How To Make A Pincushion - Two Easy Ways!

Making a Super Simple Pincushion Without Patchwork. When you first start quilting, most people begin by making a pincushion using a 4-piece or 9-piece patchwork.

 

 

The method I am introducing this time is a simpler way to make it without patchwork. I stuffed it with cotton to make it into a pincushion, but it is also great to use as a tea coaster without stuffing. Now, let me introduce a simple way to make it.

Materials

Per pincushion - Fabric: Front panel 10*10 ...4 pieces, Back panel 10*10 ...1 piece

Coating, decorative button...1 piece,

Sewing tools (needle, thread, pins, ruler, scissors, thimble, pencil)

Since I'm making two types, I prepared two sets of fabric: four for the front and one for the back. ​ ​ 

A-TYPE 

1. Place the fabric pieces inside out and fold them in half. (If you have a seam roller, it will fold neatly.)

2. Layer the fabrics in the order shown in the photo and secure them with basting pins.

3. Draw the finished line on the backing fabric (inside), leaving a 7mm seam allowance on all sides. Place the fabric right sides facing each other and secure it by inserting pins along the finished line. 

 4. Sew a running stitch along all four sides following the drawn finished line, then trim the corners of the seam allowances as shown in the photo. (Generally, you would sew the finished line leaving a small opening, turn it inside out, and finish with a blind stitch. However, since there is a gap at the front center this time, we do not need to leave a separate opening, so we sew a running stitch all four sides.)

5. Turn it over to the other side, open the center, and pull out the sewing pins inserted inside. Then, turn the entire thing inside out and neatly trim the four corners. 

 6. Stuff the opening with an appropriate amount of cotton, then fasten the center as shown in the photo to prevent it from opening further.

7. Attach a decorative button to the center to finish.

  ​ ​ B-TYPE 

(Two types of backing fabric are included.)

1. Place the fabrics inside out and fold them into a 45-degree triangle. (If you have a seam roller, it will fold neatly.)

2. Layer the fabric pieces in the order shown in the photos, secure them with basting pins, and fasten the center to prevent it from opening. (It is easier to secure the seam allowances on all four outer corners with basting stitches to keep them from moving, then remove the pins.)

3. Place two pieces of backing fabric (inside) with a 7mm seam allowance on all sides and draw the finished lines. Place the right sides together, leave a gap, and sew the left and right sides. 

Then, fold the finished line at the sewn point as shown in the photo; this will help you check the stitching position later when blind stitching. ^^ (If making the backing with a single piece, sew leaving a gap on one side of the finished line, then turn it inside out through the gap.)

4. Place the right sides facing each other and secure them by inserting pins along the finished line. 

 5. Sew a running stitch along all four sides along the finished line, then trim the corners of the seam allowance as shown in the photo and turn the fabric inside out through the opening.

6. Insert an appropriate amount of stuffing through the opening, then close the opening with a blind stitch.

7. Attach a decorative button to the center to finish. It'll be super easy to make, right?

 You can change the finished shape from a square to a circle, hexagon, or octagon, or use 6 pieces of fabric instead of 4 to adjust the angles and adapt the pattern. Since the fabric is layered about 5 times, it becomes thick enough to be used as a tea mat without stuffing. If you prefer a thicker tea mat, you could also make it by adding a layer of stuffing just to the lining.