9 patch and tatting pincushion

This is the little pincushion I made for Jan. It's made from a 3 inch (finished) 9 patch. The pincusion is filled with sand and I used embroidery floss to attach the button. The floss was taken through a button hole, through the filled pincusion to the back and then brought back to the front of the pincushion, through the other button hole and tied. I then attached a tatted edging which I'd made to fit this project.

Small pincushion

I very much enjoyed making the pincushion for the pincushion swap but I liked it so much, I was reluctant to give it away. Does that ever happen to you? So the solution was to make one for myself. I chose to use the same applique pattern and tatted edging (they went together so well). This time I chose to put a button on as the flower center. In my button collection, I was able to find one about the same shade as the flower fabric. This pincushion is a little smaller than the original one as I only had a strip of muslin that I was working with and I wanted to use it. The strip wasn't as wide as what I used first. Still, the muslin made a nice background for the applique and since I used a double thickness (on both pincushions), I think the muslin will nicely contain the fine sand that it is stuffed/filled with. So - here's MY little pincushion for you to see.