The Chick Pincushion!

Peep peep peep! This project is unbelievably fast, easy, and fun, and the end product is sooooooooo cute!! One of the best things about it is that you can use leftover fabric scraps to put something really, really cute together, and there are only three shapes that need to be cut - squares (two of them) triangles (five of them) and a rectangle (just one)!!!

My mom sews a lot, so she has a few pincushions, ranging from the ultra-modern magnetic "Grabbit" to the beloved classic "tomato"! This one, which I especially made just for her, is her favorite!

Materials needed:

---Several scraps of fabric, any color
---Scissors
---Iron
---Batting or fabric scraps, for stuffing
---Optional: buttons or plastic craft wiggly-eyes (for the chick's eyes)

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Step 1: Step 1 - Cutting

With one of the fabrics, cut two 6" squares. This will be the chick's body! With another color fabric, cut a 2" by 3" rectangle, and fold it in half width-wise - this is for the chick's crown. For the beak, with another color fabric, cut two isosceles triangles ("isosceles" = two sides equal length, one side longer), with the two equal sides measuring about 3", and the longer side measuring 4 1/2". For the tail, use all three of the fabrics: with one, cut a large isosceles triangle, about 8 1/2" the long side by 6 1/2" the other two sides, another triangle of 6 1/2" the long side and 4 1/2" the opposite sides, and lastly, a smaller triangle of 4 1/2" the long side by 3" for the opposite sides (just like the beak triangles). It's really easy to cut the triangles if you fold the fabric in half along the middle, measure it from the center, and then cut from there!

thimbles says: Sep 22, 2011. 8:56 AM

CUTE CUTE , I just love these little hens. Thanks for sharing your tutorial, i'm new to sewing these are going to be tons of fun to try out. I'll post pictures when i'm done. Thanks again, i'm heading for the hen house now. lol.

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sunshiine says: May 14, 2011. 12:38 PM

So cute!

DebH57 says: May 30, 2009. 2:06 AM

Congratulations Heart Flower!

HeartFlower (author) says: May 25, 2009. 12:12 AM

Thanks so much, all of you! :-)

saffy82 says: May 24, 2009. 2:25 PM

Is it wrong that I want to BITE them, they're so cute! I agree with the "no needles" comment; LOL! Scchhhweeeettt!! (:

h23 says: May 23, 2009. 10:58 PM

Too cute!!!

Holly_Grace says: May 23, 2009. 10:30 PM

2 words: TOO CUTE!
Sweet + Innovative = 5 stars! An Absolute Winner!

Angelique17 says: May 23, 2009. 9:08 AM

Wow! This chick model is marvelous! How cute! Perfect for my sewing room! I especially love the patched model. Its eclectic flavor will add just spice I need to feel motivated and cheerful enough while working! I’ll call it my pin pet! Wonderful!