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Published: May 28, 2012 · Modified: Aug 28, 2017 by Melissa Mortenson · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 3 Comments

Patchwork Pincushion Tutorial

Free sewing pattern for a cute mini patchwork pincushion

Today I’m so excited to be sharing a tutorial for a simple patchwork pincushion with you guys. It features one of my favorite new Riley Blake Designs fabric lines, Go Fly a Kite! I loved all of the prints so much that I could not just pick a few, so I made the pincushion double sided.

Here’s what you need to make it:

8 pieces of fabric cut to 2 1/2″ squares (I fussy cut mine to show off the cute illustrations)

8 2″ wide by 10″ strips

1 yard of ric rac

2 scraps of fabric each 8″ x 8″

2 pieces of cotton batting cut to 8″ x 8″

Walnut shells & stuffing

2 buttons

Long needle

Upholstery Thread

To begin:Piece 4 of your 2 1/2″ squares together in a 2×2 format. Do this for both the front and the back of the pincushion.

Then sew the 2″ strips to the top and bottom of each square. Trim even, and sew 2″ strips to the sides of each square.

Free sewing tutorial for a patchwork pincushion. Such a cute pincushion pattern to sew

Free sewing tutorial for a patchwork pincushion. Such a cute pincushion pattern to sew

Press well.

Next you will want to add some quilting detail to the pincushion top and bottom pieces. Make a quilt “sandwich” with a scrap piece of fabric, a piece of batting then the quilted piece on top.

Quilt as desired, I free motion quilted some circles, but you can also do straight line quilting with a walking foot.

Free sewing tutorial for a patchwork pincushion. Such a cute pincushion pattern to sew

Trim your pieces so that your batting all layers are even.

Free sewing tutorial for a patchwork pincushion. Such a cute pincushion pattern to sew

Stitch your rick rack to the edge of one of your pieces. Just stitch right down the middle of the rick rack.Now lay your other piece on top, right sides together and stitch together, right on top of the stitching line you just made to attach your rick rack. Leave a 2″ opening to turn right side out.

Turn right side out.

Stuff with a combination of walnut shells and stuffing. Hand stitch opening closed.

To finish up, using upholstery thread, stitch a button to the center of each side of the pin cushion. To do this it’s easiest to first do a few stitches to “pinch” the pincushion, then add the buttons.

Melissa Mortenson

Melissa Mortenson is the author of the Polka Dot Chair blog which has been sharing fresh and creative ideas with readers since 2008. She is the author of “Project Teen, Handmade Gifts your Teen will Actually Love”. Her work and designs have been featured on numerous websites including HuffPost, Today, Pioneer Woman & BuzzFeed. Her first fabric line “Derby Style” debuted in January 2015 through Riley Blake Designs. It was followed by 7 other fabric lines in subsequent years. A mom of 3, she considers herself lucky to be living in Kentucky.

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Clara {Clover and Violet} says

May 28, 2012 at 1:03 pm

Cute, really love the fabric you used!

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Gayle says

May 30, 2012 at 4:51 pm

Very pretty, love the fabric.

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Christine S says

February 04, 2016 at 1:33 pm

So cute, thanks 🙂

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