Make a Lucky Pin Cushion for St Patrick’s Day

It’s almost St. Patrick’s Day, are you excited? Well, I am excited because spring is definitely a season full of beautiful celebrations. The good thing about St. Patrick’s Day is that it’s main symbol is the clover plant. This plant is the sign of good luck, we all need that. So friends, let’s make a lucky pin cushion for St. Patrick’s Day!

Materials needed:

• a fabric circle with a 16.5cm (6.5″) diameter – for the yo yo
• green felt scraps (at least 5 inches x 1.25″) – for the shamrock
• 2 circles of green felt with an 8cm diameter (3″ across) – for the pin cushion top and bottom
• 1 strip of candy pink felt measuring 3cm (1.25″) x 25cm (10″) – for the pin cushion sides
• a needle and thread
• an embroidery needle and pink embroidery floss
• scissors
• crochet flower, button or other embellishment for the top of your shamrock
• polyester filling
• rice or similar to weight down the pin cushion