Dressmaker Pin Cushion

I was doing some changing around in my sewing room last week and decided the new decor called for a new pin cushion.  Plus I was eager to try out the walnut shells I bought last month.

I thought a dressmaker theme would be fun, so I pulled these fabrics from my stash.

 

I used a simple paper-pieced spool pattern and fussy cut the images to go where I wanted them.  Then I added my button pins, which were unearthed during the room rearranging.

This is the back.  I really like these walnut shells!  In the past, I stuffed all my pin cushions with fiberfill and they were too light.  This one has a nice heft to it, like a bean bag.

It's about 4 inches square.

It almost disappears in a piggy pile of tape measures.