Eight Pointed Civil War "Buckshot" Pin Cushion

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01-25-2015, 06:08 AM

IrishgalfromNJ

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Eight Pointed Civil War "Buckshot" Pin Cushion

I found the pattern here: http://www.marcusfabrics.com/images/...pincushion.pdf several months ago and I think I have seen a link on this board as well. I fell in love the the shape, it reminds me of an octopus. I made mine in civil war reproduction fabric with emery sand to fill the pieces. I made pouches cut a little smaller for the emery and slipped those in the main fabric pieces. The emery sand does settle to the bottom, but it is really heavy. I did a lot of hand sewing on this.

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01-25-2015, 06:55 AM

Tartan

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Very cute and it reminds me of a star fish!

01-25-2015, 07:45 AM

Gramie bj

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Cutie pin cushion. Where do you get your emery?

01-25-2015, 07:51 AM

JuneBillie

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You did a great job on it. I have one made by a board member, and I just love mine. She even put a special button on the top from a uniform in her family.

01-25-2015, 08:28 AM

Annz

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That is too cute.

01-25-2015, 08:42 AM

QuiltnNan

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nicely done

01-25-2015, 10:07 AM

QUILTNMO

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very nice job!!!

01-25-2015, 10:19 AM

joyce888

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Very nice and an unusual shape. I could see this in Christmas fabric and would look like a poinsettia.

01-25-2015, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Gramie bj

Cutie pin cushion. Where do you get your emery?

I bought two cups from an etsy shop called "my sweet accent". The shipping charges were cheaper than the person on Amazon. The etsy shop also had a choice between 80 grit and 100 grit emery.