My Farm Girl Pincushion Tutorial! (Bee In My Bonnet)

I love pincushions and as far as I'm concerned… I can never have too many:)

I thought it would be fun to show you a few things that you can make with some of my 6" Farm Girl blocks…

so tonight I'm showing you the Farm Girl Pincushion that I just made.
Ready - Set - Sew!

First…You need to make a 6" Farm Girl block:) This one happens to be Apronstrings…

from page 8 of my book Farm Girl Vintage I chose to use this block because we are making it this week on our first Farm girl Friday's:)

After you have sewn your block… Cut 2 -7 1/2 squares to use for the back of your pincushion. (I used 2 different fabrics, but they can be the same)

Fold them in half with wrong sides together like this… and press.

Now place them together with folds towards the center... and place block right side down in the center. Make sure the center seams of block line up with the folds where they meet in the middle like this.

Pin into place.

This is what the back looks like.

Stitch 1/4"all the way around the edge of your block… and backstitch where the folds meet on the back to secure nicely.

This is what the back looks like after the stitching.

Okay…now trim backing fabric edges even with block. DO NOT turn right side out yet.

Take a small ruler and measure in 1" on the corners.

Mark a line like this...

On all four corners of the back...

As well as the front.

Pinch corners up together like this so that your marked line is straight...

and the seam allowances are opposite.

Stitch across on marked lines… several times to secure:) (the back lines should line up with the front lines before stitching)

Trim off excess leaving about 1/4" seam allowance.

Your corners will look like this… super cute…right?

Okay… after you have trimmed all 4 corners… turn it right side out like this:)

This is what the back or I guess I should say "bottom" now looks like.

I love how the corners are squared up nice and neatly!

Now for the stuffing:)

I just started to sew a small whip stitch as I went along.

I stuffed it firmly especially in the corners… but I left a little room for the button in the center.

I chose a cute 1" aqua flower button. (by Riley Blake Designs of course)
I used Perle Cotton #5 for strength and a doll needle because they are super long! (these are from Hobby Lobby)

Then I chose a yellow button for the back and double threaded my needle … and knotted the end. I inserted needle into one of the holes making sure the button was exactly centered.

I came up to the front and into the bottom of the aqua button and back down into the other buttonhole. Make sure it is centered on top as well.

Then I came back down into the other hole of the yellow button like this.

Then I cut off my needle so that I could hand tie a knot. I pushed down in the center before tying it off securely several times….

And trimmed off the ends like this.

You can see the button goes down from the side view:)

And there you have it! A pincushion perfect for any Farm Girl:)

I loaded mine up with pins

And put it on a vintagey stand that I made with a thrifted square glass dish and a short glass candle holder.

I love the way that it turned out using my Apronstrings block… and I can think of several other of my Farm Girl blocks that would make a fun pincushion as well!
I'll see you again on Friday morning…YeeHaw! xx Lori