Bottlecap Pincushion Fun

I seem to be trying all kinds of new things this year.

I do a lot of hand appliqué and have a little container to have all my supplies for a project contained and portable.

The small pincushion I was using was just a teeny bit too tall. When I close the lid, all the pins and needles get pushed down and I tend to lose needles never to be seen again.

I've wanted to make something a little smaller for a long time. When I saw a bottle cap pincushion on Pinterest (where else?), I knew this would work!

This took me about 45 minutes to whip up. It's a little wonky but not too bad for a first attempt.

I used wool from my wool appliqué stash. Wool felt will yield a more "perfect" result, but this is what I have.  If this becomes and addiction, which it could because it was SO much fun, I may invest in some.

I used the cap from a half gallon milk container, which yielded a pincushion about 1.5" in diameter.

See how perfectly it fits?

Hallelujer!

...as Oprah (or Tyler Perry as Madea) would say.

It's done! I can finally move on! If you're interested in the l-o-o-o-n-g history of this quilt, just follow the blog entries.

Inspired by Hillary's cute lilypad pincushion, I used my scrap felt and made this last night:

Thanks Hillary!

It's Spring Break and we don't have any plans other than sleeping in and relaxing (oh, and soccer try-outs and making sushi). Heaven!