pincushions 21-31, the finale and a blog break

Well, it's the end of July and I completed another month of pincushions!!! Let's catch up, shall we?

 Day 21--simple hand embroidered hearts on "notebook" lines

Day 22--twin pincushions made from a sweet little floral print that I adore. (even if it is polyester. ha!) The tabs are made from a tape measure that would no longer retract. I love re-using things like that!

 Day 23--morning--a tiny Jacob's ladder pincushion

day 23--evening--another version of the Jacob's ladder block, but this time in red and white. I had it in my head all day long, so I had to make another one in a different color way.

 day 24--simple bias solid stripes with a tiny metallic polka dot tab

day 25--fronts--These were made from scraps that were leftover from my friend Mary's fabulous owl blocks that she was working on at retreat.

day 25--backs--the backs are quilted, too, and are made from more scraps from the same project. Don't they make a fun set?

day 26--I showed these on Friday already, but I had to include them in the line up. Fabrics are from my new collection Emma & Myrtle for Connecting Threads. :)

day 27--a simple cube pincushion, again from my new fabric line!

day 28--the front--I really didn't feel like making a pincushion on day 28, but as usual, red and white polka dots were the answer! This pincushion measures about 2 1/2" square. It's tiny!

day 28--the back. I love how the back turned out, too. I'm glad I pushed through and made something, even if I didn't feel like it. That's all part of the challenge!

 day 29--A simple design made from the leftovers of day 19

 day 30--ticker tape pincushion that uses teeny tiny Liberty scraps

day 31!!! And the last one....a happy flower block, inspired by my friend Rene's wonderful blocks. I feel like this was a fitting way to end the month!

Thank you ALL so much for your kind comments and for cheering me on as I made a pincushion (or more!) a day. I appreciate you following along on this crazy journey. It's been a lot of fun!

Here's a picture of them all together:

 There are 44 in all!!!! It wasn't easy to get them all in the frame. Ha!

 And here they are in calendar order. :)

It's been a fun month! Thanks again for all of your encouragement!

It has been my usual practice in the past few years to take a month off social media, and I've decided that August is going to be my month off this year. I'm tired and I need a break! I need to soak up the last few crazy weeks of summer with my kiddos. I also have plans to take a trip with my husband to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary! (How can I be that old??) I'm looking forward to catching my breath and returning at the beginning of September.

Thank you for reading my blog and being a part of this. I appreciate it more than I can say. xoxo

Emma & Myrtle fabric

Welcome to finish it up Friday!

This week was a big one!!! My second fabric collection with Connecting Threads was released and my oldest son got his driver's license! My first line of fabric was released the day he started high school, so apparently fabric release dates coincide with big milestones in my house. Might as well deal with all of the emotions at once, huh? 

Anyway...back to the fabric! This is a vintage inspired collection that was named after two of my great aunts, Emma & Myrtle. There are 19 different fabrics in the line, but not a polka dot in the bunch. (Can you believe that?!?! I'm not sure how that happened! Ha!) Don't get me wrong....even with the absence of polka dots, I'm thrilled with how the collection turned out! I had a lot of fun sewing with it already and I'm looking forward to seeing how others use it. Emma & Myrtle is sold exclusively at Connecting Threads. They have kits, bundles and yardage, all available here. I plan to share more projects, more about the fabric design process and all that at a later date, but I wanted to share the big news with you today! (Eeeek! This is nerve wracking!)

I've been using some of the scraps to make pincushions! (Shocker, right?!?!)

 These are the ones from day 26 of my pincushion-a-day challenge....

and this is day 27! I was thrilled to use some previously interfaced scraps from bag making on this one. It made my frugal side very happy. :)

Alright, I think that's it for me today! Now it's your turn to link up your finishes for the week. Thank you, as always, for joining me for finish it up Friday!

finish it up Friday, 7-28-17

1.	Eva.Bambi,Johansson	53.	Deana
2.	Romantic Tangle -- Halloween in July	54.	The Flemings Nine
3.	Happy Quilting	55.	King Size Buckeye Beauty
4.	Haf Square Triangles	56.	Walkers Road Quilts
5.	Kat & Cat Quilts	57.	Our beautiful native birds
6.	Mari @ The Academic Quilter	58.	Beth @ Cooking Up Quilts
7.	Smiles from Kate	59.	Modern Grays
8.	Heather P	60.	When quilters make a baby quilt
9.	Gone Bowling @ Savor Every Stitch	61.	I Sew Together Bag
10.	Roseanne @ Home Sewn By Us	62.	Kelly Cline Quilting
11.	Brenna	63.	Marla @ the quilted puzzle
12.	something rosemade	64.	The Joyful Quilter
13.	something rosemade	65.	pat in wisconsin
14.	Michelle @ From Bolt to Beauty	66.	Christmas In July Projects
15.	Friendship Quilt - Snowy Days Quilting	67.	Rebecca@oneweebird
16.	Debbie @ A Quilter's Table	68.	Kay Sorensen New Colorations
17.	Sylvia	69.	The Knitting Quilter
18.	Em's Scrapbag	70.	Jayne's Quilting Room
19.	Mama Spark	71.	beth@lovelaughquilt
20.	Finish Inspired by Amanda Jean	72.	Mary at Fleur de Lis Quilts
21.	Scrappy rainbows and lions, oh my!	73.	Jenn @ A Quarter Inch from the Edge
22.	unbeehaved - Free Pattern Friday	74.	Terri Faust Quilts
23.	Dollandesign	75.	LadySchep
24.	RaspberryMaria	76.	Arabesque Scissors
25.	Lorna @ Sew Fresh Quilts	77.	The Colorful Fabriholic
26.	Cortney - Knit 1, Make 2	78.	Christmas Tree Tutorial
27.	Gail @the cozy quilter	79.	Kathy@Kayakquilting
28.	Quilts & Such	80.	Cathy Tomm Quilts
29.	Snowcatcher	81.	Gemini Jen NZ quilt
30.	Suzy Webster	82.	Jen @Jennifer Under the Juniper Tree
31.	Karen	83.	Paper piece fish @Creatin' in the Sticks
32.	Ruth @ Stitching Impressions	84.	Lynn Kline
33.	KatyQuilts	85.	Rainbow Picnic Blanket Sew Along
34.	Frankie Baldwin	86.	Slice of Pi Quilts - Makin' the Bacon
35.	Finished or Not Linky | Rosewood Quilt	87.	Bev @ 21 New Street
36.	jan	88.	steffis hobbys
37.	kate @ katiemaequilts	89.	The Inside Stori
38.	Beekeeper X Stitch @ Amateur Librarian	90.	Alison Wood
39.	tubakk Norway	91.	Andrea @ 3rd Story Workshop
40.	Angela @ betterndogbiscuits for Isaac	92.	3 Animals - Elm Street Quilts
41.	Julia in Mississippi	93.	Tanya Quilts in CO
42.	Yanicka Hachez	94.	Rene Creates
43.	Kathy @ Allikatquilts	95.	Sandra Walker
44.	Bag Francesca OgliariThe Wool Collection	96.	Treadlestitches Red Red Binding
45.	Lindasquiltmania-Cotton + Steel	97.	Sarah
46.	DonnaleeQ	98.	Stonehenge Quilt
47.	July QAL Block @ QuiltFabrication	99.	Rainbow Summer Star Quilt Along
48.	Brooke@SillyMamaQuilts	100.	Gentrie
49.	La Vida en Patchwork: Shopping bag	101.	Janice @ Color, Creating, and Quilting
50.	Wendy's quilts and more	102.	Hedgehog Baby Quilt
51.	Candy Cane Quilt in Black & White	103.	Stripes and Stars Pillow
52.	Dreamworthy Quilts	104.	Janice@singreadsew

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marmalade quilt--the beginning

Last weekend I had the opportunity to retreat with some of my friends at our annual Gruber's retreat. I believe that this was year 8! I'm so thankful for good friends from all over the country who were brought together through the internet and our common love of quilting! We have expanded our retreat to a 5 day stretch--what a treat that is! It still goes too fast. :)

My main project for this retreat, other than my pincushion a day (of course!), was to work on this quilt! I opened up a much loved (and hoarded) layer cake of Marmalade fabric by Bonnie and Camille. This stuff has been aging nicely in the stash, but it was finally time to use it. It hurt a little bit to pull the ribbon off, but I'm so glad I did. It was high time!!!! This fabric is sooooo pretty!

I mixed the layer cake with some good ol' Kona cotton in Snow. The FREE pattern is available here.....it's my cartwheels quilt from the Moda bake shop. I enjoyed sewing up these blocks!

I got all 84 blocks sewn together. This isn't the final lay out, but I'm glad I got a photo of all of them together.

I'd be curious to know what your most precious, hoarded fabric is in your stash. What is holding you back from using it? (No judgement here....I'm sure I will be able to relate!)

Hope your week is off to a great start!

pincushions and dishtowels

Welcome to finish it up Friday!

I've got more pincushions to share today. Man, I love these things!

 Day 15--solid scraps in braid formation

 Day 16--denim scraps with wonky hand stitching

Day 17--diamond quilting on Essex linen. I'd like to make one of these in every single color! I used Essential thread by connecting threads for the quilting. It's nice and thick so the quilting lines really stand out...just what I was after!

Day 18--this iconic pattern is from the book Patchwork Please. I've been wanting to make this one for years, and it didn't disappoint. I literally want to make 100 more of them. I love this one so much!!!

Day 19--this one is called Crosswalk. It's based on a sketch that I did years ago, but I never got around to making the quilt. It was fun to finally make something from this idea! I rather like it in pincushion form.

Day 20--I'm calling this one marmalade on toast. I finally cut into a precious layer cake of marmalade fabric and this is made from some of the scraps. I love using it all! Each of the strips of fabric measure at about 1/4" wide. Crazy but fun!

I was able to go on a quilt retreat last weekend and I'm on another quilt retreat this weekend, so I made a bunch of patchwork dishtowels for gifts for my retreat friends. I think I made 14 dishtowels in all, so I used up a bunch of scraps. Hurray!!! (There is a simple dish towel tutorial here, if you care to make some of your own.) For these, I used rectangles cut 2" wide x 2 1/2" tall, and I pressed the fold down 3/8" on the top seam rather than 1/4". It worked out really well! The patchwork is a little bit smaller than the original tutorial, but as you know, smaller=cuter! I had a lot of fun making the patchwork strips, but I think I'm done with these for awhile! Can you imagine? Ha!

I think that's it for me today! Please link up your finishes for the week. Thanks, as always, for joining me for finish it up Friday!

finish it up Friday, 7/21/17

1.	Smiles from Kate	48.	Rebecca@oneweebird
2.	Eva.Bambi,Johansson	49.	Wendy's quilts and more
3.	Skittles	50.	Judy@ Busy Hands are Happy Hands
4.	Alison @ LBQ - Blue Baby Quilt	51.	Amy: Christmas Bowl Cozies
5.	Mari @ The Academic Quilter	52.	Amy: P4P Linen Loungers
6.	This Way Up @ Savor Every Stitch	53.	Amy: BSD Tess Tulip Shorts
7.	Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl	54.	Dollandesign
8.	beth@lovelaughquilt	55.	State Map applique
9.	Bernie @ Needle & Foot	56.	Otter and a Bird
10.	Modern Grandma's Surprise Quilt	57.	Sticking & Stitching
11.	Brooke@SillyMamaQuilts	58.	maggie fellow
12.	Sara in SD	59.	Baseball @ Creatin' in the Sticks
13.	Roseanne @ Home Sewn By Us	60.	Friendship Day Quilts
14.	Chris @ The Art of Making Blog	61.	Caryl @ cinnamon holiday workshop
15.	Quilting is more fun than Housework	62.	Kris@SewSunshine
16.	Christmas WIP is Gone	63.	Dresden Quilter
17.	Nancy	64.	Pomada
18.	Quiltin Jenny	65.	Little Mama Hen
19.	Johnna @ Yellow Bird Stitches	66.	charlotte@GrammieQ's
20.	KatyQuilts	67.	Frankie Baldwin
21.	Izzy @ Dizzy Quilts	68.	Snowcatcher
22.	Star Crossed Rainbow @ Busy Hands Quilt	69.	Irish Chain quilt - the lilac cat
23.	Slice of Pi Quilts: Travel Prep	70.	Julie Bagamary-"Girlfriends"
24.	Slice of Pi Quilts: Christmas QAL	71.	Chris
25.	Handprint Applique Pillow|Quilted Blooms	72.	Quilting Gail
26.	Suzy Webster	73.	Terri Faust Quilts
27.	sylvia	74.	Windham Joy Fabric Xmas In July Giveaway
28.	Małgorzata	75.	Tammy Stack
29.	Wool applique' coasters	76.	Mary at Fleur de Lis Quilts
30.	Scrappy Nine patch quilt	77.	Deana
31.	Churn Dash is Finished!	78.	Małgorzata/Under the umbrella
32.	Star Dance Blocks	79.	Nouli
33.	Celtic Thistle Stitches	80.	gretchen @ snugharbor quilts 9 patch
34.	unbeehaved - Free Pattern Friday	81.	Elaine-EPP Kindle cover
35.	Diagonal Nine Patch group quilt	82.	Heide D
36.	Playful finish~ Em's Scrapbag	83.	A Summer Flurry of Quilts
37.	Janice@singreadsew	84.	Big Nines Complete
38.	tubakk Norway	85.	Fabric Scrap Sewing Art Tutorial
39.	Erica @ Kitchen Table Quilting	86.	Jasmine @ Quilt Kisses
40.	Baby Quilt	87.	Jayne's Quilting Room
41.	Lorna @ Sew Fresh Quilts	88.	Rene' Creates
42.	tisha @ quiltytherapy	89.	Yanicka Hachez
43.	Kat & Cat Quilts	90.	Two More
44.	alidiza	91.	FaithTrust&BreastCancer: Baby Quilts!
45.	Heidi @ Buttons and Butterflies	92.	Lynn
46.	Karen	93.	Kathy S. ~ Ohio
47.	Katie and Dori @ Hobbies Up To Here	94.	Laura

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pincushions 8-14

Welcome to finish it up Friday!

I've actually done a lot of sewing this week, but it is all for gifts, so I can't share the results quite yet. I have also been keeping up on my one-a-day pincushion challenge. Making a pincushion every single day is not for the faint of heart. Each pincushion takes on average about 1 1/2 hours...that's if things are going well! Ha! I have been enjoying the challenge, though. It really pushes me creatively and I love that!

Here are the pincushions from the last week....

 day 8

 day 9

 day 10

 day 11

 day 12

 day 13

 day 14--the front

day 14--the back

Some days I start with a faint plan, other days I have no idea what I will make until I walk into the sewing room and start playing with fabric. Thank goodness I have plenty of scraps to play with! :) I think I could make at least 1001 more pincushions from my solid scrap bags alone. It's mighty tempting! Hahaha!

Here are the first 10 days of pincushions all together. It's fun to see the collection grow!

Now it's your turn! Please link up your finishes for the week! Thank you for joining me for finish it up Friday!

finish it up Friday, 7/14/17

1.	alidiza	49.	Bernie @ Needle & Foot
2.	Carie @ Space for the Butterflies	50.	Roseanne @ Home Sewn By Us
3.	Eva.Bambi,Johansson	51.	Nancy
4.	charlotte@GrammieQ's	52.	2 Sashiko Bags
5.	unbeehaved - Free Pattern Friday	53.	Little Mama Hen
6.	La Vida en Patchwork -Quilt Welcome Home	54.	Izzy @ Dizzy Quilts
7.	The Wool Collection	55.	TWO quilt tops @ pursuing joy
8.	Chris @ The Art of Making Blog	56.	Dollandesign
9.	Hexagon Daisy Quilt at Busy Hands Quilts	57.	Smiles from Kate
10.	KatyQuilts	58.	tubakk Norway
11.	Alison @ Little Bunny Quilts	59.	Kathryn
12.	something rosemade	60.	Wendy's Quilts and more
13.	Knit 1, Make 2	61.	Judy @ Sew Some Sunshine
14.	Quilting is more fun than Housework	62.	Dance T-Shirt Quilt + Tips
15.	Vacay Quilt Shops	63.	pat in wisconsin
16.	Northern Lights @ Savor Every Stitch	64.	Pomada
17.	Kat & Cat Quilts	65.	ten finished cushions *fredagspigen
18.	kate @ katiemaequilts	66.	Lindasquiltmania Hockey Block
19.	Shelley@TheCarpentersDaughter	67.	The Joyful Quilter
20.	Gumdrops - Another Baby Quilt!	68.	JanineMarie@quiltsfromthelittlehouse
21.	Lorna @ Sew Fresh Quilts	69.	North Shore Quilter
22.	Cathy in Ontario	70.	Romany Quilting Polka Dot Apron
23.	Curvy Star Pillow	71.	Quilting Gail
24.	Melanie | mell-meyer.de	72.	Suzy Webster
25.	Signature Quilt - Elm Street Quilts	73.	Ruth @ Stitching Impressions
26.	Elaine/MuddlingThrough	74.	maggie f
27.	sylvia	75.	Kelly Cline Quilting
28.	Adaliza	76.	Arabesque Scissors - Zola Pencil Case
29.	Animal ABCs	77.	The Colorful Fabriholic
30.	Em @ Em's Scrapbag	78.	Sarah C -12DCIJ Blog Hop
31.	Debbie @ A Quilter's Table	79.	Sarah C - Long Time Gone quilt
32.	Karen	80.	Deana
33.	Yanicka Hachez	81.	Mary at Fleur de Lis Quilts
34.	Gretchen	82.	Christina @ Christina's Handicrafts
35.	Małgorzata Kreft	83.	Frankie Baldwin
36.	The Inside Stori	84.	Mihaela
37.	Tanya Quilts in CO	85.	steffis hobbys
38.	Slice of Pi Quilts-Speedy Gonzalez Quilt	86.	Scandinavian Fish
39.	Celtic Thistle Stitches	87.	Twin Baby Girl Quilts Pink Doxies
40.	Pumpkin on my Patch	88.	Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
41.	Autumn Trails	89.	Susans Quilt Creations
42.	Brooke@SillyMamaQuilts	90.	Pincushion Tutorial and Free Pattern
43.	Snowcatcher	91.	Chris
44.	DonnaleeQ-Whales, Otters, Runners	92.	Alison Wood
45.	Elaine/MuddlingThrough	93.	Anja @ Anja Quilts
46.	Dresden Quilter	94.	beth@lovelaughquilt
47.	Inset circle quilt - the lilac cat	95.	Keepsake Christmas Mini Quilts
48.	Allison @ I love it because you made it

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more pincushions!

Welcome to finish it up Friday!

I'm a week into my one-a-day pincushion challenge in already! I can't believe it! Here are the finished pincushions from the past few days....

day 4-the front, which uses leftover scraps from day 1 (...because I'm crazy like that!)

I pieced and quilted the back of this one, so really, it's two in one!

day 5--an old school knit pincushion in DK weight yarn. (I'm working on a pattern for these little guys, but I'm still in the prototype stages....it takes awhile!)

 day 6--I'm calling this one "for the love of scraps". I don't think I need to say more... :)

This was a bonus pincushion for day 6...another knit pincushion, this time in worsted weight yarn. These remind me of cupcakes, and that's not a bad thing! Much like cupcakes, I don't think you can have too many of them!

day 7--This little guy is precious, isn't he? Originally I machine quilted this pincushion top, but my tension was off and it looked horrible. After I ripped out the quilting, I decided to hand quilt it. I'm so glad I did. It's much cuter this way. Hurray!

If you have any questions about pincushions, such as what I fill them with, please see this post for more details.

My pincushion basket is starting to fill up already and I'm excited to keep adding to it!

Now, it's your turn! Please link up your finishes for the week. Thank you, as always, for joining me for finish it up Friday!

finish it up Friday, July 7, 2017

1.	Tip Toe Through the Tulips	50.	Cathy in Ontario
2.	La Vida en Patchwork -Block3 Seaside Town Quilt	51.	UNI Quilt
3.	alidiza	52.	Jenny
4.	The Wool Collection	53.	Janice@singreadsew
5.	Mari @ The Academic Quilter	54.	AngelaA @ betterndogbiscuits crossroads
6.	Eva.Bambi,Johansson	55.	Yanicka Hachez
7.	Lorna @ Sew Fresh Quilts	56.	Nancy @ Grace and Peace Quilting
8.	Jill @ Pie Lady Quilts	57.	Frankie Baldwin
9.	Angie in SoCal	58.	Caryl @ cinnamon holiday workshop
10.	Em	59.	sylvia
11.	Rachel S.B.	60.	Baby present - divided basket - the lilac cat
12.	Kat & Cat Quilts	61.	Aurifil BOM from 2014
13.	Quilting Gail	62.	Falling Stars by Busy Hands Quilts
14.	Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl	63.	Folkwood Baby Quilt
15.	Quilting is more fun than Housework	64.	Judy @ Sew Some Sunshine
16.	Gretchen	65.	Cortney @ Knit 1, Make 2
17.	Dollandesign	66.	Christmas Stocking @ LoGoQuilts
18.	Nancy@PugMomQuilts	67.	Color Creating and Quilting
19.	Sapphire's Stitching Stanza	68.	Sarah @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict
20.	Hearts for USS Fitzgerald @ Slice of Pi Quilts	69.	Terri Faust Quilts
21.	kate @ katiemaequilts	70.	maggie f
22.	Fruit of the Spirit @ Slice of Pi Quilts	71.	Fireworks @ QuiltFabrication
23.	Snowcatcher	72.	Suzy Webster
24.	Johnna @ Yellow Bird Stitches	73.	Adopt-A-Street
25.	Brooke@SillyMamaQuilts	74.	Jen @ Jennifer Under The Juniper Tree
26.	Timeless Tunic - Amy	75.	Mary @ Fleur de Lis Quilts
27.	Pink Doxies Dangerous Roads Quilting	76.	Trish
28.	Tanya Quilts in CO	77.	Leena
29.	Roseanne @ Home Sewn By Us	78.	steffis hobbys
30.	The Inside Stori	79.	Liz Rehrauer
31.	Karen	80.	elaine from emily's cupboard
32.	Sew Preeti Quilts - Purple Pickle	81.	Zipper Pillow Back Tutorial - Elm Street Quilts
33.	POOF Quilt	82.	Ruth @ Stitching Impressions
34.	Vera @negligentstyle	83.	Mihaela
35.	Brenna	84.	Quilty Gift
36.	something rosemade	85.	Ann @ Fret Not Yourself
37.	Kathy S. Friday Finish #1	86.	Kim @PersimonDreams
38.	Kathy S. Friday Finish #2	87.	Teresa
39.	Treadlestitches Block Buster	88.	Carla @ Creatin' in the Sticks
40.	My Imperfect Life	89.	Studio Tour w/mini storage tutorial
41.	Wendy's Quilts and more	90.	Rene' Creates
42.	Three finishes	91.	Judy -pincushions and baby blankie
43.	Allison: My first quillow	92.	Tea's Quilts - Sampler Quilt
44.	Kathryn Quilts	93.	Walkers Road Quilts
45.	unbeehaved - Free Pattern Friday	94.	upcycled blanket - dyed and sewn into boots
46.	Baby Lattice Quilt	95.	Sarah @BerryBarnDesigns
47.	DonnaleeQ	96.	Sticking & Stitching
48.	Bionic Gear bag - the next one	97.	Shelley@The Carpenters Daughter
49.	Finished just in time for the exhibition!

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pincushion challenge revisited

Like I mentioned last week, I've decided to revisit my one-a-day pincushion challenge. My goal is to make a pincushion a day for the month of July. I did this last year and I had a blast! I'm happy to say that things are off to a great start!

day 1--I pulled out a bag of scraps that my friend Jacey gave me earlier this year. The color scheme is one of my favorites! For the design, I went after the first idea that popped into my head and I was thrilled that it turned out pretty close to my original idea on the first try. (That is NOT always the case. hahaha!)

day 2--this pincushion was inspired by the remainders quilt in my book No Scrap Left Behind. The triangles didn't turn out nearly small enough....so I tried again on day 3. I do love the one yellow triangle in this one!

day 3--these triangles finish at about 1/2"! This is what I was envisioning. I love this one so much and I have a feeling that this one will become part of my permanent pincushion collection.

Just to give you an idea of the scale of the triangles from day 2 and day 3....smaller=cuter!

A few things to mention:

1. I almost always quilt my pincushion tops to scrap batting. The quilting adds a lovely texture to the finished piece.

2. I use lightweight interfacing (SF 101) fused to the back of quilting cotton for my pincushion backings.

3. I use invisible nylon thread to hand stitch the openings closed, which I do by hand.

4. I use crushed walnut shells for filling, which are sold as lizard litter. I purchase them at Pet Smart. (25 dry quarts at a time. hahaha!)

I wanted to say a quick thank you for all of you who left name suggestions for my quilt top last Friday. I appreciate the help! There are some great ideas, it will be hard to choose just one!

One question I want to ask of you, do you have a pincushion collection? I'd be curious to know.

Happy Monday to you!