Handy Thread Catcher Pattern

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This pincushion thread catcher is your sewing machine’s best friend! Sew your own pincushion thread catcher with this free easy beginner sewing pattern.

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Today I will show you all the steps to make your very own Traveling Thread Catcher. Let’s start with what you need: 1 Fabric Rectangle: 8 x 9.75” 2 Fabric Circles: 3 ½“ diameter (across) 2 Card board Circles: 2 ¾” diameter (Use lightweight cardboard. I used a soda can box) 2 Batting Circles: 2 ¾” diameter 1 Pringles Circle: 1/2” wide *If you are looking to make multiples for gifts, you can get three thread catcher from one fat quarter* I like to put masking tape on the Pringles circle, covers the edges and also keeps the Informacion Nutricional from showing through light colored fabric! The easiest way to trace your batting and cardboard circles is to use the inside Pringles ring! 1. Do a running stitch around the edge of fabric circle. 2. Place batting then cardboard in center of fabric circle, pull up stitching to gather around, secure with a knot. 3. Do this twice. 4. Sew two circle sets together, wrong sides together. 5. Press long edges of rectangle up ¼” 6. Sew 8” edge of rectangle, right sides together, using a 1/4\

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Welcome, one and all, to my very first tutorial! May I just give a shout out to all you bloggers I love but don’t know personally who make posting a tutorial seem so effortless? I applaud you, bloggers. **clap clap clap** Okay, moving on! What is a thread catcher, you say?? Why, it is an essential for any sewer, scrapbooker, or lover of a place to put stuff. I bought one at a Farmer’s Market in Logan many years ago before I truly became a sew-aholic. I thought it would be a good garbage bin for my paper scraps when I scrap booked. Later I threw it on the arm of my couch and placed my remotes in it. When I was commissioned to sew a thousand (okay, 16) skirts for our production of \

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pin cushion thread catcher Usually, when I make these, I make several at at time. These are very popular at my Family Reunions, with all the stitchers. Supplies Needed: 1 Fat Quarter for Thread Caddy 1 Fat Quarter for Pin Cushion 1-2 cups Play Sand or Crushed Walnut Shells 19\

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This is my new hand stitching companion…literally a THREAD CATCHER . When I am hand stitching, there are little tails of silk thread …

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I’ll show you how to make an easy thread catcher to hold all of your thread tails. This post contains a free pattern and tutorial for a thread catcher.