Over the weekend I fancied sewing something different, I just needed something fairly straight forward and a quick finish. I decided to make up a kit I’d bought at the Knitting and Stitching Show a couple of years ago.

It’s a cute pincushion in the shape of a sewing machine…only I’ve got two big pin-cushions I made years ago, so mine is going to be for needles..

The kit is by Debbie Harris, it included fabric and embellishments. I changed the fabric for the base as I happened to have a sewing themed fabric that coordinated really well.

It was pretty straight forward to make, if a little fiddly. The base is made from heavy duty cardboard, I used the back off a paper pad. It has wadding on the top surface and then the fabric is glued round it.

The sewing machine is just two basic pieces, a gusset and a bottom. The gusset was the fiddly bit as it’s a small curvy shape to sew a 1/4″ seam round. This is doable on the first side, but the second side has to match perfectly or you get a twist. I decide to tack the second side on first, I was still about 0.5cm out, but I could cope with that!

After stuffing it firmly, a circle of card is squeezed into the base, once its stitched in this gives a firm base to glue the sewing machine to the base. I pinned it in place and left it overnight for the glue to really dry. All that was left then was the top cotton reel and the ribbons.

I love it and it’s already in use!