Looking for recycling ideas for your mason jars? Why not turn them into mini sewing kits complete with a pin cushion lid. This easy mason jar pin cushion makes the perfect gift for the new sewer or a pretty adornment for your favorite place in the house – the sewing room!
Mason Jar Pin Cushion: Supplies
You will need:
- Fabric scraps for the top
- Thin felt for underneath – if you don’t have felt you can substitute a fabric scrap
- Polyester stuffing
- Hand needle
- Thread
- Hot glue gun
- Mason jar or generic jar where the outside ring can be separated from the inside lid.
Mason Jar Pin Cushion: The Video
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Instructions
Start by removing the lid and separating the ring from the flat disk inside. Trace around the disk on the wrong side of your scrap fabric.
Using a ruler draw a series of dashes around it 1 inch (2.5cm) larger. Join them up and you have a circle to cut around. Don’t worry if it is not perfect as it will be gathered and the raw edges will be hidden.
Cut the outer circle.
Using a simple up and down gathering stitch, hand stitch all the way around the raw edge.
With the fabric wrong side facing up, gently pull the gathering stitch just enough so the edges start to pull in. Place some stuffing in your fabric center and then put the disk on top. Finish pulling the gathering stitches tight around the disk and knot off.
Cut out a piece of thin felt or fabric the same size as the disk and glue it to the back. You don’t want to add too much bulk so the lid still closes easily. If you are using fabric, you could use pinking shears to stop the edges fraying. Alternately if your felt or fabric is thick, then cut this underneath piece 1/2 inch (12mm) smaller than the disk to reduce bulk.
Put the ring of the lid back on and you are all done! Add some threads, sewing supplies or buttons for a colorful display to make your sewing room shine.
More Pin Cushion Tutorials to Enjoy
- Pincushion patterns – Felt pin cushion with sewing machine applique
- DIY Pin cushion – Round segmented pin cushion
- How to Make a Pincushion – Square patchwork pin cushion
- Mason Jar Pin Cushion
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