DOUBLE BASKET PINCUSHION ORGANIZER

DOUBLE BASKET PINCUSHION ORGANIZER

The double basket is great to keep tools on one basket and thread on the other.

The pincushion is weighted with sterile sand and it can sit on the armchair.

Materials

Pin cushion

1 piece 10” x 7” for Pincushion cover

1 piece 8” x 6.5” for Weight Bag

1 piece 3” x 7” of lace for decoration

Polyester Fiberfill or similar stuffing material

1 lb. sand or similar weighting material

Pockets

 7 piece 5” x 3.5” for hexagons

 6 piece 3.5” x 1” for hexagons’ center line

 1 circle 8-1/2” diameter for Pocket back

 1 circle 8-1/2” diameter for Pocket front

 1 circle 8-1/2” diameter of fusible or batting

 1 piece 28” x 1” bias 

Other Materials

 Fabric Marking Tool, scissors, thread, needle, sewing machine, construction paper.

MAKE THE POCKET (make twice)

STEP 1 Make 7 Hexagons -6/8 inch side- on construction paper

STEP 2 Cut in half rectangle 5” x 3.5”. Get two rectangles 2.5” x 3.5”  

STEP 3 Sew one piece 2.5” x 3.5” on each side of a piece 3.5” x 1” for hexagon’s center line.

STEP 4 Center the template on the piece created on step 3, trace hexagon and cutting line.

STEP 5 Press. Big stitches keep the folds in place for each side of the hexagon.

STEP 6 Sew the hexagons by hand. Applique the hexagons rose to the 8.5” circle by machine.

Sew the back circle, batting and front hexagons rose using stitch in the ditch or echo stitching. Add bias. (Make two)

STEP 7 For each front pocket, using the center line of two consecutive hexagons, make two darts of 1 inch wide and 1.5” long.

MAKE THE WEIGHT BAG AND PINCUSHION COVER

STEP 8 Using piece 8” x 6.5” make the Weight Bag. I used vinyl in mine.

STEP 9 Using piece 10” x 7” make pincushion cover. Lay on top several pieces of batting.

STEP 10 Sew the decoration before you close the bag.

STEP 11 Turn inside out. Insert the weigh bag.

MAKE THE ORGANIZER

STEP 12 Position circle pockets and weight bag on piece 22” x 9” and mark the cutting lines.

STEP 13 Sew bias around, by machine the front, by hand the back.

STEP 14 Sew pincushion in place.

Finish, enjoy!