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How to Make a Picture Frame Pin Cushion

April 25, 2013

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Do you sew? I’ve started sewing just this past year, and even though I’m not very good at it yet, I love to see what I’m able to create with some thread and fabric! Today I’ll show you how to create a Picture Frame Pin Cushion to not only hold your pins while you sew, but look pretty too! Say good-bye to that ugly, old tomato pin cushion!
How to Make a Picture Frame Pin Cushion - a simple project to help keep your pins in check while you sew! via www.LoveGrowsWild.com #diy #tutorial

So like I said, I only started sewing recently when I asked my husband for a sewing machine for Christmas. I honestly wanted it to use it for card making and things of that nature, but I had high hopes of eventually learning to actually “sew”. I watched my new sewing machine sit in the box for a few months because I was too scared to try to learn how to use it, until one day I finally got it out, stared at it for awhile, looked at the manual, and decided I had no clue what I was doing. How do I thread this thing? What’s a bobbin? Why does this have a pedal like a car? I was in way over my head : )
After a few hours and many youTube tutorial videos later, I learned how to get it running and made my first project… Curtains! Go big or go home, right? Now I’m pretty familiar with my little sewing machine, and I have developed a ridiculous obsession with making new pillow covers for almost every season. (Seriously… you can check them out here, here, here and here!)
So now that I can say I have joined the “sewing club”, I thought it would be fun to share how to make a Picture Frame Pin Cushion to help keep your pins in check while you sew!
How to Make a Picture Frame Pin Cushion - a simple project to help keep your pins in check while you sew! via www.LoveGrowsWild.com #diy #tutorial
All you need is a picture frame (any shape will do), some fabric, batting, cardboard, hot glue, and of course, pins!
How to Make a Picture Frame Pin Cushion - a simple project to help keep your pins in check while you sew! via www.LoveGrowsWild.com #diy #tutorial
Start by removing the glass and anything else from inside the frame. Place the glass on a piece of cardboard, trace around it, and cut it out. This will be the back of your pin cushion. (You could also use the cardboard insert that came inside your frame if it had one) Now trace around the cushion back onto your fabric, making sure to center the design of your fabric if necessary.
 *I found this adorable little pink circle frame in the dollar section at Target (love that store!) and thought it would be the perfect size for a pin cushion. My frame had a piece of plastic instead of glass, so I just used that as my cushion back.
How to Make a Picture Frame Pin Cushion - a simple project to help keep your pins in check while you sew! via www.LoveGrowsWild.com #diy #tutorial
Cut your fabric out and wrap it around your cushion back. Place it into your frame to make sure the insert still fits after adding the thickness of the fabric. If the insert is too tight now, carefully trim around the outside of your cushion back until it is the right size.
How to Make a Picture Frame Pin Cushion - a simple project to help keep your pins in check while you sew! via www.LoveGrowsWild.com #diy #tutorial
Next lay your fabric face down and place a good size ball of batting in the center.
How to Make a Picture Frame Pin Cushion - a simple project to help keep your pins in check while you sew! via www.LoveGrowsWild.com #diy #tutorial
Place your cushion back on top of the batting, and pull your fabric up over the sides. Secure with hot glue all the way around the cushion back, but leave about a 1″ gap open on one side. Place your cushion back into the frame to see how it fits, adding extra batting if necessary to make the cushion more full. Once your cushion looks nice and plump, take it out of the frame and finish glueing the fabric around the cushion back.
How to Make a Picture Frame Pin Cushion - a simple project to help keep your pins in check while you sew! via www.LoveGrowsWild.com #diy #tutorial
Put your cushion into the frame again, and close the back of the picture frame. If your cushion is large and you are unable to close the frame, simply replace the frame backing with a piece of card stock or cardboard cut to size and hot glued all around the edges to hold your cushion in place.
How to Make a Picture Frame Pin Cushion - a simple project to help keep your pins in check while you sew! via www.LoveGrowsWild.com #diy #tutorial
Your pin cushion can stand up like a picture frame or lay flat on the table, but either way it will be totally adorable! After finding the picture frame at Target, I made this pin cushion with things I already had at home. Cute, simple, inexpensive, and would make the perfect little gift!
How to Make a Picture Frame Pin Cushion - a simple project to help keep your pins in check while you sew! via www.LoveGrowsWild.com #diy #tutorial
So tell me… Do you sew? When did you learn? Who taught you? I’d love to hear your stories!

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  1. Jessica K says: April 25, 2013 at 2:52 pm

    Oh you are a girl after my own heart since I too just started sewing last year and just started blogging this year. Oh how I adore these! I’m not sure if you knew this or not but if you stuff the pin cushion with human hair it’ll keep your pins sharp and keep them from rusting. So if you have hair clippings from your kids its even more of a keepsake. Can’t wait to dive into your blog more!

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  2. Tonia L says: April 25, 2013 at 3:24 pm

    This is just too cute, Liz! They would be perfect for Mother’s Day!

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  3. Taryn @ Design, Dining + Diapers says: April 26, 2013 at 4:41 am

    This is too cute! What a wonderful gift idea or party favor, oh the possibilities. Ok, I kind of want one for myself. Love this Liz!

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  4. Carrie @ My Favorite Finds says: April 26, 2013 at 3:30 pm

    This is so cute! No, I don’t sew. I wish I did….and I love seeing ways that people can put thread and fabric together to make something fun! Thanks for sharing at Pinworthy Projects.

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  5. Craftivity Designs says: April 26, 2013 at 4:50 pm

    What a clever idea–too cute!! I featured you today on my Kick-Off Friday post!

    http://craftivitydesigns.blogspot.com/2013/04/kick-off-friday_26.html

    Have a great weekend!

    Erica @ Craftivity Designs

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  6. Nancy says: April 27, 2013 at 3:12 am

    SUCH a great idea!!! I keep picking your posts in the link parties as the ones that stand out to me. You make awesome stuff!!

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  7. Ros Ros says: April 27, 2013 at 10:33 pm

    Simple but yet creative and cute. LOve it. Thanks

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  8. Melanie G says: April 28, 2013 at 3:58 am

    This is really cute, and I have just the frame I can use! I’m a new follower, by way of the Create & Inspire party. Have a nice weekend!
    Melanie
    http://violetsbuds.blogspot.com

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  9. TidyMom says: April 28, 2013 at 12:02 pm

    such a cute idea! I love the colors and fabric too!
    Thanks for linking up! I featured your post in my wrap up http://tidymom.net/2013/mothers-day-ideas-2/
    Have a super Sunday!

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  10. Diana - FreeStyleMama says: April 29, 2013 at 12:46 am

    Super cute!

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  11. Bonnie and Trish @ Uncommon says: April 29, 2013 at 2:49 am

    Love this idea! I keep passing those frames at Michaels and thinking… what could I do with those… you figured it out! Too cute!

    Take care,

    Trish

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  12. Emily @ The Em Dash says: April 29, 2013 at 4:46 am

    I love this! Pinned and done!

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  13. Ruth Cartwright says: April 29, 2013 at 8:21 am

    A great idea. Thanks for sharing. http://craftwithcartwright.blogspot.co.uk

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  14. Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says: April 29, 2013 at 6:20 pm

    I love this idea, it’s SO pretty!

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  15. Steph @ Crafting in the Rain says: April 30, 2013 at 2:35 am

    Beautiful project, and beautiful pictures!

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  16. Ana Lopes says: April 30, 2013 at 2:45 pm

    Super cute! Love the idea!
    Have a wonderful week!
    Hugs from Portugal,

    Ana Love Craft
    http://www.lovecraft2012.blogspot.com

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  17. Trish - Mom On Timeout says: May 3, 2013 at 4:47 pm

    This is such a fun idea Liz! Love it!

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  18. Kimberly @ A Night Owl says: May 3, 2013 at 9:32 pm

    Liz! Thanks for linking up at the Create & Inspire Party last week. We’re featuring YOU at tonight’s party – hope to see you there! xo, Kimberly

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  19. Nancy Bandzuch says: May 5, 2013 at 9:35 pm

    I saw this on Craftgawker and have been looking for a beautiful frame ever since. Great idea, and so pretty!
    nancy
    http://www.dosmallthingswithlove.com

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  20. Emily Morgenstern says: May 7, 2013 at 4:55 pm

    SO SO cute!! Love the pink frame ๐Ÿ™‚

    I’ve featured on my blog today!

    http://www.52mantels.com/2013/05/handmade-mothers-day-gift-ideas.html

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  21. ~Lindsey says: May 23, 2013 at 6:21 pm

    This is so adorable Liz! I taught myself to sew after my hubbie got me a machine for Christmas too! It’s been fun learning ๐Ÿ™‚ Have you tried a kids quilt yet?

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  22. Lorelei says: December 20, 2013 at 2:13 am

    when my dad’s mom started sewing, she had to make a dress by hand to show my great-grandpa she was serious and wouldn’t waste a sewing machine. My mom’s mom was a home ec. teacher, and mum had been sewing since she was pretty little. When my three sisters and I wanted to learn to sew, Mum was too busy to teach us, so she gave us Grandma’s challenge, and added that we had to make our own pattern as well. Now all four of us girls are practically fearless when it comes to altering things because making a dress by a pattern you made and having to wear it in a picture will do that to one!

    Happy sewing!
    Lorelei

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    • Liz Fourez says: December 20, 2013 at 7:12 am

      I absolutely love this story, Lorelei! What a great way to teach your children how hard work pays off. I’ll have to keep this lesson in mind someday for my kids! Thanks so much for stopping by and sharing!

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  23. Jenn -- My Autumn Sweater says: December 23, 2014 at 12:50 pm

    I learned to sew from my mother, who learned from her grandmother (it skipped a generation in there somewhere). I mostly learned by watching her and sitting in her sewing room as she made me and my cousins clothes. I started with barbies, and then american girl dolls, and then myself!

    I am a complete visual learner, so sometimes I even surprise her with stuff I knew how to do without an actual lesson — osmosis baby!

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    • Liz Fourez says: January 1, 2015 at 9:05 am

      Osmosis, baby… I love it!! That’s so wonderful that your family is passing down such a great tradition.

      Reply
  24. manjeet singh says: September 24, 2016 at 12:45 pm

    I Have tried it two times but not got too good results like in the picture.The pin never gets inside the cushion.

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Liz Fourez started Love Grows Wild in 2012 with a passion for interior design and homemaking and a dream to help others create a home they love.  From simple project tutorials, to holiday and entertaining ideas, to her journey renovating a 1940’s farmhouse, Liz demonstrates how to create a beautiful and inviting home with a handmade touch. She turned her signature cozy, neutral style into a best-selling book in 2016 and continues to inspire readers with her captivating photography and easy decorating ideas. Read more about Liz > > > >

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