Little Birdies Pincushion

The other month I participated in a pincushion swap on flickr … Mini QT Swap flickr group. I sent off the starfish pincushion and this is what Ruth of Ruthie Quilts made me in return. This absolutely darling two part pincushion. The base is a biscornu (two squares twisted together) that are made from quilted blocks. The top of it is a paper pieced flying geese pattern. I love that so much!!! And the icing on the cake is the little birdie topper. Ruth made that as part of a test for her friend Deonn of Quiltscapes. Don’t you wish you had one too? Well never fear my friends because Deonn was so very kind and wrote the Little Birdies pincushion tutorial that was featured on the Riley Blake website. Run over there and get a copy of it. I bet that they’d also make fantastic ornaments or gift toppers as well as the cutest little pincushions ever. Thank you very much Ruth!