Gift Box Pincushion

Know someone who loves to sew? They have a birthday coming up? Why not make them this nifty gift box pincushion!

Carolyn from Carolyn's Homework has made this great pincushion and gives a few tips on how she did it.

I like how neat this one looks, but the great thing about making your own is that you can go crazy! Use a brighter fabric with a pattern, or add a more fancy bow. You could even make the gift box pincushion smaller if you prefer. You could even make it Christmas themed if you liked.

Check out this gift box pincushion here!

[Image from Carolyn's Homework]

Mushroom Pincushion

A cute little mushroom pincushion! It could go well with a fairy or forest theme or even maybe... Mario anyone?

This pincushion pattern is by verybigjen over at Flickr. She has a few other free How To tutorials on her account as well, I recommend you check them out! I may be posting up a few more of them in future.

They don't look too difficult to make, it should only take a short while as the pincushion is pretty simple. Just because it is simple, doesn't mean it isn't good. The resulting mushroom look is rather cute!

Lots of pictures with this tutorial! It is Flickr, after all.
 

Get the tutorial and pattern for this pincushion here!

[Picture from Flickr]

Heart Pincushion with tie

Over at Fat Quarter Shop they have a nice heart pincushion pattern available.

Don't let the word shop worry you, this pattern is available for free!

This pattern is mostly a little step by step you can look through to see what you need to do. You can also download the pdf pattern to print out and keep by your side as you work through it.

The pattern mentions using some quilting techniques to decorate your pincushion, but you could easily skip that part if you already have a nice fabric you like plain.

Otherwise, just decorate however you want!


Get the pattern for the heart pincushion here!


[Picture from Fat Quarter Shop]

Hanging Square Pincushion

 Kristen Roach from Craft Leftovers created a nifty little square pincushion you can hang up at your workspace.

In hers she even has a great idea to put some lavender in it so that when you put a pin in you get a nice smell! Of course, you could also put in whatever other nice smelling herb you fancy.

This one is really good if you don't have a lot of table space, or you seem to loose your pincushion all the time!

The pattern is in a downloadable .pdf and has a little tutorial with it. 

Get the pincushion pattern here!


[Image from Craft Leftovers]

Armchair Sewing Organizer

If you prefer everything to be in its place, then an armchair organizer might be just right for you. Over at About.com (in the sewing section), Debbie Colgrove has a free pattern available!

It has an optional pincushion on top and some pockets on the side for all your other bits and bobs.

Make your own Armchair Organizer here!



[Picture from About Sewing]

Bird Pincushion

For an adorable bird pincushion pattern, head over to DIY Dish for the details. It is from Joel Dewberry's book, Sewn Spaces.

There is a video tutorial to watch where Kris and Kim make the pincushion with Joel, and the pattern is available for download for free!

Check it out here!


[Photo from DIY Dish]