Maria Elkins

Color wheel pin cushion

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Color wheel pincushion
Color wheel pincushion
Look what I just finished! I made a color wheel pin cushion. It was fun to do and it makes me smile ๐Ÿ™‚

I’ve been going through some storage areas and I came across a pile of 4″ and 5″ squares. For a while I subscribed to a service through Hancock’s of Paducah, and every month or so they sent a stack of 5″ squares of the new fabrics. Among my hoard was a set of twelve tone-on-tone polka dot prints. With a little help from some Tsukineko all-purpose ink, I was able to get a full color wheel. I cut the squares into 30 degree wedges and sewed them all together. Then I gathered the outer edge and stuffed it. It fits perfectly into a little cobalt blue dish I found at the thrift store.

Analogous color scheme
Analogous color scheme
I’m also playing with a some deep blues, purples, and greens. Here’s what I’ve done so far. Next I’m going to add bits of yellow and orange to see what happens.

Comments

3 responses to “Color wheel pin cushion”

  1. Ed Chamness Avatar
    Ed Chamness

    The pin cushion in great. How many pieces did you have to hand color. Too bad they fabric company did not think about a full range…

  2. Maria Avatar
    Maria

    I had to paint the blue and the yellow-orange, and then I had to modify the red-violet, the blue-green, and the orange so they were closer to the correct color.

  3. DD#2 Avatar
    DD#2

    I love you mom… these are great! ๐Ÿ™‚