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the cover of martha stewart's book how to make a tomato pincussion

31 of Our Favorite Sewing Projects | How to Make a Tomato Pincushion: Consider this your first sewing necessity: the pincushion. There's no motif more classic than the tomato. A bumper crop of pincushions in different sizes and fabrics is both pretty and practical in this project. #crafts #sewing #marthastewart #sewingprojects

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a red tomato with green leaves on it

Metal pins are an invaluable tool for today’s seamstress, and they were no less so for sewers throughout history. With pins came a variety of ways to store them, including boxes, cases and cushions.

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a red and white checkered cake sitting on top of a glass pedestal

Yep...I made a new pincushion:) A new twist on the traditional tomato pincushion! I used the red gingham from Sew Cherry.... And I used Martha Stewarts tutorial ... you can find it here. I also found another great tutorial by Kaaren over here. Okay...now I ask... Why is it that we find tomatoes such great things to stick our pins into?... I don't know but whoever started this tradition was a genius:) For sure this was a fast and fun to make little project!... so fun that I'm making several…

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a hand holding a tiny red object with pins in it's middle, on a table

A while ago (and by "while" I mean years) I read about a couple crafters making pincushion rings from the inside pull-ring of drink containers. Immediately I wanted one and started saving pull-rings left and right. But I never got...

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a red apple sitting on top of a table next to a pair of scissors and thread

On my first stop during my teaching tour of three quilt guilds in the greater Seattle area, I visited Block Party Quilters, which is based in Sammamish (accent on the second syllable, please), east…

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