1 00:00:00,329 --> 00:00:01,329 Hello! 2 00:00:01,329 --> 00:00:06,160 Welcome back - if you've missed the first three, this is a 4-part mini series within-a-series 3 00:00:06,160 --> 00:00:10,900 where I try and reuse a bunch of scrap fabrics that I have in my "Style Pile". 4 00:00:10,900 --> 00:00:16,431 In the last 3 episodes, we made a fox plushie, an eyemask, some embroidery hoop art, all 5 00:00:16,431 --> 00:00:21,100 out of scrap fabrics, and in this episode we'll be making a pincushion that sits on 6 00:00:21,100 --> 00:00:22,100 your wrist. 7 00:00:22,100 --> 00:00:23,720 So, let's get started! 8 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:27,300 The fourth and final project is going to be a wrist pin-cushion! 9 00:00:27,300 --> 00:00:32,250 So to make this, I grabbed some of this brown, floral fabric, again – apparently I have 10 00:00:32,250 --> 00:00:36,140 a LOT of scraps of this fabric – and I traced out a circle on it, using the embroidery hoop 11 00:00:36,140 --> 00:00:38,230 from the previous tutorial. 12 00:00:38,230 --> 00:00:41,780 For reference, the diameter of the circle is about 5 inches. 13 00:00:41,780 --> 00:00:43,550 And then I cut this circle out. 14 00:00:43,550 --> 00:00:48,350 Now what I’m gunna do next is to do a long basting stitch around the edges of the circle, 15 00:00:48,350 --> 00:00:50,080 and for that I’m going to use a needle and thread. 16 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:54,120 Now a basting stitch is a LONG running stitch, that looks like this. 17 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:59,010 And after I stitched around the edges, I left my needle threaded, and I pulled on the thread 18 00:00:59,010 --> 00:01:01,320 carefully… so that this happened. 19 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:05,230 I’ve ended up with a little round pouch, with an opening at the top. 20 00:01:05,230 --> 00:01:09,120 And into that opening, I’m going to be putting in small shredded fabric scraps as filling, 21 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:12,850 just like I did for the plushie, until the pin "coshion"... coshion? 22 00:01:12,850 --> 00:01:15,180 Until the pin CUSHION feels nice and firm. 23 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:24,360 And once it was, I pulled the thread tight to close up the hole, and I sewed it closed 24 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:27,880 by doing some more stitches around the hole, like this. 25 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:41,980 Annnnd when it was all closed, I tied off the thread with a few knots. 26 00:01:41,990 --> 00:01:43,729 And this is the main part of the pincushion! 27 00:01:43,729 --> 00:01:48,250 Now, I wanted to turn it into a wrist pin cushion, so, one that’ll sit on my wrist 28 00:01:48,250 --> 00:01:52,140 like a bracelet while I'm sewing – and because I don’t wanna stab myself with pins while 29 00:01:52,140 --> 00:01:56,530 I’m wearing it on my wrist, I need something in the way… this old jar lid should work 30 00:01:56,530 --> 00:01:57,530 well! 31 00:01:57,530 --> 00:02:01,420 I’ve also seen a tutorial where people can glue it to the top of a jar lid, and put sewing 32 00:02:01,420 --> 00:02:05,080 stuff inside, which is also a really cute thing you can do – but that’s not what 33 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:06,080 I’m doing today. 34 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:10,260 So next I spray-painted the lid black, so that it looked less like an old pesto lid, 35 00:02:13,950 --> 00:02:17,760 and then I measured a piece of elastic around my wrist, added an extra inch to this, so 36 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:22,069 it would be comfortable, and then I sewed this elastic piece into a loop. 37 00:02:22,069 --> 00:02:26,260 Then I put the elastic around the lid like so, and I got a hot glue gun, and I put a 38 00:02:26,260 --> 00:02:28,800 big glob of glue into the centre... 39 00:02:30,420 --> 00:02:35,020 …and I used way too much hot glue gun because I don’t know what I'm doing. 40 00:02:35,020 --> 00:02:36,280 I have a confession to make. 41 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:38,330 I have never used a hot glue gun before. 42 00:02:38,330 --> 00:02:40,150 This is my first time ever using a hot glue gun. 43 00:02:40,150 --> 00:02:41,150 I know, right?! 44 00:02:41,150 --> 00:02:44,280 What kind of DIY channel even is this? 45 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:45,440 YEAH, okay. 46 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:46,580 Slap it on in there. 47 00:02:46,580 --> 00:02:47,580 This will work. 48 00:02:47,580 --> 00:02:51,600 I made sure the elastic got glued down in the middle, with the pin cushion on top. 49 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:57,110 Then I pressed it down hard and I prayed to the hot glue gun gods, and.. it worked - all 50 00:02:57,110 --> 00:02:58,110 good! 51 00:02:58,110 --> 00:03:01,260 Everything is glued into place, and this is what it looks like finished! 52 00:03:01,260 --> 00:03:05,310 So yeah - I find wrist pin cushions really useful because they move with me when I move 53 00:03:05,310 --> 00:03:08,400 around my sewing room, because they're literally... stuck on my wrist. 54 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:10,910 And it means I don’t forget where I left my pins! 55 00:03:10,910 --> 00:03:14,280 I also glued a smaller version to the top of my sewing machine, because I’m always 56 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:18,210 wishing that I had somewhere to put pins while at my machine… well, now I do! 57 00:03:18,210 --> 00:03:22,840 Anyway, I hope this mini series gave you all a little bit of inspiration for making something 58 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:28,020 out of scrap fabric pieces, or super old worn out clothes, instead of just throwing those 59 00:03:28,020 --> 00:03:31,280 things all away and adding more unnecessary waste to our landfills. 60 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:35,341 Also, these 4 projects make great gifts, they are simple and easy to do, and they'll make 61 00:03:35,341 --> 00:03:37,319 you feel like you've done something good for the world. 62 00:03:37,319 --> 00:03:41,690 Also, I found through making this mini-series that working with a limited amount of fabric 63 00:03:41,690 --> 00:03:46,270 really pushes you to be more creative with what you've got, and I really enjoyed making 64 00:03:46,270 --> 00:03:48,239 all these projects for that reason. 65 00:03:48,239 --> 00:03:50,410 It really kicked my sewing brain back into gear! 66 00:03:50,410 --> 00:03:53,770 And I really think I'd like to try and do more scrap fabric tutorials in the future 67 00:03:53,770 --> 00:03:58,060 - especially as my scrap fabric pile... well... 68 00:03:58,060 --> 00:04:01,640 I mean, even after 4 episodes, it still - it still looks like this! 69 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:05,090 I hardly even made a dent in it. 70 00:04:05,090 --> 00:04:06,090 *sigh laugh* So... 71 00:04:06,090 --> 00:04:08,530 I guess that means plenty more tutorials to come. 72 00:04:08,530 --> 00:04:11,879 Make sure you're subscribed to my channel to catch all of my future videos, and thank 73 00:04:11,879 --> 00:04:15,690 you all so much for watching, and if you haven't done it yet go and check out the other 3 episodes. 74 00:04:15,690 --> 00:04:20,919 I hope you're all having a great day and I'll see you all next time - bye! 75 00:04:20,919 --> 00:04:24,219 Thank you to all of my supporters on Patreon who help to keep this channel running and 76 00:04:24,219 --> 00:04:26,530 allow me to continue making videos for you all. 77 00:04:26,530 --> 00:04:33,520 To become a supporter - and seriously, even $1 a month helps out SO much - go to patreon.com/annikavictoria!