| A Child's First Sewing Project "Make a Pincushion" |
| #1. Choose 2 squares........ 4 inches by 4 inches |
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| Right Side of Fabric |
| Wrong Side of Fabric |
| #2. Place one square on top of the other, right sides together and pin the edges carefully together. |
| #3. Sew all around the square keeping the edges together. Make tiny little running titches, 1/4 inch from the edges (1/4 inch seam) |
| #4. Leave an opening between the beginning stitch and the last stitch of 1 inch on one side. |
| #5. Turn inside out through the opening so that the right side of the fabric is on the outside. |
| #6. Stuff the little pillow tightly with fiberfill, cotton or small scraps of fabric. |
| #7. Sew up opening with matching thread, using a whip stitch or a blind stitch. |
| #8. Congratulations!! Your first sewing tool, a pretty pincusion, is completed.!! |
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