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I'm looking for ideas for a demo section at a local exhibition.

The local mairie, wants us to demo patchwork, with a hands on section, for a couple of hours....

So ideas please on what can be achieved with novice patchworkers in a short time. I'm sure that years ago I saw a pattern for a pincushion that looked like a mouse and it wrapped around your thumb - sounds crazy I know. I think that it was a square folded in half, can't really remember.

Any ideas that are quick, can use up scraps and be inspiring at the same time.

A challenge I know, but I'm sure someone must have an idea, I'm drawing a blank. Oh yes, language should be no barrier, I'm the only english one there, so I need to be able to explain in french :O) ROFLOL.....what have I done...... Apparently because I'm the token foreigner, we are now an international group ;p)

Janner France

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jennellh

the small caps on litre size bottles of soda pop work for finger size pincushions. the larger ones on 3 litre juice type bottles work for wrist size pincushions. dont forget to take a hot glue gun if you have one. i guess the craft glue would work too. the ones i made, without any good intructions, just make'n it up as i went along so not all that great but they worked ok, i glued the fabric covered elastic into the lid under the cushion part....if that makes any sense to ya. heres a pix of some i made. three on the right are the bigger ones.

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brianmrawesome

I have made several very useful pincushions with small glass jars from caviar, and from very small jelly jars you get from room service or at breakfast at a nice hotel. Babyfood jars work well, too. I take a scrap of fabric, about 12" square, fold it in half twice with wrong sides together so the pretty side shows, and stitch it most of the way shut. Then I stuff in batting scraps until it's fairly tight, and stitch the rest shut. Turn the seam to the bottom and stuff the little pillow of batting into the jar. Small plastic jars work well, too, although you would want to glue something decorative to the outside. With glass jars you might want to be a bit careful about dropping one on a hard floor, but I've never had a problem, and like seeing the fabric through the glass.

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Mary

Please share what ideas you get. I have to do the same thing in early September. I was thinking of cutting squares out of muslin and let folks do a design in crayon. It only takes a minute to set it with an iron and a paper bag. Then, we could sew them together right then.

Thanks.

Lenore

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Lenore L

I've made pincushions from tuna cans. They look like chairs. cut top of can almost off, stand top up at a 90 degree angle and cover with fabric stuff can with batting and cover with fabric decorate. I gave these away as gifts

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Jane Zoerb

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