I love a pin cushion!!

I have to admit, I love pin cushions. I have them everywhere. There are at least two next to each sewing machine, next to the couch where I sit and sew, in my travel bin, at my two cutting stations, well, you get the idea.  I have no idea what started this love affair with pin cushions mainly because I am not that enamored with the pins that go in them!


I have a couple pin cushions that are just simple and easy to make and then give away or use.  Here is a simple, no-sew project you can get done quickly.  I love using wool as a natural fiber for pin cushions as it is easy on the pins.  The materials list you need for this simple project is short....a small container and a few scraps of wool. For this small pin cushion, I used one of those plastic cups that come with liquid laundry detergent.

 I took it outside, spray painted it a pretty red color. 

Next, you will measure the container's height and cut several wool scraps to this width.

One piece of wool, that will be used for the outer ring, should be folded and then cut to the same width as the other wool strips.

Lay the strips out, the folded piece down first. It shouldn't take too many and lay the shorter strips end to end as shown. Keep it fun and use lots of your smaller pieces of wool or that great wool find from the thrift store you felted.

 Keep rolling the group of strips until it is wide enough for the container you have selected.  Cut the excess strips and tuck the folded end down for a nice finished end.

Add you pins and enjoy your natural fiber wool pin cushion.

Enjoy making one of these quick pin cushions for yourself or a friend!

Happy Stitching

Kathleen