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Folded Corner Pincushion

 Julie Cefalu, the designer behind The Crafty Quilter, posted a free tutorial on making a folded corner pincushion.

These are super cute and I simply had to make some for quick gifts!

One can easily make these from scraps, too! That is what I did.

The little pockets are great for a needle threader, clips, and a bobbin with thread!

Folded Corner Pincushion

These are easy to make, but ya might want to be sure that you start with the correct size square, if ya want yours to be the same size as Julie’s.

Right from the start, I picked up the wrong size square and then wondered why my pincushion wasn’t the right size. Ha, ha!

Folded Corner Pincushion

Folded Corner Pincushion

I stuffed mine with both polyfill and crushed walnut shells, and I hand sewed my opening closed.

Folded Corner Pincushion

My photos aren’t the best, so I suggest you hop on over to Julie’s site and check out her tutorial. She also offers a boxed corner version…a version that I’d like to make as well.

Julie’s instructions are clear, thorough, and show great photos!

Folded Corner Pincushion

Quilt On!

Potato Bags

I didn’t jump on the wagon when potato bags were so popular a few years ago. However, I did put them on my to-do list (Yeah…it takes me awhile to get around to everything on the ultra long to-do list).

Back in January (Am I really saying ‘back in’ already?), I cut out kits to make several bags. I wish I had vegetable themed fabric, but I went with what I have.

There are several free tutorials on the internet. There is also one on the back of the batting package.

Photo Courtesy of Amazon - Wrap N Zap
Photo Courtesy of Amazon – Wrap N Zap

You definitely want to use 100% cotton for all of your materials. No metallic fabric! Play it safe…these bags will be used in a microwave!

Potato Bag

These bags are quick and easy to make!

They are useful and are great to have on hand whenever you need a quick gift.

Potato Bag

Mine are about 9″ square…plenty of space for a couple of potatoes (or corn, carrots, etc…).

Potato Bag

I wish I had made these sooner; they are a fast way to cook potatoes!

Potato Bag

Done!

Potato Bag

What is your favorite way to cook potatoes?