I Love My BERNINA Pincushion

I Heart my BERNINA Pincushion

Every sewing area needs a pincushion. Not only functional but cute too.  Stitch this wonderful pincushion to set beside your BERNINA sewing machine. The best part is it will be stitched and assembled in the embroidery hoop except for a few inches of hand sewing once the pincushion is stuffed. Let’s get started.

Machine Set up

supplies

Materials to Make the I Love my BERNINA Pincushion

  • 80/12 Embroidery needle
  • 40wt Embroidery Thread
  • 60wt Bobbin Thread
  • 40wt Cotton Thread
  • Fabric Glue Stick
  • Small Curved Embroidery Scissors
  • Fabric Scissors
  • Point Turner
  • Cut-Away Stabilizer such as OESD Polymesh
  • Pellon SF101 Shape-Flex or similar
  • Choose your favorite filler for the Pincushion: Poly-fil, Poly- pellets, Walnut Shells
  • Iron and Pressing Surface
  • Fabric
    • Front top 7”x 6”
    • Front Bottom 7”x 2”
    • 2½” square for heart
    • Back 7”x6”
    • 7” piece Ric Rac 3/8 wide minimum

Download Free Pattern

Instructions

For extra support stabilize fabric with SF101 (or similar) per manufacturer instructions.

sabilize fabric

Hoop the Cutway stabilizer making sure the stabilizer is secured all around the hoop.

hooped stabilizer

Place hoop on the embroidery machine and stitch a placement line.

placement line

Remove hoop from the embroidery machine. Using a fabric glue pen, tack the for corners of the larger front fabric piece over the placement stitch

fabric

Return hoop to the embroidery machine and stitch the cutting stitch.

stitch the cutting

Remove hoop from the embroidery machine and trim with small, curved scissors along the lower edge right up to the cutting stitch

removed hoop

Place the long edge of the smaller front piece of fabric flush with the long lower edge of the fabric just cut in above step. Tack lightly with a glue pen between the two pieces of fabric along the long edge.

Return hoop to embroidery machine. The embroidery machine will stitch a seam along the long edge.

Remove hoop from the embroidery machine. Finger press the two pieces of fabric open.

Return hoop to embroidery machine. The machine will stitch the smaller/lower piece of fabric in place.

Return hoop to embroidery machine. Stitch the placement stitch for the applique heart.

Remove hoop from the embroidery machine. With a fabric glue stick adhere the 2½” square over the heart placement stitch.

Return hoop to embroidery machine. Stitch the cutting stitch.

Remove hoop from the embroidery machine. With small, curved scissors, trim the heart fabric right up to the cutting stitch.

Return hoop to embroidery machine. The machine will now stitch the satin stitch around the heart.

Change thread color if desired and stitch “I’ and “my”.

Change thread color if desired and stitch ‘BERNINA”.

Remove hoop from the embroidery machine. With a fabric glue stick adhere Ric Rac right along the seam line of the two fabric pieces. Return the hoop to the embroidery machine and stitch the Ric Rac onto the fabric. Reduce the speed of the embroidery machine when stitching the Ric Rac in place.

Remove hoop from the embroidery machine. With a fabric glue stick adhere the backing fabric in the corners to the design. The right sides of fabrics together.

Return the hoop to the embroidery machine and stitch the two pieces of fabric together. There will be an opening at the bottom of the pincushion to turn right sides out.

Remove hoop from the embroidery machine and remove pincushion from the hoop. With fabric scissors trim ¼” from seam line all the way around. Trim corners at a 45-degree angle.

Gently turn the pincushion inside out. Use a point turner to ease the corners out. Fill the pincushion with your favorite filling. I used walnut shells because that’s what I had when creating this project. Any filling would be perfect.

Slip stitch with 40wt sewing thread and sewing needle, the small opening of the bottom fabrics together after filling the pin cushion.

Enjoy your pincushion next to your machine. Maybe make some pincushions for your favorite friends. If you enjoyed this fun project with the applique heart, check out my website www.lunchboxquilts.com. There you will find many projects using machine embroidery applique quilts and projects.

Happy Stitching!

Angie

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