Hawaiian Turtle Pincushion
My dad is not the only creative person in my parents house. While my dad works on his wood working projects, my mother does a lot of things with her sewing machine. This time, however, she did something with my sewing machine! Since she's never worked with a Bernina before, she wanted to do a small project to try out my machine. That little project was something I got to take home with me to celebrate my entry into sewing: a turtle pincushion in Hawaiian print fabrics that my mother has collected -- some of which were even purchased on her recent trips to the Big Island.
I picked three fabrics, all with a hibiscus motif. The pattern itself is a nice simple pattern where the turtle is supposed to have a quilt-pieced shell. However, since time was of the essence (we really only had Sunday afternoon) and there are many fun stitches to play with on my sewing machine, Mom decided to try a different approach -- the blue fabric and the purple fabrics are actually connected via some fusable interfacing and then stitched onto the body using a decorative stitch to help mimic a patchwork seam. Pretty clever, I thought! And to think all I did while I was in Ann Arbor was work on my second Sprung sock and played with my new walking foot for my sewing machine!
He still needs a little embellishing -- but I'm fresh out of fun googly eyes, so that will have to wait until my next trip to JoAnn's. In the meantime, I still have a great new little buddy to help hold my pins while I sew.
* The turtle is sitting on a little gift brought back from Hawaii for Ms. Z -- her first bib and burp cloth set and first official gift from her grandparents. Yes, we do like the turtles in my family. And, yes, I think my parents are a little excited about the upcoming grandbaby...
Who doesn't like turtles!?
I completely understand about the turtles. I think nearly everyone in my family has their own animal that they collect. The pin cushion is definitely a cute example of turtle.
Cute!
My mom collected baby gifts in a box under the bed the whole time I was pregnant with her first grandchild. :-)
Would you tell me the name of the Japanese bookstore where you bought "Knitting Patterns Book 300?" Is it in Chicago? I live in Ann Arbor and get to Chicago on occasion. I'm always looking for sources of stitch patterns. Thanks.
Every time you refer to her as Ms. Z or baby Z, I think "another couple of gamers are going to name their baby girl Zelda" as I have friends who just had a Zelda after meeting on some gaming site where they played which ever game it is that has Zelda in it. Although it always makes me think of F. Scott's wife. Congratulations, by the way!!
J'adore Monsieur Turtle!
I am likin' the turtle. Very much.
Very nice! It doesn't surprise me that your mom sews so well. I'm sure they are pretty excited, I know our folks all were.
What a pretty turtle! Do I see baby bibs as well. Your fun has just begun with Baby Z - you will be sewing and knitting for her from now on. It is so much fun. Can't wait to see your pattern for your Sprung socks, too.
Love the sea turtle bib!
CUTE!
loving the turtles.
:o)
i'm going to visit a friend in Ann Arbor at the end of the month! do you have any recommendations for the LYS in the area? i've written down the 3 in the immediate Ann Arbor area. I figured I'd just visit them all! :o)
heehee!
It's obvious you've been in SE Michigan - you're adding that infamous "s" to store names (e.g., JoAnn's). I grew up right outside Ann Arbor (in Saline), and I miss it oh-so-much. All the sewing and quilting you've been doing has made me want to try it, too. I'm not content to knit, spin, and dye, apparently. Gotta add more hobbies to the list! :)
That is such a cute Hawaiian turtle pincushion.
That turtle is adorable! So are the bibs. I'm glad you got such great fabric while you were here in my state. :)
That's the most adorable turtle I've ever seen. Embroider his eyes instead of using googly eyes and then you can take the pins out and let baby investigate the turtle when she wants to without having to worry about her swallowing an eye. 'Course you will have to be very very sure about all the pins...
Wow, you're so creative! I'm lovin the pincushion AND the sprung socks =)
Lovely! Have you seen equilter.com for quilting fabrics?
Those are extremely cute. I predict Ms. Z. will be surrounded by cuteness from arrival on forward.