project // kawaii hexagon mini pincushion

Pin cushions often are cute just because they are. But I wanted to make something extra cute and kawaii so I made one that's mini and has a sweet smiling star on it! The design and the colors are absolutely inspired by Sanrio's Little Twin Stars, who aren't really stars, but that's not even the point.

I also wanted to see if I could use my Hexagons and Scallops deep-etch dies from Benzie to make a mini pincushion. Really, I love finding all kinds of new ways to use these shapes so this was a natural fit.

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AND...I also used my Squares and Scallops die to make a matching needle book! The pattern and tutorial for the needle book is over on the Benzie DIY Inspiration blog today, so go over and check out that out. It has the same colors and designs mixed in so you have a little felt spot for all your pins and needles.

Crafting should be cute, right?



The design on this pincushion fits on a 1.5-inch hexagon (each side measures 1.5 inches) so you could make something similar without the Hexagons and Scallops die. BUT I do love the deep-etch dies and I keep making more patterns to go with them. Just saying...

Now, how about we make a little pincushion?



You will need:

Wool Blend Felt in kawaii colors (the sample uses pink, lemonade, swan, foxglove, and coral)
Embroidery floss to coordinate with your felt (the sample uses DMC 310, 727, 598, 3608, and 3706)
Hexagons and Scallops Deep-Etch Die and Cutting Machine
Freezer paper
Pencil
Iron
Scissors
Needle Glue (optional)
Stuffing
Poly-pellets (optional)

KAWAII HEXAGON MINI PINCUSHION TEMPLATE PDF



First, choose the colors you want for the base of of the pincushion. Cut out two scalloped hexagons and one plain hexagon.



Trace all the other pieces onto freezer paper and then iron them onto your felt. Cut out the pieces and then peel off the paper from the wedges. Leave the paper on the star.

I made four wedges out of each of three colors. The shapes are reversible, so don't sweat it if they get mixed up a bit!



Embroider the face on the star using three strands of black embroidery floss. The eyes are French knots and the mouth is a scallop stitch. After you stitch the face, carefully tear away the paper.



Arrange the wedges on the plain hexagon. They'll make a smaller hexagon in the middle. You may find it helpful to hold them in place with a dot of glue.



Use two strands of matching embroidery floss to stitch down each of the pieces. Use whip stitch close to the edge of the felt.

It's okay if you can't get the pieces to match up perfectly in the middle. That part will be covered by the star.



Add the star to the middle just like you stitched down the little triangles.



Layer all of the hexagons so you have the two scalloped hexagons at the back, with the decorated hexagon on top. Using three strands of embroidery floss, stitch around the sides with running stitch. Leave one side of the hexagon open.




Add some Poly-pellets and then some stuffing to your pincushion. Try to get the pellets on the bottom and the stuffing on the top. The pellets are there more for weight, so you can also skip them entirely.



Stitch the opening of your pincushion closed and make sure it's securely knotted. This is especially important if you used the Poly-pellets.



Add some pins and you're set! Cute pins are always a plus.




The cutest little pincushion to hold your pins. The only thing better is when you also make the matching needle book.



Because sometimes I just quickly stick needles in a pincushion, but that's not so ideal. I'm going to make a point to use my needle book as intended. Oh, and if you go check out the post for making this companion piece, you'll find that it has a secret helpful bit of magic that holds more than just needles!



Know what else would be cute on a mini hexagon pincushion or even the cover of a needle book? My Sewing Bee felt ornament designs!

Happy stitching!