Flower Wrist Pincushion

Pins and needles will always be close at hand when you use this handy Flower Wrist Pincushion pincushion designed to wear on your wrist. A plastic base inserted in the pincushion before stuffing prevents pokes and stabs. The includes complete instructions for making the pincushion, including directions for tailoring the length of the wrist band to fit your wrist. Make a handy pincushion to wear on Used For Supplies Needed Amount Needed your wrist, Flower pincushion Fabric of your choice Two, 6” x 6” keeping your hands free Wrist strap Coordinating fabric of One, 4” x 12” and your choice close by Wrist strap cushioning ByAnnie’s Soft and One, 1” x 12” when doing Stable needlework or .

Stuffing for pincushion Fiberfill such as Soft 2 oz. Touch Poly-fil Supreme Polyester Fiberfill from Flower Wrist Fairfield Pincushions make great Assembly of pincushion Fusible 6” x 6” gifts for Heavy template plastic 2¾” circle friends ¾” Velcro™ 1½” who Perle cotton or heavy 50” quilt or crochet sew, too! Thanks to Ricci Lindley for design inspiration and to Fairfield Processing (www.fairfieldworld.com) for their wonderful batting, fiberfill and other products.

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Annie Unrein P. O. Box 1003, St. George, UT 84771 PBA 193 435-674-9816 Patterns by Annie  www.byannie.com  435-674-9816 © 2011 [email protected] Annette L. Unrein www.byannie.com All Rights Reserved With wrong sides together, fold the fabric strip in half lengthwise (2” x 12”); press. Bring the raw edges to the middle and press again. Fold the piece Flower Wrist Pincushion in half (1” x 12”); press. With wrong sides together, turn under ¼” on each short end of the strap pieces. Cutting Instructions With right sides up, attach Velcro to each end of the strap.

Sew the loop (soft) side of a 1½” Hook side of 1½” Velcro From fabric(s) of your choice, From ByAnnie’s Soft and Stable, piece of Velcro centered between : cut: the center fold and the bottom fold pincushion — two, 6” x 6” cushioning for strap — about ¼” in from the fold on the right Loop side of 1½” Velcro strap — one, 4” x 12” one, 1” x 12” end of the strap.

Sew the hook (scratchy) side of the From plastic food container or From fusible interfacing, cut: 1½” piece of Velcro between the center fold and the upper fold about heavy template plastic, cut: pincushion stabilizer — ¼” in from the fold on the left end of the strap. one, 6” x 6” base for pincushion — Open the strap pieces and insert the Soft and Stable into the strap, aligning one, 2¾” circle the long edge with the center . Fold the fabric over the Soft and Stable, bringing each long raw edge to the Assemble Flower Wrist Pincushion center seam. Fold the strap in half matching long edges. all around the strap, about ⅛” from edge. A. Prepare the pincushion. C. Assemble Flower Wrist Pincushion. Fuse the 6” x 6” piece of interfacing to the wrong side of the 6” x 6” pincushion back. Trace a 5” circle (template on next page) in the middle of Thread a large-eyed needle with a 50” piece of perle cotton or crochet the piece on the interfacing side. thread. Tie a knot in the end. With right sides together, align the two 6” x 6” pincushion pieces. Bring needle up through pincushion from middle of bottom (through the hole in the plastic stabilizer) to middle of top.  around the marked lines, leaving about a 2” opening for turning. Wrap the thread around the pincushion and come back up Cut out, leaving a ¼” . Snip curves and turn right side out. through the middle several times to make “petals” for your flower. Stuff the pincushion to the desired amount. Bring the thread up from the middle of the bottom, through the holes of a Punch a small hole in the center of the 2¾” plastic base and insert into the , and back down to finish the middle of the pincushion. bottom of the pincushion. Sew the pincushion securely to the strap, Topstitch the seam closed. Set pincushion aside. centering it on the strap with the hook X side of the Velcro up. B. Prepare the strap. Hook side of 2” Velcro Measure wrist and add 3”. Adjust the length Example: Your wrist of the 4” x 12” strap if needed. measurement is 8”. Add 3” to get 11”. Cut the Soft and Stable ½” shorter than the Cut the strap to 4” x 11”. strap piece. Cut the Soft and Stable © Annie Unrein 2011 All rights reserved. to 1” x 10½”. Permission granted to use for personal or free educational purposes only. If you enjoyed this pattern, you might also like Flower Wrist Pincushion these other patterns from www.byannie.com: Templates

Flower Wrist Pincushion Front and Back (5” Circle)

Cut two from fabric of your choice to make pincushion front and back.

If desired, fussy cut the circle for the front of the pincushion from a large floral fabric.

Flower Wrist Pincushion Base (2¾” Circle)

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