Pin Cushions Revisited

One of two pin cushions made for a swap.
I was hoping Karen would love it! She did!

This is the second pin cushion I made for Karen!

I made one for myself too!

The swap project went like this: Using flickr create a picture mosaic of your favorite pin cushions. Karen, my swap buddy, requested that she wanted a purple pin cushion. One of her pictures within the mosaic was a pin cushion with a variable star with an inked image of flowers in the center made with a different color of fabric. I didn't have a pattern to follow so I found a similar square shaped pin cushion and used it as a guideline for sizing the pattern pieces.  Using Electric Quilt I printed off a foundation for a 3 inch variable star to paper piece and cut borders to size for the top piece. The filler is crushed walnut shells.

This is the pin cushion Emily made for me. 

Love it! Love it!

Which One?

Pin cushions!

This is what I have been up to lately!

The above are pictures of pin cushions that Karen has indicated that she likes. Her color preference is purple. So using purple fabric I have made one of the above and contemplating making her another. Can you guess or maybe can you say which one is your favorite. Karen will receive her pin cushion on Thursday during the Charlotte Modern Quilt Guild's monthly meeting. Since she periodically checks my blog I didn't want to ruin her surprise by having a picture of the one I made for her. 

I will post a picture after she receives it.

 I will be curious to see which pin cushion I will receive in the swap.

Here is a  mosaic picture of my of pin cushion preferences!

Now that I have made one for Karen it is one of my favorites. It just came how so cute! I hope she will be as excited about getting it as I am giving it to her.

Need ideas for pin cushion check see my Pinterest Board for Pin Cushions.

Happy quilting and sewing!