[lace] emery pwdr pin cushion

[Margot Walker]

I made mine at least 10 years ago, using 2 layers of cotton broadcloth.  
First I bought round, plastic container of face powder - the one I have 
was the Cover Girl brand - emptied out the powder and drilled a hole 
through the centre of the bottom.  (That is so I can pin the cushion to 
my pillow if I want.)  The height of the container is about 1 inch.  
Then I cut 2 circles of cotton broadcloth and ran a gathering thread 
around the circumference of each of them.  I think the size of the 
circles was the size of the container, multiplied by 2, plus 1 inch for 
the sides and some extra for gathering and overlapping.  I then poured 
the emery into the centre of 1 circle, gathered it up, flattened down 
the gathers, and sewed over them.  Then I put that ball on the second 
circle, with the sewing touching the centre of the second circle.  After 
gathering the second circle and sewing it, I sewed a piece of lace on 
the top.  I used a Beds piece that was designed for paperweights.  Then 
I plopped the whole thing in the container.  There's been no leakage in 
10 years and I use it all the time.  It's especially good when I travel, 
since I can push down all the pins and put the top on the container.  
Hope this makes sense -  it's very early in the morning here.

Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada
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