Felt Flower Pin Cushion

A felt flower tops of this pretty pin cushion created in a mini candle holder. You can also use a mini flower pot, metal pot or small cup to create this pin cushion. Use to decorate your sewing room or give us a gift to someone who loves to sew. This clever project comes to us from Ashley Johnston of Make It and Love It.
 

Materials:

• Mini Candle Holder (This one is for tea lights. It measures 2 x 2 x 2.5 inches)
  
  
   
• 5x 5 inch square of fabric
• Small pieces of felt or wool felt
• Thread
• Batting
• Hot glue
• Scissors

Instructions:

1. Decide what type of holder you would like to use. (You could also use a mini terracotta flower pot, a small cup, a mini metal pot,etc.)
    
2. Glue your fabric to two sides of the holder.
   
     
    
3.  Start shoving it full with batting. Glue one more side down and shove as much batting in as you can. You want it to be tight with batting so that you can shove pins in.
   
   
    
4. Tuck the last side in and glue it down.
   
   
    
5. Cut out any shape or design out of your felt and then hand stitch it into place.
   
   
    
6. Stick your pins in and now you have them nice and handy. Simple.