It's August 1st! That means my one-a-day pincushion challenge is over. I'm happy to say that I have accomplished my goal...I made at least one pincushion per day for the entire month of July! It was an extremely fun challenge that was a great exercise in creativity (and perseverance). I may re-visit this idea again, but for now, I need a bit of a break from pincushion making. Can you imagine??? :)
Let's look at the last few:
Day 29...
Day 30....
And for the final day of the challenge....day 31....
All together now...the 36 pincushions (!!!) that I made in July. It was a LOT of fun! Ridiculous, but fun!
Thanks again to all of you who cheered me on and encouraged me along the way. It means so much! THANK YOU!!!
To answer a few often asked questions:
Q: What do you fill your pincushions with?
A: Crushed walnut shells. They are available at larger pet stores and they are sold as lizard litter. You can also use play sand, crushed glass or emery in place of the walnut shells. If none of those are available, polyester fiberfill also works.
Q: What are you going to do with all your pincushions?
A: A few of them will go in my permanent collection. The others, I have plans to give them away!
Well, there you have it. :) Happy Monday to you!
Well done Amanda Jean - such a fun journey to be taken on!
ReplyDeleteLove seeing them all together. Great job.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations - we knew you could do it, Amanda Jean!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd I have loved seeing each and every one.
What a month of pincushions! I loved seeing them all! I think the itty bitty sewing machine is my favorite! They are all adorable!
ReplyDeleteWhat a show of wonderful pincushions. I love making them also and have made plenty for my online swap partners. You have provided me with plenty of inspiration for future swap pincushions. Due to my own allergies, I stuff my pincushions with fiberfill and white rice. The rice provides a nice weighted base.
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I love your pincushions! They are all so cute!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute and amazing challange! The results are soooo pretty and also useful. Have fun with them! ;)
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Germany, Rike
What a wonderful achievement Amanda! All those pin cushions look like one big happy family tucked together in their little groups! Maybe we need a name for a group of pin cushions? That would be a fun challenge too!
ReplyDeleteСпасибо.Замечательные игольнички.
ReplyDeletewell done!
ReplyDeleteeach and every one is a mini work of art and I've enjoyed seeing you make them all.
It's been a terrific ride! Your talents and skills were certainly put to the test, and look at all of those adorable pincushions! In a week, you'll be able to attend a Pincushions Anonymous meeting and say, "Hello, my name is Amanda Jean, and I haven't made a pin cushion in 7 days." Well done! Love the selection you chose for your pattern bundle! XO
ReplyDeleteIt was so much fun to see your pincushions parade through your blog this July. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI loved following along waiting to see each pincushion. I just love your blog and all of your ideas. I love the sewing machine one. Will you be offering that pattern? Paula in KY
ReplyDeleteThey are all wonderful! We're having a pincushion exchange for our September guild meeting and you've given me so many ideas. Are you doing another pattern grouping?
ReplyDeleteI love that you have a permanent collection of pincushions. Congratulations on your new pattern release. I am excited that it's volume one, implying that more will be coming. As for the pincushion production, you are fortunate to have built a community to share your pincushions with both physically and virtually. I love them!
ReplyDeleteThese are fantastic! So much fun to follow your work.
ReplyDeleteI love all these little pincushions! I can't wait to make a few myself. :)
ReplyDeleteHave so enjoyed your month of pincushions. They are so cute all together; like a litter of puppies. Makes me smile.
ReplyDeleteThose are fabulous. I think I need to make some for myself as they look so pretty together like that. The trouble you had with the sewing machine was worth it in the end.
ReplyDeleteThese are all too cute. I've been watching them and can't pick out one favorite. So I narrowed down my favorites to the HST one.
ReplyDeleteGreat job!
You've inspired me to think of what I could make every day for a month. I don't have many friends who sew so pincushions, while cute, aren't really practical. I think I'll make potholders. They make great gifts. Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteWow. This looks like a fun project. Crazy, but fun. I am almost tempted to try it myself when I have a quiet month.
ReplyDeleteThey are all so darn cute, it would be hard to choose--definitely understand why you have a collection! Especially love the long skinny ones, they are so fun. Thanks for sharing & will go look at the pattern.
ReplyDeleteAwesome, you are amazing with all your teeny tiny pieces! Your designs are so much fun. Love them all.
ReplyDeleteVery cute!! You are inspiring me!!!
ReplyDeleteWhew! You've earned a big tall glass of something cold (your call) and a day with your feet up. I love all your pincushions, but I'm especially taken with the linen ones. Thanks so much for such a fun July!
ReplyDeleteThey're all absolutely great!! I think my favorite is the long narrow one, multi-colored, with a herringbone design. . .
ReplyDeleteYou are so creative!!!
So very fun! What a gal you are and I've said it before an Inspiration. It was sweet to have a little bit of goodness from you every day in July! I'll miss ya! :) For fun it would be exciting to see a photo of all those cuties' backs! I bet we'd see a lot of Good Neighbors.
ReplyDeleteSeeing a bowl full of pin replacers (aka wonder clips) made me giggle over the irony of this post being all about pin cushions - not wonder clip holders.
ReplyDeleteVery cute!!!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it wonderful to know that you made it all the way to the very end? You deserve to be proud. They are so fun, and piled up together, they look great! I've been following along all month and even made a few pincushions. So thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteI have had so much fun following along in your Pincushion a Day project! It was great to see what you would come up with. All the pincushions are so pretty and your work is so precise! Thank you for sharing what you do!
ReplyDeleteSew much fun! Love them all ❣
ReplyDeleteWay to go, Amanda Jean! I've never tried lizard litter and have been happy with a high quality polyfil but I might give it a try!
ReplyDeleteGood job on the pincushions! I'm hand-quilting still, but do all of my piecing by machine now. Maybe someday I'll be good enough to try one of those! I have a machine quilting question that I need to ask you. How can I get in touch?
ReplyDeleteAwesome accomplishment! A few years back I made about a dozen pin cushions to give away at a sew-in. I thought I would die before I finished, so I can't imagine making 36 in a month! LOL
ReplyDeleteWhat an achievement! I love love them all !! Ali x
ReplyDeleteYou had a fabulous month of pincushions. Now for the next upcoming challenge.....pillows!! You know you love them, we love to see them, and you can call it Christmas is Coming!! Love, love your work!!
ReplyDeleteSo so many cute little pin cushions. That tiny sewing machine is just amazing. Enjoy your well deserved month off.
ReplyDeleteSeveral of these designs have inspired me. You are Mrs. Stick-With-It. I would have given up after 7 at most.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love your pin cushions! Very modern and cute!
ReplyDeleteHave really enjoyed your month of pincushions - very inspiring.
ReplyDeleteSuch cute pincushions! Now I want a new one, even though I don't use the old one that much. :D
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