American Patchwork & Quilting - USA (2019-08)

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FINISH PINCUSHION

1. Remove foundation paper with
   tweezers or the blunt edge of a
   seam ripper.


2. Center pincushion circle, wrong side
   down, atop batting 11" square; smooth
   to eliminate any puckers (Diagram 2).
   Trim batting even with pincushion
   circle edges.


3. Using a hand-sewing needle and
   two strands of hand-quilting thread,
   make evenly spaced running stitches

(^1) ∕ 2 " from pincushion circle edges
(Diagram 3).
For her version of Tiny Triangles, editor Jody Sanders
made a pincushion that fi nishes at 4" square. She
selected hand-dyed fabrics for the small pieces. “Since
the pieces are so little, you need to use tone-on-tones
or solids. Otherwise, the print gets lost,” Jody says. “I
layered the pincushion top with a thin layer of batting
and added some hand stitches using an orange
variegated perle cotton.”
FABRICS are from the Hot Medley collection by Cherrywood Hand
Dyed Fabrics (cherrywoodfabrics.com).
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5. Fill pouch with walnut shells or
   fiberfill. Making sure foundation-
   pieced triangle design is centered, pull
   gathering stitches to close opening; tie
   a temporary knot to make pincushion
   unit (Diagram 5).


6. Place pincushion unit, gathered
   side down, in bowl to test fit; adjust
   gathering tension if necessary to
   fill the bowl opening. When you are
   pleased with the fit, knot gathering
   thread securely; trim thread ends.
   Apply crafts glue to inner edge of
   bowl. Return pincushion unit to bowl
   to complete pincushion. Let glue dry.

Designer: Giuseppe Ribaudo (@giucy_giuce on

Instagram)

4. Do not cut or knot thread.
   Gently pull thread ends to gather
   pincushion circle into a relaxed pouch
   (Diagram 4).

Diagram 3

Diagram 4

Diagram 5

Diagram 2

11 "sq.

28 APQ • August 2019