Fun for Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day or anytime you want to show your favorite sewer how sweet she is!

Quick and easy to make, this jar is filled with little delights for your favorite sewer or quilter.

These super cute pin cushion jars are really fun and easy projects.  It’s perfect for doing with kids too and makes a nice gift for Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day or Easter depending on the theme of the fabric.

For this project you will need only a few simple supplies. The jar you are working with, GOOP Craft Adhesive, a few elastic bands – a small one for the cushion and a larger one to use as a ‘clamp’ while the glue is drying, batting (or use cotton balls!), a small box, a 6″-10″ scrap of fabric (depending on the size of the jar) and a bit of trim such as yarn, ribbon or whatever you have around. Stickers

Put a wad of batting in the middle of the fabric square.

Gather up all the edges and secure them with the small elastic band being careful to get all the edges inside. Then trim off the excess fabric ends about 1/2″ up from the elastic band.

Using the GOOP adhesive, attach the cushion to the lid of the jar and weight it down with something heavy like an old book. Wait for at least 2 hours while the glue dries. In the meantime (gotta keep the kids busy!) carefully

If little ones are involved, the fumes from GOOP might be irritable. The pin cushion on the Easter Jar, shown at the top is made with a canning jar and there is no glue involved. Simply place a wad of poly batting on the flat lid insert. Cover it with your fabric square and pull the ends taut. Slip the ring portion of the lid over the fabric and batting. This will hold everything in place. Trim the excess fabric and you are done in under 5 minutes. Kids ( and the young at heart) can enjoy decorating the outside of the jar with pretty scraps of ribbon, lace or even stickers. Using glue squares protects little ones from harmful fumes and makes it easier for them to decorate the jar. Fill plastic eggs, found for under $1 at big box stores or dollar stores, with notions and treats for a sweet gift!

Fill this fun and easy to make jar with notions, needles and sweets for your favorite sewer or quilter!

Happy Sewing and a blessed Easter Season,

Natalie