Poke-Me Pincushion with wristband

I know there are a million different pincushions out there and that stray pins can easily be poked into almost any nearby object, but I also know that pins can walk and after finding them in all sorts of odd locations, and forgetting one or two that I'd laced through my pants (ouch!). I came up with this. My all-time-favourite style of pincushion. It's felt, it's sturdy, it's cute, and best of all --- it has a wristband (also useful for hanging it onto your sewing machine)!

This is my entry for the Sew Useful contest and is available for sale in my etsy shop. Go see it here: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=6348656

Step 1: Get you supplies together

MATERIALS:

two: 3" x 2.5" pieces of felt
one: length of 1" wide elastic (usually sold for use in waistbands) the diameter of you wrist plus an inch.
one: piece of knit fabric to cover the elastic (a piece from an old t-shirt would be perfect).*
embroidery floss
thread
one: reference drawing
one: 2" square piece of scrap cardboard or plastic
TOOLS:
blunt end embroidery needle
scissors
sewing machine or needle and thread
pinking sheers *
washable marker

*optional

Comments

[ExquiseMarquise]

Nice one!
I made a different one but you gave me the idea. Thanks a lot!

[scoochmaroo]

So cute! But now I'm tempted to do a photo transfer of someone on it. Someone I'd enjoy sticking with pins. . . No one comes to mind just yet, but I'll keep my mind on it.

[kara12107]

I made it. I'm very new to this kind of stuff but I loved it, it was easy and it's wonky but I have one now! Thanks for sharing.

[Dalya]

I loveee it! It's so cute! I have a green Octopus plush. He is so cute, but he is now my pincushion. He looks like some voodoo experiment :D I need to make a huge cushion to hold all of my 275 pins. Thank you!!!

[Weissensteinburg]

Might I suggest something thicker on the bottom, so that a pin doesn't accidentally go all the way through, actually "poke me"?

[kerri9494]

I noticed, in step 5, that there is, in fact, a piece of thin cardboard inside at the bottom, so that should help. I'd probably make mine a bit poofier, though, for those long quilting pins.

[Weissensteinburg]

ah, I missed that.

[QueenMum]

that's what the plastic or carboard piece is for