Day 12 - Sewing Machine Pin Cushion

This is an idea I found on Pinterest and instantly thought it was genius. The original tutorial can be found here on I Can Find The Time's blog, but this is my attempt.

You just need two pieces of fabric to make a tube out of, some scraps to stuff it with, and a ribbon cut in half to tie it round you machine.

Firstly you need to lay the fabric right sides together with one piece of ribbon in between, a ribbon sandwich if you will. Sew that side down, then do the same on the other side with the other piece of ribbon. Then sew the top and bottom edges down, making sure you sew the ribbon down too! You also need to remember to leave a gap so you can turn the whole thing right side out and put the stuffing it.

Once you've stuffed it, close the gap up, tie it round your machine and you're done! Unless you're me, and you forget to sew the ribbon in to the seams. If you do that, then just sew the two bits of ribbon to either side at the back, once it's tied to your machine, who's going to see it anyway?