Chicken pin cushion

i was at my LQS this past saturday and saw the cutest pin cushion. it
looked like a three sided chicken, beak and all. does anyone know
where i could get a pattern for something like that? it was about 4
inches long and 3 inches high.

amy in CNY

http://www.quiltingworks.com/cabin-f...in-cushion.htm
I think this is it Amy! I made some for christmas.
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"amy" wrote in message
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i was at my LQS this past saturday and saw the cutest pin cushion. it
looked like a three sided chicken, beak and all. does anyone know
where i could get a pattern for something like that? it was about 4
inches long and 3 inches high.

amy in CNY

THANK YOU ESTELLE!!!!! this is just it!!! [[[happy dance]]]

amy in CNY

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, amy
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i was at my LQS this past saturday and saw the cutest pin cushion. it
looked like a three sided chicken, beak and all. does anyone know
where i could get a pattern for something like that? it was about 4
inches long and 3 inches high.

amy in CNY
Try to get in touch with Susie B form Uk.
The year I went to Malvern, Susie gave us all a chicken pin cushion that
she had made. I am not sure what email address she uses these days..
Shirley
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There's an oops in those instructions, methinks. They say to stuff the
chicken pincushion with dry rice. I don't think that's such a good idea.
If the pincushion is going to be used, a better filling would be real wool -
snips of wool, shreds of wool yarn or the real thing if you happen to have a
sheep handy. Might not matter much for you Arizona quilters but in a damp
climate wool is best. Polly

i wondered about rice in it too.
wool would coat needles with lanolin when they are stuck in it.
if all esle fails i'd just put left over batting that i first shreaded up a bit.
even poly stuffing'd work.
glad i'm not as crazy as i thot.
j.

"Polly Esther" wrote...
There's an oops in those instructions, methinks. They say to stuff the
chicken pincushion with dry rice. I don't think that's such a good idea. If
the pincushion is going to be used, a better filling would be real wool -
snips of wool, shreds of wool yarn or the real thing if you happen to have a
sheep handy. Might not matter much for you Arizona quilters but in a damp
climate wool is best. Polly

Another good filling for pincushions is found at pet shops... it is a
crushed walnut hull stuff used for lizard bedding. G
I like to put some sort of soft stuff into the corners, especially the
head area, even if stuffing with rice/nut hulls/sawdust/??. Grin.

Pati, in Phx

nzlstar* wrote:
i wondered about rice in it too.
wool would coat needles with lanolin when they are stuck in it.
if all esle fails i'd just put left over batting that i first shreaded up a bit.
even poly stuffing'd work.
glad i'm not as crazy as i thot.
j.

"Polly Esther" wrote...
There's an oops in those instructions, methinks. They say to stuff the
chicken pincushion with dry rice. I don't think that's such a good idea. If
the pincushion is going to be used, a better filling would be real wool -
snips of wool, shreds of wool yarn or the real thing if you happen to have a
sheep handy. Might not matter much for you Arizona quilters but in a damp
climate wool is best. Polly

do the walnut shells sharpen the needles/pins when inserted?
j.

"Pati C." wrote...
Another good filling for pincushions is found at pet shops... it is a crushed
walnut hull stuff used for lizard bedding. G
I like to put some sort of soft stuff into the corners, especially the head
area, even if stuffing with rice/nut hulls/sawdust/??. Grin.
Pati, in Phx

Probably not.....but it will give the chicken some bottom weight so it
doesn't fly away.......

Laurie G. in CA

"nzlstar*" wrote in message
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do the walnut shells sharpen the needles/pins when inserted?
j.

how about sand then?
should sharpen those pins/needles and weight it down.
have to be sure to use tightly woven fabric and teeny tiny stitches too i guess,
eh.
flying chooks can be a right bother indeed,
j.

"Laurie G. in CA" wrote...
Probably not.....but it will give the chicken some bottom weight so it doesn't
fly away.......

Laurie G. in CA

"nzlstar*" wrote...
do the walnut shells sharpen the needles/pins when inserted?
j.