{"id":3572,"date":"2018-09-19T17:49:53","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T00:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/?p=3572"},"modified":"2018-09-19T17:49:53","modified_gmt":"2018-09-20T00:49:53","slug":"a-new-thread-catcher-pincushion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2018\/09\/19\/a-new-thread-catcher-pincushion\/","title":{"rendered":"A new thread catcher\/pincushion"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\u00a0I like to keep a pincushion with an attached bag next to my sewing machine so as not to end up with a zillion threads all over the floor for my dog to eat. \ud83d\ude09 I’ve had my last one for several years — I honestly can’t remember when I made that one! Anyway, it was looking rather ratty by now, so I used up some scraps from recent projects to make a new one. I didn’t want to make the same one again, so I looked for inspiration online and put together ideas from several different sources. The pin cushion is a hexagon that I drafted with a compass (thank you, internet for those instructions!) and embroidered with a motif that came with my Bernina, finally stuffing it with crushed walnut shells.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The bag itself is a mishmash of ideas I saw online, and I added the little pocket on the outside to keep some of my smaller tools handy: seam ripper, tweezers, etc. I think I did almost as much unsewing as sewing, since I was adapting so much! The pincushion is attached to the bag with hook and loop tape; it makes emptying the bag much easier if the pincushion isn’t getting in the way. The final touch was to use hot glue to attach some non-skid shelf liner to the bottom so the bag won’t slip to the floor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0I like to keep a pincushion with an attached bag next to my sewing machine so as not to end up with a zillion threads all over the floor for my dog to eat. \ud83d\ude09 I’ve had my last one for several years — I honestly can’t remember when I made that one! Anyway, it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3574,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[301,299],"tags":[199,202,193,195,207],"class_list":{"0":"post-3572","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-embroidery","8":"category-quilting","9":"tag-bag","10":"tag-bernina","11":"tag-embroidery","12":"tag-misc","13":"tag-pin-cushion","14":"czr-hentry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_0750.jpg?fit=1158%2C1280&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yzuO-VC","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5184,"url":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2023\/11\/06\/a-quick-gift\/","url_meta":{"origin":3572,"position":0},"title":"A quick gift","author":"Sandy","date":"November 6, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"I recently stitched up this cute set that I'll be gifting in the coming holiday season. 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