I am constantly flitting between the sewing machine in my office, the ironing board in the sitting room, and the dining room table for pattern cutting, etc, and en route I inevitably misplace my sewing paraphernalia. Well, no more! May I present my new BFF in the sewing room - my wrist pin cushion! Barely two days old, and already I know we're going to be inseparable through sewing triumphs and disasters for years to come.
Following the
pincushion cuff tutorial at Keyka Lou, I used a scrap of Amy Butler fabric for the pincushion itself, and a cute interiors fabric from Ikea for the wristband. I slipped a piece of card (held in place with double-sided tape) inside the wristband behind where the pincushion would sit before stitching closed, so no pin-perforated wrists for me! It seemed a bit tricky to neatly stitch the pincushion onto the stiff cuff, so I did a
teensy cheat and hot-glued it on, which seems plenty sturdy enough so far. The only other change I made was to sew the velcro on lengthways instead of widthways, to make it more adjustable for a perfect fit.
My mind is now racing at the thought of what other sewing equipment I can carry about my person to save even further time and exasperation. I am definitely going to attach some small scissors to a ribbon to hang around my neck, but what after that? A sewing utility belt of some kind? A glue gun holster?? A step too far maybe...
