I decided to make the apple first. Before our next Couture Jacket class, I have to gather some supplies. One of the things she wants us to have is a pin cushion for our pins. I do have the standard red tomato pin cushion but I wanted to have two in case I forgot the pin cushion at class. It only took about 30 minutes to make the whole thing.
It's eight pieces total. There are six apple pieces and two leaf pieces.
I used a green button to hold the leaves down and to do the tufting. After you stuff it, you take a really long needle and put it through the center of the apple. You do this back and forth and tighten it up to make the apple pucker at the two ends.
Here's the bottom.
You have to do a little handstitching. I think I did an okay job considering how much I stuffed this puppy. It's amazing how much fill you can put in something this size.
