Pin Cushion Sew Along with the Fat Quarter Shop + Video Instructions!

Pin Cushion Sew Along with the Fat Quarter Shop + Video Instructions! {an Art School Dropout's life}I enjoyed the last two Fat Quarter Shop Sew Along’s so much, I agreed to do a few more! I think it’s the idea that everyone is sewing the same thing, but the outcome is sooo different. I love clicking through the list of other bloggers.

This week’s Sew Along is all about this cute patchwork pincushion with decorative tape accents. There is a video by the Fat Quarter Shop and Sherri of A Quilting Life that show’s exactly how to make it at the bottom of this post.

Pin Cushion Sew Along with the Fat Quarter Shop + Video Instructions! {an Art School Dropout's life}

I mostly stuck to the video instructions when it came to what to cut to what size and all. I even used the fusible fleece as my stabilizer. The two parts I had to change were the type of accent tape used, and the filling. Both weren’t by choice, I just didn’t have the supplies.

Pin Cushion Sew Along with the Fat Quarter Shop + Video Instructions! {an Art School Dropout's life}

When I signed up to do this sew along, I figured I had all the supplies on hand. I always have scraps, I always have filling and I always have twill tape on hand.

Well, I had filling, but it was polyfil, and the pattern calls for ground up walnuts. Once I realized I needed it (I somehow missed that step when I originally watched the video!), I tried to buy it locally with no luck. I didn’t have time to buy it online, so I stuffed mine with polyfil temporarily. I have the ground up walnuts coming in and will be replacing the filling later this week. I like the idea of a heavier pincushion.

The other missing part was the twill tape. I normally have yards on hand! However I forgot that I had made a bunch of drawstring bags recently and I used up my entire stash. I was going to go out and get more, but then thought “well, what if I have something similar on hand?”. After about an hour of searching through my supplies, I came across a spool of vintage snap tape. It’s a twill like tape that has molded plastic snaps built in. I use it on the backs of pillows all the time. I thought the one side looked neat on its own, so I decided to use that in the place of the twill tape. I actually built the entire pincushion around the snap tape!

Pin Cushion Sew Along with the Fat Quarter Shop + Video Instructions! {an Art School Dropout's life} Pin Cushion Sew Along with the Fat Quarter Shop + Video Instructions! {an Art School Dropout's life} Pin Cushion Sew Along with the Fat Quarter Shop + Video Instructions! {an Art School Dropout's life}

Most of the patchwork pieces are scraps, or fussy cut pieces off fat quarters. The top and backing are Robert Kaufman’s Essex Yard Dyed Linen. It’s a little one the heavier side, so it was perfect for helping the pincushion keep it’s shape.

Pin Cushion Sew Along with the Fat Quarter Shop + Video Instructions! {an Art School Dropout's life}I was very happy to see that the snap tape looked right at home once the entire thing was assembled. I was a little worried it would look silly.

Oh and I used 12wt Spaghetti thread by Wonderfil as a secondary accent on the snap tape. Just that last little detail to pull it all together.

If you would like to make one of these cute little pincushions too, then check out the video below. It includes the supply list, instructions and more…

And if you would like to see what everyone else in the Sew-A-Long made then just click away below. There is some really talented people showcased here.

This post was sponsored by the Fat Quarter shop, and I was compensated for my time.

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Spooky Delights Table Runner Sew Along with the Fat Quarter Shop: Part Two

Spooky Delights Table Runner Sew Along with the Fat Quarter Shop {an Art School Dropout's life}

Welcome to week two of the Spooky Delights Table Runner Sew Along with the Fat Quarter Shop!

Last week I showed all of the fabrics I would be using in the table runner along with the link to show how much you would need of each.

This week I will be sharing my progress and the link to the first half of the pattern.

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Spooky Delights Table Runner Sew Along with the Fat Quarter Shop: Part One

Spooky Delights Table Runner Sew Along with the Fat Quarter Shop {an Art School Dropout's life}

Today is the first day in Fat Quarter Shop’s Spooky Delights Table Runner Sew Along, and I will be one of the bloggers showing my own twist on the design. I will be posting my progress every Monday morning for the next three weeks.

I thought the whole concept sounded fun, and I do need more Halloween decor!! Maybe you do too?

Spooky Delights Table Runner Sew Along with the Fat Quarter Shop {an Art School Dropout's life}

Today is just a nice welcome post to share the fabric requirements with you, which can be found here, and to show you the fabric’s I picked out.

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