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DIY round pincushion and Pluses Quilt Along Week 5

September 7, 2022 Brigitte Heitland

This pincushion is so sweet and easy to make! It's just the right size for your sewing pins, and the covered button makes it extra cute. Plus, this project only takes a few minutes and you'll have scraps left over. Get a free tutorial with paper templates, Frisky Fabric by Zen Chic

Cute round DIY pincushion

You can never have enough pincushions, do you? Change the one you use from time to time like you would change your wardrobe after a while. This pincushion is so sweet and easy to make! It's just the right size for your sewing pins, and the covered button makes it extra cute.

Supplies

  • Fabric scraps

  • Paper template, use our pre-made template download. You can find it in our Free Resource Library, along with other amazing free content!

  • Buttons for decoration

  • Filling for the pincushion, like polyfill or rice.

DOWNLOAD THE ROUND PINCUSHION TEMPLATE

Instructions

  • Use scraps of fabric to cut out five triangles for the top and one circle for the bottom of your pincushion.

  • Join seams of the triangles to form a closed circle, with right sides together and 1/4” seam allowance.

  • Lay pieced circle for top and circle for bottom right sides onto each other, with raw edges lined up so you can see them both as one piece when looking at them from above. Pin all around if you wish!

  • With a ¼" seam allowance sew all around while leaving a 2" gap for turning in which you will insert polyfill or rice firmly.

  • Close up the gap with an invisible ladder stitch.

  • Sew a button on either side of the center. It is easiest to do this in one motion by putting the needle straight through and sewing both buttons at once, on top and on the bottom. To give it this special extra I used a covered button on top.

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This pincushion is so sweet and easy to make!

Now that you've got a pincushion that's as cute as can be, it's time to show off your new creation. Your friends will love the fact that they can use your handmade pincushion and take it with them wherever they go!



We hope you enjoyed this DIY pincushion tutorial! It's a fun craft project to do on your own or maybe together with your daughter, granddaughter, or any sewing novice. The finished product is sure to make you smile, especially if it has special fabrics to show.


This free sewing pattern from Frisky Fabric is perfect for beginner sewists and works up in just a couple hours. It's the sweetest little pincushion for your sewing pins, and the covered button makes it extra cute.


Zen Chic 2022 Pluses Quilt Along - Week 5 Assembling the sub-units

We are now on week 5 of our Pluses Quilt Along and I am so thrilled to see all the fabulous progress photos that have popped up on Instagram and on Facebook.

We're going to sew the sub-units together, so the Plus blocks will float into the background.

Looking at all the photos of quilts made by participants in the Pluses QAL using the hashtag #plusesqal is one of the highlights of my week.

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Ein Beitrag geteilt von Karin Korff (@westfalenmaedel)

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Ein Beitrag geteilt von Inghelhoe (@inghelhoe)

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Ein Beitrag geteilt von Anne (@batiksbythebay)

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This week we've been showing off the second part of sewing Plus blocks, just the smaller ones, and we've been having a blast. We can't wait to share more with you next week!


Prizes to Win!

Last week, we had a $50 surprise bundle sponsored by Moda for one lucky person who shared a picture of their Moda Fabric on Instagram and Facebook.

And here's your chance to show off your progress this week! Upload your photographs on Instagram or Facebook with the hashtag #plusesqal.

Sponsored by QUILTMANIA

This week, Quiltmania is giving away a digital subscription of Simply Modern to one lucky participant! Join our Quilt Along before it's too late.

All you have to do is share your progress - which is super easy and the perfect opportunity to show off your latest creation!

Join the free Quilt Along too

If you wanna win this awesome gift certificate, come join us in the Pluses Quilt Along. It's not too late to jump in. Besides, in every newsletter we share a list with links to the former newsletters, so you can always catch up.

What are you waiting for?! You don’t wanna miss out!

Wanna read more before you sign up? Check out the page on this QAL here.

 
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