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ITH Wrist Pin Cushion Embroidery Project

By Pat Williams on June 09, 2014

PROJECT DETAILS

SKILL LEVEL

Some Experience

TIME REQUIRED

00:30

FINISHED SIZE

2.5 x 1.75 inches

Description

The best things come in small packages. As small as this little wrist pin cushion is with its tiny embroidery, it is a most useful sewing accessory to have. It is also a great item for gifts and for craft fairs.

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Materials

8” square of washable acrylic felt (use the best acrylic felt from the bolts not the little craft felt squares.)

Ruffled colored elastic

Small amount of poly fiber fill stuffing

Embroidery threads per the color chart

Scotch tape

Embroidery tape

Spray adhesive

Poly Mesh stabilizer

Designs used in this project

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/WPC01

Preface:

As simple as this project is, it is a great compliment to our other sewing accessories projects. It is most useful and makes a great gift for yourself and your sewing friends. The ruffled elastic is extra soft and comfortable to wear on your wrist.

Step 1:

Cut 1 3” x 3.5” rectangle of washable acrylic felt.

Cut 2 2.5” squares of washable acrylic felt.

Cut 5.5” of ruffled elastic.

Step 2:

Hoop poly-mesh stabilizer in your hoop and run color stop #1 which is the outline for the pin cushion.

Step 3:

Spray a little adhesive on the 3” x 3.5” rectangle of felt and place over the outlines. Stitch color stop #2 which is the tack down for the felt.

Step 4:

Follow the color stops #3 through #8 for the embroidery of the pin cushion.

Step 5:

Run color stop #9 which is the placement line for the elastic.

Step 6:

Place the elastic over the felt, scotch tape both ends. Fold the excess elastic to the top of the pin cushion and tape down with embroidery tape. The reason two types of tape are used is that the scotch tape is easy to sew through; doesn’t gum up your needle; is easy to remove. The embroidery tape used to hold down the excess elastic is stronger.

Step 7:

Run color stop #10 which will stitch down the bottom end of the elastic and is a placement line for the first section of the back of the pin cushion.

Step 8:

Tape one 2.5” square of felt aligning with the top with the outline just sewn, over the pin cushion front. Stitch color stop #11 which will stitch it in place.

Step 9:

Remove the embroidery tape from the top of the elastic – leaving the scotch tape in place. Tuck the excess elastic into the pocket just formed. Stitch color sequence #12 which is a placement line for the second section of the back and will stitch down the top end of the elastic.

Step 10:

Tape down the second 2.5” square of felt aligning with the ends of the placement line just sewn. It will overlap the first section by ½”.

Step 11:

Stitch the final color stop which will stitch the second piece of back into place.

Step 12:

Cut the project out on the original outlines. Notch each corner several times to facilitate the turning of the project.

Step 13:

Turn the project right side out through the opening in the back.

Step 14:

Stuff the pin cushion with small amounts of poly fiber fill.

Step 15:

You can whip stitch the back opening closed if desired, but it isn’t really necessary.

Step 16:

Simply slip over the wrist to wear this useful little sewing accessory.

For the love of embroidery…
Pat Williams

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Meet the Author: Pat Williams

Award winning Digitizer, Embroidery Educator, Author and a Consultant to the Industry, Pat Williams has 30 years of experience in the embroidery industry. Pat has won multiple awards for her digitizing expertise including the 2007 Impressions Awards Grand Championship, Best of Show as well as the 1st and 2nd Place Awards. Pat’s love of digitizing has afforded her the opportunity to write numerous articles for Impressions magazine in the United States and Images Magazine in Europe. In 2001 Pat was named “Embroidery Educator of the Year.” For many years Pat taught digitizing seminars at the ISS Shows in Long Beach, CA and for Compucon software. She now resides in Tucson, AZ.

ITH Wrist Pin Cushion Embroidery Project

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ITH Wrist Pin Cushion

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