DIY Mason Jar Sewing Kit

By Nicole Blum and Catherine Newman
Published on November 1, 2017
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Indulge both your DIY crafting side and your sewing side by making this mason jar that is both a sewing kit and pincushion.
Indulge both your DIY crafting side and your sewing side by making this mason jar that is both a sewing kit and pincushion.
Photo by Margaret Lampert
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You can see how the materials for the sewing kit are layered to create the pincushion on top of the mason jar.
You can see how the materials for the sewing kit are layered to create the pincushion on top of the mason jar.
Photo by Mars Vilaubi
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Nicole Blum and Catherine Newman, longtime friends, used their years of crafting with friends, family, and kids' camps and workshops to author "Stitch Camp," a guide specifically for kids and tweens.
Nicole Blum and Catherine Newman, longtime friends, used their years of crafting with friends, family, and kids' camps and workshops to author "Stitch Camp," a guide specifically for kids and tweens.
Cover courtesy Storey Publishing

What You Need

  • 1 mason jar (the kind with a two-piece lid)
  • Fabric
  • Hot-glue gun
  • Polyester stuffing
  • Sewing supplies to store in the jar

How You Make It

  1. Cut a fabric circle that’s about 1 inch bigger all around than the lid of a mason jar.
  2. Separate the lid insert from the ring, and wrap the fabric around the lid insert. Make a partial ring of hot glue around the bottom edge of the lid insert, leaving a few inches glue-less. Carefully press the fabric onto the glue to secure it.
  3. Stuff polyester filling into the unglued opening until the fabric feels taut and cushiony, then finish gluing the fabric to the bottom.
  4. Reattach the ring and screw it onto the jar. (Add a dab or two of hot glue to the underside of the ring if the pincushion seems inclined to fall out when you unscrew it.)
  5. Now fill the jar with tiny scissors, thread, buttons, and safety pins — and stick your straight pins and needles in the top!

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