When I grow up.....

I promise to be a wheelie good pin cushion!

Hope everybody else is enjoying their time in the sewing room.

Happy creating from cold wet Melbourne, Australia.

Mistea

Results of the NeedleCrafts Poll

Do you remember the Needlecrafts Poll I put up on the sidebar when we opened this new Pins site? I hope you all participated in it!
Well, APP asked what I was going to do with it???
So, here's the answer. First, let's review the results. Some are pretty much what I expected, like ~
Sewing - 80%
Quilting - 78%
Embroidery - 73%
Applique - 57%
I was excited to see such a high percentage in ~
Crocheting - 54%
Cross Stitch - 49%
Knitting - 47%
Doll Making - 42%
One category, Lucet ~ click here to see~ I throw into the mix for fun!! Yes, it is a needlecraft, a very old one using a wooden tool to braid yarn into a cord. It dates back to the Vikings and was used by fishermen. As I thought it did not get any votes! :) hehe!!

The remaining categories that were all under 14% are the ones that I am interested in for this post. These are the ones that are unknown to most of us and I would like to give our Pins & Needles members an introduction to these needlecrafts from the members who enjoy doing them!
Sooo... here's my plan ~
If you do one of the following needlecrafts and would be willing to do a demo/tutorial, informative post about it for us, then I would love to hear from you! You will need to e-mail me for more information at:
catherine.j.mcnabb@gmail.com

The categories are:
Shirring, Smocking, Needle Lace, Weaving, Rug Hooking, Plastic Canvas, Punch Needle (or Needlepunch), Wool Felting, Hand Wool Felting (working with wool roving), Tatting, Needlepoint, and Tapestry.
I only need one person per category, so it will be on a "first come" basic.

~ One more statistic about the poll. 57 people voted and we only have 48 members, so that means there are still some of you who haven't become members yet. If you want to join, email APP or CJ for an invite! We'd love to have you participating! ~

RRR School Shirt

What do you get when you cross your mother-in-law with a new hot pink "LOVE" shirt, a red apple, and "color safe" Clorox bleach? A peachy hot pink shirt with an apple stain and extra bleached out splotches giving it a tie-dye look. Now cross that with one frustrated Mom who must now decide what to do with the new school shirt and you get this...

I cut the front off the hot pink shirt and sewed it onto this shirt.

What's a shame is I already bought some black and white fabric for the blue shirt. The fabric pictured is from my stash. I figure I'll make some ruffle pants to match the shirt. It's also a shame that the orginial shirt was only worn twice for less then six hours total.

Lillie Mae's Crafts Newsletter

Ms Brenda's August Newletter is now available!
You can find the link on our tutorial page ~
Stitchin' The Day Away

Want to Join the Fun?

Click HERE to see :)

Pincushion Swap

Hi there Pins and Needles members! I would like to introduce myself, my name is Cynthia L. and I am a newish member. I like to call myself a crafter of all trades. I knit, crochet, sew, quilt, scrapbook, cross-stitch, and pretty much anything else that catches my fancy. I homeschooled my daughter from 2nd grade through her senior year in high school. She is now entering her Sophomore year of college (I am very proud)! With her out of the house, I have more time to craft and I am really having fun with it. I think the problem is, I keep finding more things I want to do and there is not enough time!

The pincushion swap is my second swap with Pins and Needles. I thought I would share a photo of some of the "ingredients" that will be used for my pincushion. I can't wait to see what everyone else is coming up with!



Cynthia L.
HomeMatters1st.blogspot.com

Pincushion in progress

I'm not as speedy as some - but there has been some progress

This will come together - I hope?

It has been good to see the work of the over achievers on here some very pretty pin cushions coming together quickly.

Thanks Cathy for all the inspiration, lots of ideas if my first attempt doesn't quite do the trick.

Enjoy time in your craft space this week.

Pincushion Inspiration

Hello Pincushion Players!!
We have 20 more days on the APP Pincushion Challenge. I like what I'm seeing so far, some good creativity going on out there :) Just in case some of you are still trying to pick an idea and go with it, here's a lil' pincushion inspiration!

Rolled Felt Pincushion (no sew - glue) from Polka Dot Pineapple
Chicken Pincushion from Quilting Works
Canning Jar Pincushion ( no sew - hot glue) from Suzanne's
Prairie Flower Pincushion from United Notions
Spring Hats Pincushion from All People Quilt
Strawberry Pincushion from Embroideroo
Thumb Pincushion from Annie's Crazy World
Pincushion Cuff from Kenka Lou
Sunny Wrist Pincushion (felt & glue) from Rossieland
Basket Pincushion (hot glue) from Zaffa Life
Pretty Mini Pincushion (made in a bottle cap) from Craft Stylish

Are you inspired yet??♥ Me too!:)
Have fun, can't wait to see some more lovely pincushions!

Here are a couple cute little things I found to make my pincushion !!!!
Now the fun is creating and adding to them !

Finaly finished my swap Fae !

With the move it was hard for me to send out the fae I made for the If they where really swap I did on one of my yahoo groups. When I received my doll from my partner I will show it here but I may be a little embarrassed because it is much better then mine since I am still new to all this !!!!