A Pincushion Collection

While working on the studio redo I came across a drawer full of pincushions. As if waiting to be called into duty there they rested, with old pins, some bent pins, needles threaded with odd threads and a precious diaper pin. A trip down memory lane. There are others but today I'll share just these:

I started lining them up on a shelf,

the chick feeder was already there

then I ran out  room

My very first pincushion, a Birthday gift, from my Sister, I was 10 years old.  The blue velvet has faded, the faux-Emerald birthstone continues to twinkle in the light.

One year, for Christmas, my Aunt and I made these. An 'Orphan tea cup' with filling hot glued, a bit of lace. Pincushion.

top view, messy, needs a sort out too!

for silk pins, made from upholstery fabric samples

found in an old sewing box

a Me-Made tomato

for Applique pins

a large strawberry, Me-made from felted wool

a Me-made from a porcelian napkin ring

A precious Christmas gift from a Dear Son

Holy cow, what a mess. Note the plastic head pins, I don't use these anymore, I worry about the plastic melting with ironing! This one has been tucked away since the early 1980's!

felted wool on a silver spoon, need to sort out  those plastic head  pins!

Hat Pin, antique. My Mother's Mother who was a 'Sufferagette' received this hatpin from parade organizers when she marched in the first Sufferage Parade in Pittsburgh, Pa.  I keep it in the chick feeder pin cushion for now.

the chick feeder

A Mary Engelbreit teapot

Some day when I run out of projects, I will clean these up and sort out what is and is not useable. In the meantime, back to their little drawer.