Mimi Kirchner asked for pattern testers to try out her soon to be released Tiny World Pincushion pattern. Lucky me that I saw her request within minutes and signed up. I've been enamored of these little creations from the first time I saw one on her blog. They're an extension of the make-do pincushions that women used to create from old china ... a lone cup, a sugar bowl missing its lid, etc. Mimi has taken that one step further by transforming them into tiny worlds with little landscapes.
I have a little tea set with the infamous Blue Willow pattern on it that was given to me by my grandmother when I was a little girl. However it was deemed too precious for me to play with and it was safely boxed away for later. Later never seemed to arrive until finally a few years ago the box was rediscovered in my father's garage. They're darling little cups made in Japan. I'm short the lids for the sugar bowl and the teapot. Also I must be one cup shy as there's an extra saucer. These would make the perfect tiny world pincushions!
Here's my version complete with a piece of Donegal tweed wool for the roof:
Mimi said that the pattern should be available by the end of this week. It's chock full of color photographs detailing every step of the way. Superbly done! Go and visit Mimi, you know you want to make one too. Here's Mimi's flickr set of her tiny worlds for inspiration.
