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»Anna Maria Horner Fabric and Pincushions«

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This batch of pincushions was created using beautiful fabric designed by Anna Maria Horner.

Anna recently moved her brick and mortar store, Craft South, to a new location. One of her staff members contacted me about providing a batch of pincushions showcasing Anna’s fabrics. I was so honored to be asked and excited! I was given the freedom to use any of my AMH fabric. I do not have all of Anna’s fabric, but I have lot.

Pulling glass and fabric to put together is one of my favorite parts of the process in creating pincushions. I had a hard time editing myself to the batch I made.

Uranium glass, also known as vaseline glass, is a favorite! I’m always on the hunt for that glass. Paying attention to details such as the green in the flower and the matching green in the glass is something I watch for often.

Blue glass + fabric + button + thread = a happy maker – me! To see a little video of the pincushions, head over to my Instagram @lesleystorts.

Happy Crafting and Quilting! ▶︎ ▶︎ ▶︎

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8 responses to “»Anna Maria Horner Fabric and Pincushions«”

  1. Lyse Lajoie Avatar
    Lyse Lajoie

    Hello Lesley,
    I love your work, it’s always cheerful.
    I’m new at this and I am especially found of your pincushions. I would love to try and reproduce some of my own.
    As you probably can tell, I am French so please excuse the grammar mistakes.
    My question is, do you sell the fabrics you use online since I am not American but French Canadian.
    Continued success,
    Lyse

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    1. Lesley Storts Avatar
      Lesley Storts

      Hello Lyse –
      Thank you for your kind words! I do not sell the fabrics I use to make my pincushions. I purchase a lot of fabric through Etsy shops in addition to online shops as well as local shops that I visit in person.
      ~~Lesley

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  2. Lyse Lajoie Avatar
    Lyse Lajoie

    Thank-you very much for your answer.
    Lyse

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  3. Lonnia Helton Avatar
    Lonnia Helton

    These are beautiful. How do you get the cushion to stay in the glass?

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    1. Lesley Storts Avatar
      Lesley Storts

      Thank you! I glue them in! My daughter and I created the pattern (available in my Etsy shop) and we have a 2 step process for glueing the pincushions into the glass.

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  4. Karen Avatar
    Karen

    I have seen many pin cushion ideas but I love your color choices along with the unique glass bases. However nobody seems to include what to use as “filler.” My old pin cushion had a tiny addition to sharpen pins. What should I use for that also? What about sand or Styrofoam ball? Any suggestions.

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    1. Lesley Storts Avatar
      Lesley Storts

      Hi Karen – thank you! The filler I’ve used about 98% of the time is poly-fil. Over time, it does leave pin marks but that doesn’t bother me. When I’ve had a large pincushion, I’ve occasionally made a liner and filled it with crushed walnut shells. I would place that toward the top of the pincishion and backfill with poly-fil. I’ve read walnut shells are supposed to sharpen pins/needles. You can buy walnut shells in craft stores. You can also purchase it from pet supply stores where it is sold in bulk and lot less expensive but a large quantity. I’ve never used sand or styrofoam. For the small pincushions, making a liner would be too time consuming and difficult due to the small size of my pincushions.

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  5. Gabriele Solterra Avatar
    Gabriele Solterra

    You can also use steel wool in the pin cushion as a needle sharpener. Add some stuffing as well.

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