he would be too adorable to put pins in!!
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Thanks Amy June, I felt a bit mean sticking pins in him to start with but I soon got over that one!!! He’s a great size for a pin-cushion 🙂
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The Scottie dog is a cutie but my favorite has to be the tiny cottage. I agree, some pincushions are just too pretty to stick pins into!
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Thank you Sue, I think my cottage has only ever had pins in for photographs or shows 🙂
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I love your bee pincushion!! Yes, it is too pretty to use. I also love your cottage pincushion/thimble keeper. Very nice stitching!
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They’re all so individually lovely! Great idea to use a jar for storage as well a pin cushion 😃
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Thanks Ali, have to confess I only thought of that when I was about to take the photos, it did just have beads and stuff in, but keeping my hand needle packets in works great, keeps them separate to my machine needles 🙂
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Each and every one of your pincushions is lovely! Your little embroidered cottage is perfect!
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Thank you, I like them all for different reasons, some to use and some just to enjoy looking at!
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You have some lovely pincushions there! I love the little cottage pin cushion, it’s so sweet.
Barbara xx
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Gorgeous handwork. I love the cottage one best with tiny storage inside.
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