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I use to use a store bought plastic wrist pin cushion but it was really uncomfortable to wear, so I decided to make my own with an elastic strap.
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Step 1Cut a square of aida fabric and secure it in to an embroidery hoop.
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Step 2Thread a needle with some red embroidery floss. Most people use 2 strands but I like to use 3. Make a \ stitch and knot the stitch in place at the back.
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Step 3Make 4 more \ stitches.
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Step 4Stitch back the way with 4 / stitches, making 4 squares.
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Step 5Repeat this method and stitch a total of 10 rows.
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Step 6Miss out 4 rows and stitch 10 more rows.
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Step 7Starting 12 blocks to the left of the cross, stitch 28 blocks wide.
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Step 8Repeat this for all the other rows down until you have 4 rows.
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Step 9Now stitch the diagonal crosses, these are two blocks wide. Make sure to stop stitching one block before the cross.
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Step 10Now thread your needle with blue floss and start stitching in the flag. Stitch up to 1 block away from the diagonal line and the cross.
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Step 11On the other side of the diagonal line, stitch 2 blocks away from the line.
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Step 12The pattern alternates depending on which area of the flag you're working on, so make sure your stitching matches this design.
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Step 13Thread your needle with white floss and stitch in the white lines,
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Step 14It should look like this when its all done.
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Step 15You can leave the back of your cushion blank but if you want to make it super cute, you could stitch a little heart.
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Step 16Make two / stitches, then skip two holes and stitch two more / stitches.
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Step 17Make a \ stitch one hole further to the right and then make one more. Miss out two holes and make two more \ stitches.
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Step 18Stitch 2 rows of 7 blocks.
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Step 19Start the 4th row with a \, stitch5 blocks and end the row with a /.
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Step 20Continue this down, decreasing by one block at either side.
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Step 21Decrease by another block on either side and your red heart is finished.
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Step 22Stitch one white lines around the outside of the red, repeating the same pattern.
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Step 23Now stitch a blue heart, 2 blocks wide around the outside of the white.
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Step 24Your heart should look like this.
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Step 25I made a little border by stitching one red block, missing a block and then stitching a blue block around the outside of the heart.
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Step 26Cut out your two sides, leaving a 2 block border.
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Step 27Place the two sides, wrong sides facing out and stitch a straight line along the top and bottom.
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Step 28Fold right side out and it should look like this.
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Step 29Cut a length of thick black elastic to fit your wrist.
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Step 30Slip through your flag and stitch the opens end together. Place the stitched area on the inside of the flag. Fold the edges of one of the side under and stitch together, stitching through the elastic.
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Step 31Stuff the open end with stuffing, so that the pin cushion is nice and fat.
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Step 32Stitch the final end closed and you're all done.
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Step 33Slip on your wrist and you're ready to start sewing!
absolutely awesome!!