In this YouTube video, I walk through my process of matching up pieces of glass with fabric. The glass is from my stash that I have collected over the years while antiquing and thrifting. You can see the glass reveal HERE. The fabric is designed by Bari J. and made by Art Gallery Fabrics. Bari J.’s designs are artistic, eclectic and offer a variety of colors to match glass, buttons, thread, and crystal & glass beads for the decorative pin.
Happy quilting and crafting! ▶︎ ▶︎ ▶︎
Another glass reveal video is up on YouTube. In preparation for our move back in 2022, I pulled several batches of glass and fabric and packed them together. My intention was to make the pincushions over the next few months…it has now been almost 2 years! I am determined to make these batches of pincushions. I realize now that the intensity and labor of making these pincushions is a joy but also a lot of work. It was fun opening up this box to find all of the beautiful glass and vessels along with Bari J.’s Eve fabric line by Art Gallery Fabrics. Below is the “reveal” and re-discovering of glass and fabric. Enjoy!
Also, at the beginning of the video I show a quilt I’m working on as I continue to learn about my Innova M24 Longarm quilting machine. I’m so happy to be able to use this powerful piece of equipment for myself and others in the near future.
Happy quilting and crafting! ▶︎ ▶︎ ▶︎
Join me as I make two new pincushions using Odile Bailloeul fabric made by Free Spirit Fabrics. The glass pieces are from the previous YouTube video Glass Reveal Box #5.
Happy quilting and crafting! ▶︎ ▶︎ ▶︎
I recently created a small batch of five salt cellar pincushions from the glass I rediscovered in my stash. When making these videos, I had to troubleshoot three different issues that I have become accustomed to when making pincushions and I wanted to share my process. The first video, Salt Cellar Pincushions – Batch of 5 – Made from Glass Stash (first link below), has an introduction and only shows a quick make of all of the pincushions. The other three videos with their specific topics are listed below:
—Square Jadeite Salt Cellar Pincushion (second link below) – shows how to make a pincushion in a square vessel.
—Brown Glass Owl Pincushion (third link below) – changing fabric mid-make.
—White Milk Glass Hen on a Nest Salt Cellar Pincushion (fourth link below) – creating a pincushion in a shallow and oval vessel.
You can access each video below:
Happy quilting and crafting! ▶︎ ▶︎ ▶︎
I recently went through a box of glass, mostly salt cellars and other small vessels, and made a couple of pincushions with glass found in that box. I used a clear glass mustard dish with a lid and a clear glass salt cellar. I found a hand painted dish while antiquing that measures around six inches in diameter and has a lip around the edge. Pairing the dish with pincushions as a catch-all for sewing notions, etc., is another way to up-cycle and enjoy unique pieces of glass, pottery, or china. The hand painted Imari dish with gold highlights is an elegant dish and prompted me to look for fabric with metallics blended into the pattern and fabric. I had many fabric choices, as you can see in the video, but decided on two that I felt best complimented the dish.
Happy quilting and crafting! ▶︎ ▶︎ ▶︎
Have you heard about the Einstein shape? I love puzzles of all kinds. One of the reasons I like making English paper piecing quilts is because it feels like putting a puzzle together. This block absolutely has the feel of a puzzle.
The word Einstein translates from German and means “one stone”. The aperiodic monotile, a polykite shape, was nicknamed “the hat” by authors Smith, Myers, Kaplan and Goodman-Strauss. You can read also read about the discovery HERE in Scientific America.
Paperpieces.com has a FREE design sheet using kite shapes to make the pattern. I am making my blocks with 2″ hexagon thirds. Here’s a link for the papers I am using – 2″ Hexagon Thirds.
This quilt will be a great scrap fabric buster for me. I’ve been holding onto some scraps for more than a decade. It is going to be so fun to work through these scraps – like visiting with old friends.
Happy quilting and crafting! ▶︎ ▶︎ ▶︎
I created a new pincushion using a beautiful piece of red glass and a colorful floral fabric designed by Nathalie Lété for Free Spirit Fabrics. You can watch it on Youtube!
This piece of glass has an interesting heritage.
Here are some facts:
–Original Coin Glass pattern created in 1892 by Central Glass Co.
–Genuine U.S. coins were used to replicate coins on glass
–5 months after production began the U.S. Treasury declared that the coin reproduction was counterfeiting and violated federal law
–All molds and inventory were destroyed
–Fostoria produced coin glass from 1957-1982
–Coins are simulated and do not represent real coins
–Coins have a matte finish created through an acid treatment that frosts the coins
Information available at Historical Glass Museum.
This pincushion was so fun to make. The opening at the top of the vase measures 2½ inches in diameter which provides up a lot of possibilities for fussy cutting. If you watch the YouTube video you will see me explain a little of the process I use when auditioning fabric. At the end, I combine several crystal and glass beads to make the matching pins.
If you want to read more about the Imperial Glass vase, this blog post has more information.
Happy quilting and crafting! ▶︎ ▶︎ ▶︎
I have been asked for many years to create a video of how a salt cellar pincushion is made. Some of the parts of this video are sped up, but all of the steps are still included within the video. I have a pattern on Etsy that has the details of making these little pincushions. Click HERE for the link or find the link at the top of the blog under Etsy Shop. This is a fun pincushion because of those rainbow gummy bears. They are all lined up and look like they are ready to dance. Making these little gems is so fun because you can complete a whole project in a short amount of time AND utilize what you have made. They also make great gifts! I enjoy making the pincushions and learned a lot while making this video for YouTube. I hope you enjoy the video.
Happy quilting and crafting! ▶︎ ▶︎ ▶︎
It has been a few years since I made a fall and halloween themed pincushion batch. After collecting vessels, fabrics and a variety of glass beads, I planned this batch early enough to have it ready at the beginning of fall.
You can find my beaded pin tutorial here. In that post, I give a lot of sources for my beads and pins. This batch was especially fun since the beads and pins literally match one another.
Continue reading
Storts Market 