Sew a iced swirl pincushion

1. Download the templates and print. Cut a 12cm circle from brown felt, and a 16cm circle from beige, then cut a 5cm x 35.5cm strip from brown felt for the side of the cake. Iron fusible webbing onto the back of a 10cm square of caramel felt.

2. Draw a three-swirl spiral onto the backing paper and carefully cut it out. Peel the backing paper off the spiral and place it in the centre of the beige circle. Press under a cloth to fix into place. Machine topstitch along the centre of the spiral. Using different coloured embroidery thread and sew sprinkles around the beige circle.

3. Transfer the position of the darts onto the beige circle as indicated on the template and machine stitch on the wrong side of the fabric. With right sides facing, pin and stitch the ends of the long strip of brown felt together. Then, with right sides facing, pin the beige circle to the brown strip, and sew into place. With right sides facing, pin the brown base to the brown strip, and machine stitch into place, leaving a 4cm gap for turning.

4. Turn the pincushion through the gap and stuff well, adding some split peas to the base, then hand sew closed. Cut a length of yellow ric rac to fit the circumference and hand sew in place where the beige and brown felt meet. Cut five petal shapes from red felt and sew their points together to make a flower. Attach to the swirl, adding a bead for decoration.

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