Mini Pin Cushion

Life Skills: Thinking & Reasoning; Employability

Student Prior Knowledge: Construction Terms, Use of the Needle and Thread

Intended Learning Outcome: Students will complete a clothing construction project.

Materials:
A bottle cap from a 2-liter pop bottle, or something with a larger diameter if you like, depending on what size cushion you want. It should be about 1/2" to 3/4" deep.
• Pretty fabric
• Coordinating felt
• Coordinating ribbon that's wide enough to hide the sides of your cap
• Stuffing, batting or cotton balls
• Needle and thread
• Scissors
• Glue (I used craft glue and a hot glue gun.)

Directions:

1. Cut a felt circle the same diameter as your cap and glue it on (I used gel craft glue).

2. Cut your pretty fabric into a circle. For the 2-liter bottle cap size, make a circle that's about 3 1/2" in diameter. Add a little more for a bigger cap. It's not too fussy.

3. Stitch in and out around the circle to gather it, making a bowl shape.

4. Put as much stuffing into it as you can possibly fit, and tie off your thread. If some stuffing sticks out, no problem.

5. Put some hot glue around the inside edges of your cap and nestle your little stuffed pillow into it, smooshing it down tightly.

6. Glue decorative ribbon around the cap to hide the ugly sides. Done.

Source: http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/2007/06/tiny-pin-cushion-tutorial.html