Sunday, 14 February 2021

Pincushions and More

 

Our first online guild meeting was a success. We had previously been given a pincushion challenge and these were shared at the meeting. This herringbone pincushion looks difficult but was not and it was a great use of scraps. A variety of fillings were used including rice and crushed walnut shells. The directions can be found here

Herringbone Pincushion

Diane, Susan A, Susan F, Gisele, and Kathy H shared their pincushions.







Our March meeting will be online on our regular meeting day. We are challenged to make a different pincushion or a mug rug with some green in it. The pincushion directions can be found on YouTube at 

Sherri's Pincushion

Or if you have plenty of pincushions, here is a four-leaf clover block which can be easily made into a mug rug. Once you have constructed the block we urge you to layer it, do some straight stitching, and then bind it for a quick and easy mug rug. This is a great way to use up some scraps of green fabric.

Four Leaf Clover Block


In other show & tell, Christa made 6 placemats (3 of each design) for her son and his girlfriend.



Heather has made the Take Four placemats.


Diane recently finished a quilt and field-tested the pincushion in the March challenge.




Toni made 48 mug rugs (6.5” x 6.5”) to take to Scotland as thank you gifts for a curling trip scheduled for 2020, then 2021, and currently 2024. They were about half finished when the trip was first postponed. The mug rugs are now ready - for whenever.



Ruth has been giving some embroidery a new home. These pieces even use some lace from her wedding dress.



Ruth has also used leftover pieces to make a small quilt.




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