Sew a Pincushion for your Sewing Machine

Make a sewing machine pincushion to keep those pins from rolling around on the throat area of your sewing machine.

I’ve been finding myself sewing with pins rolling around next to the machine. I have used a few pincushions in front of the machine, but I move it all the time and then it’s lost to another spot in the sewing room.

So it was time to make a pincushion for the sewing machine. This one features ribbon ties so you can really place it anywhere you’d like.

Initially I did try a few spots on the machine to place the pincushion, but found that the top of the machine was the best.

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This pincushion is so simple to make! It takes just a few scraps and two pieces of ribbon.

I have a pretty good collection of ribbons – I keep some ribbon from packages, fabric bundles and I even looked at using the selvedge of the fabric bolts.

Materials Needed:

• Ribbon for the tie – 2 measuring 13″ each
• Scraps (pieces measure 2 1/2″ x 6″ total)
• Ticker Tape (if you’d like to try this technique – video for using ticker tape here)

1- Use the ticker tape sew multiple pieces of scraps together

2- Cut your pieces to 2 1/2″ x 6″ You’ll need two pieces – one for the top, one for the bottom

3- Cut your ribbon into two pieces. My ribbons measured 13″

4- Pin one ribbon to the middle of one side

5- Pin the second ribbon to the other side in the middle

6- Pin the ribbon tails together in the spot where you’ll not sew (it’s the hole for turning)

7- Sew all the way around the pincushion, leaving an opening for turning. I double stitched where the ribbon was on the sides.

8- Trim the corners to remove bulk

9- Turn the pincushion right sides out

10- Push the corner out using a purple thang or something similar

11- It’s ready to stuff and finish!

12- Stuff the pincushion until it’s stuffed to your liking

13- Using a quilters knot, tie your thread and prep it for closing the opening

14- Using the ladder stitch, close the opening

15- Finish closing the opening

16- Using the ribbon, tie to your sewing machine. You may want to try a few different spots to see which one you like the best.

I placed the pincushion on the sewing machine on the top.

I tried a few different places, but because of the reverse button on the front, it wouldn’t work there. I also didn’t want the pincushion to be on the throat area of the machine. So, I moved it to the top.

Sew a Pincushion for your Sewing Machine Video

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Did you know that you can use different things for stuffing you pincushion. It doesn’t always need to be stuffing! Find out what other things you can use inside your pincushion here.

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