Home 5 Blog 5 April Pincushion PDF Quilt Pattern

April Pincushion PDF Quilt Pattern

by | Mar 31, 2021

This month in our Year of Pincushion Series, we are departing from the square pincushion format and making a super cute drum-shaped April Pincushion! This pincushion pattern is now available in the shop. 

 

pincushion pattern

 

This was seriously so much fun to make! The little Dresden plate on top of the pincushion is pieced in English Paper Piecing style which is super easy. If you like traditional hand piecing, you can also easily piece it with the “traditional” ¼-inch seam allowances. I have made small-scale Dresden plates both ways in the past but since I like to totally space out when I sew I think I am leaning towards the EPP version. Instead of using cardstock templates, I used the Wash-Away Applique Sheets that are left behind in the final project. Either method will work great.  

 

pincushion quilt pattern

 

Another little cute detail in this Dresden Flower is that I used a covered Kurumi button in the center of the flower. That way, it stands up a little bit and adds a bit of dimension to the pincushion.  

Choosing Pincushion Fabrics

When I drafted the pincushion pattern, I was intending to make it in chipper spring colors.  However, when the time came to sew the sample I was drawn into my pile of civil reproduction fabrics. I still wanted to make a happy-spring version, so I ended up with two pincushion samples for this month. They are pretty quick to make and would make a perfect gift or a seasonal display in your sewing space. 

 

pincushion quilt pattern

 

The shirting style fabric in the Civil War version is from Jo Morton and then I used random pieces from my stash for the petals and the Dresden plate. For the happy spring pincushion, I used a bright green gingham from Heather Ross and again pulled out some sweet small-scale and 30’s reproduction fabrics for the petals. 

As with most of the pincushion patterns in this series, this little cutie is perfect for using scraps. 

 

mini pincushion pattern

 

Pincushion Pattern Tutorial

The April pincushion pattern contains detailed directions as well as full-sized placement diagrams for both the tall and the short versions of the pincushion. 

This month, I also made an in-depth video tutorial that takes you through the entire process from start to finish! I thought it may be useful for all those of you who are newer to quilting and patchwork and who feel intimidated by the project. 

Related posts

5 Tips For a Successful Machine Applique

5 Tips For a Successful Machine Applique

Have you ever tried machine applique? Machine applique is a fun and easy technique to add to your quilt making. Many quilters stay away from applique altogether, thinking it looks difficult or time-consuming. However, this is not necessarily the case at all. On the...

read more
How to Declutter Your Fabric Stash

How to Declutter Your Fabric Stash

Collecting fabric is almost inevitably a side effect of being a quilter. As we make our beautiful quilts or dream about future quilts, we almost always acquire more fabric than we use up. If you have been quilting for a long time, you most likely own a solid pile of...

read more
Beginner’s Guide to English Paper Piecing

Beginner’s Guide to English Paper Piecing

English Paper Piecing has endured for several hundred years and has in recent years had a huge resurgence. A wealth of new shapes, many of them looking deceptively complicated, have surfaced. Instagram is lush with gorgeous photographs of all manner and sizes of EPP...

read more
0
    0
    Your Cart
    Your cart is emptyReturn to Shop
    Enjoy 10% on orders over $30. USE promo code SAVE10.
    This is default text for notification bar