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Turtle Pincushion – Greeny & Pinky
March 14, 2009 by Craft Passion
in Free Pattern, Highlight, Sewing
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Did you get it right? [click here to see the question]. Yup, the hexagon quilt is for the back of my little turtle pincushion. Let me introduce ***drum roll***** WELCOME, Ms.Pinky and Mr. Greeny!!!
I created Greeny as an experiment, if you go back to my hexagon quilt tutorial post, you will see Greeny is hiding in the background as I photographed the steps. From idea, to paper, to sewing and finally the birth of my turtle pincushion, I created my first sea creature. The project went on smoothly and I never thought that I can be successful in the very first trial. Lucky me, I think!
The toughest part for the hexagon quilting is the fabric matching part. I sat in my craft room with my pile of fabrics around me ***matching matching matching***, half a day gone by and I still can’t make up my mind which colour theme to choose. Finally I decided to have a green male turtle, this is how Greeny was created and got his name!
Draw, draw, draw, cut, cut, cut and sew, sew, sew… taa daa…. here he is, exactly like what I had in mind! Yippy yah yah yah!!!
He is so cute that I couldn’t help myself and wanted to make another one. Mmmm, may be I should make one for my sister. She is as “crafty” as me and her work is so fine that every piece made is perfect. I will add her works into my blog to share with you all, and I hope she will grant me the permission to do so.
Ok, coming back to my turtle tale: — Since Greeny is a male turtle, I want to make him a girlfriend [they ended up apart when I gave her away to my sister, sob, sob, sob 
] .
What colour symbolize feminity? ***Pink***, yeah!!! I have some left-over pink felt from Chi-Chai Monchan felting that I had used as a part of the purse for my friend Sumay.
Sew, sew, sew…. Pinky is hatched!!!
Pinky is the improved version of Greeny, I made a bottom shell for her which Greeny doesn’t have. I even machine-sew her back for 2 more circles to add more dimension. She has bigger eyes, she even has eye-lashes on it but it is too short to see in the photos :p
Ouch, ouch, ouch!!! Hubby said that I am too heartless, poking needles into them, wouldn’t I feel their pain? They are pincushion afterall!!! So, I decided to fully utilize them by poking more pins into them…. Ouch, ouch, ouch!!!
Update!!!
I know that some of you are searching up and down for this paper pattern through out my blog. Well, I intended to give the paper pattern away free since long ago
but I am still in the process of converting myI managed to redraw the pattern properly, scanned and inserted into the instruction sheet, so it looks so much better now than my draft copy. Shame to tell that I haven’t started learning the software yet, so it is going to take a while before I can publish it in my blog, is there anyone out there could help me to draw one that is neat and professionally look? Mean while, if you really want the paper pattern of myuglyhand draft copy into electronic copyugly hand draft versionbeautifully drawn version, please contact me or write a comment below and tell me what is your plan after making this cute turtle pin cushion, as a gift, for charity, for own use, or something else, I will email it to you as soon as I can…. Please bare in mind that this turtle pin cushion is my original design and it is only meant for personal and hobby use, please don’t sell my paper pattern or the handmade created from my paper pattern for commercial trade.
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I love your turtles!! Sea turtles, or honu as they are called in Hawaiian, are very special creatures to islanders. Your quilted honu are just the cutest!
Aloha!
Hi MouseChirpy, we called it “Penyu” in Malay language. Thanks.
Those turtles are so cute! What a cute idea.
Hi Suze, thanks.
Your turtles are so adorable! I love them!
=^..^=
Oh, I love these turtles. They are the best. Love your stuff. Great blog! Thanks!
Hi,
I like these Turtle Pincushions. Is there a possibility to get the pattern for it?
I would like to make one of this turtles for my sister in law…she is a big turtle fan…
Yours Tina from Germany
Hi Joanne,
thank you very much! It is so nice!
Can you please send me the pattern for the turtle pincushion? Its so cute! Thanks
I love turtles, and just started picking up sewing again and so I would like to keep it for myself actually, if you don’t mind. I live in U.S., California to be exact.
YAy! Thank you so much. I am excited to get started. Will definitely keep you posted
Katy
Could u please forward pattern for the above pin cushion,so l can make 1 to add to my collection
I love your turtle and my kids love it too. They ask me: Mami, can you sew us these turtle???? Can I ask you for the pattern, please? I am sure that my kids will be happy, when they became these turtle. I´m sorry my english is not very good, but I try to write you in english. I´m from Germany.
Love
Marion Guske
Thanks for your interest in my turtle pin cushion.
Your kids are so cute!!! Your English is fine, and I have no problem understanding it. I am a Malaysian Chinese and I am not a native English speaker too, so I understand.
I sent the PDF file to you via email. Please contact me should you have difficulty on the pattern & instruction. You can write your question to me in German, and I can translate it into English. But I will write back in English because I don’t know German, ha ha ha !!!
Would appreciate if you can give me a photo or 2 of your work after completing it.
Thanks. Hope you enjoy sewing it and you kids love it.
p/s: if your friends are interested in this pattern, please write to me directly (via the contact form in my website) so that I can send a copy from here.
I think that turtle pin cushion is very cute. I would like to make one. Can you please send me the pattern? Thank you
Please, can you send me the pattern? I like to make it for my own use.
Your turtle pincushions are so precious! I will not feel like my life is complete until I have one of my own!
Love your commentary on them too – what a riot! Like a real soap opera – love, lost love, new love, torture, etc……
Try making one for yourself after receiving my pattern
Oh! I saw the turtles on Craftgawker! SO adorable and delightful!
I would love the pattern – personal/gift use only – I would make one for my Mom, a friend who is a turtle fanatic, my daughter, and ME!!
Regards,
Lorraine
Kann ich bitte auch diese Anleitung von dir erhalten ???
Vielen Dank.
Liebe Grüße Bianca aus Trier
Sorry, I don’t read or speak German, can you write in English? I have translated it to English by using translation tool, but still don’t understand.
Thanks.
Hello there
I saw your beautiful pattern of the lovely turtle and also saw your post in the Quilt-Friend Forum. Would you please send me the free pattern in PDF?
Thanks a lot and greetings from Switzerland
Irene
Before I can send you the free pattern, would you mind tell me what is your plan after making the turtle up, as a gift, for own collection, or other? I would wish that if you can give me a photo or 2 just to show how your turtle look like, but no obligation, just that I would like to show my blog readers about the crafter who have tried out the pattern.
Thank you.
I’d like to make it for myself as a pincushion, also because I like working with hexagons.
As soon as I’m done with making the turtle, I’ll send you a picture for your gallery.
Thank you
Irene
Hi, I love your turtle. I love, love, love turtles, sea turtles more. I grew up close to the gulf coast and we always found them crossing the road, the high back tarapin (sp)now they are procted and you can\’t do that….we had lots of pet turtles. There is a lady that has had cancer, in remission and now back again and bigger and meaner than the first round and I thought this would cheer her up if I made one for her. Our craft board is giving her a card shower until the Chemo is over.
You are so kind to make one for that lady. How can I not giving the pattern to you to make one for her!!!! Hope she is strong to go through the tough treatment with all your supports
I love turtle too and we can only see them on the beach here in Malaysia during egg laying season.
I would like to ask if you can provide me a photo or 2 after you finish making the turtle, no obligation, just want to see how you all make it from my pattern and may be share it in my blog. The is meaningful for me to give-away free pattern in such a way.
Thanks, hope you enjoy making the turtle
Thank you so much.It must be beautiful where you live.
Please can you send me the pattern of the turtle pin cushion, it`s so pretty.
Thank you very much
Greetings Erika Sauter
Before I can send you the free pattern, would you mind tell me what is your plan after making the turtle, as a gift, for own collection, or other?
I would wish that if you can give me a photo or 2 just to show how your turtle look like, but no obligation, just that I would like to show my blog readers about the crafter who have tried out the pattern.
Thanks.
hallo craft passion,
I\’d seen your mail at the QF-website. I love your turtle – please send me the free pattern
Thank you very much
Thanks for liking my turtle pin cushion.
Before I can send you the free pattern, would you mind tell me what is your plan after making the turtle, as a gift, for own collection, or other?
I would wish that if you can give me a photo or 2 just to show how your turtle look like, but no obligation, just that I would like to show my blog readers about the crafter who have tried out the pattern. Don’t you think that it is meaningful for me to give-away free pattern in such a way?
Thanks
thank you for your message, I want to make the turtle for my own and if I can make it good, maybe a second as a gift. Then I would give you a photo off course. Excuse me- my english is very bad. I hope, you understand me.
Thanks
Beate
You are welcome. I am sure you can make it nice and pretty if you put effort on it
Yes, please, would like to have a look how the turtle turns out from your hand.
Your English is fine, I can understand without any problem
Keep in touch.
Hi!
I ran across your blog posting about the two turtles you made (Greeny and Pinky) and I\’m wondering if you would share your pattern with me? I want to make a little turtle for my sister-in-law, who is having a difficult time with her weight-loss program…and she\’s adopted turtles as her focus for this, because of the Tortoise/Hare story (slow and steady like turtles will win the day).
Thank you!
Wendy
Hope my turtle will give her motivation to go through this tough time
aww, thats cute
Hi I love your turtles!! They are so cute! My 1 year old daughter would love them! I would also be giving them as baby shower gifts for 3 friends who are pregnant. I have only one question…do you have to use felt or could I use any fabric such as cotton? If you could email me a copy of your pattern I would be forever thankful!
You can substitute the felt material with cotton fabric, just that you need to add some seam allowances when cutting the fabric. I will email you the pattern. Enjoy your project and I am sure your daughter and friends will like them a lot
Hello! I have just discovered your gorgeous turtle ^_^ My Mum\’s friend is doing a charity fundraising project for her church and they have to make turtles so this is not only perfect but BEAUTIFUL – so cute I want to make it myself!!!
I\’d be reaaaally grateful if you could email me your pattern! Thank you so much!
I am glad that turtle pincushion is going out for good cause. Will email to you the pattern.
can i please have a copy of the pattern? i am thinking of making it for my two daughters.
thanks, in advance.
That is the cutest thing ever!
I love turtles and I love hexagons!
I’d love to make up one using your pattern!
~Jes
I thought the turtle would be a great gift for my sister!
If I make a couple more, it would be for our new neighbor’s
children….I’ve made them some little fish already!
I would be happy to send you pictures, also would be happy to
share them on my blog/and link your site!
I just made a cute frog from Purl Bee’s site! It’s nice to get away from
all that I do and play with a cute pattern!
Thank You Much!
~Jes
Hey CraftPassion,
this is an incredibly cute design! My mother in law loves turtles so much. Would it be possible for you to mail me the pattern so I can sew a turtle for her as a Christmas gift? Thanks so much in advance, lasore13
I love the turtle. Would you please email me the pattern? I’d like to make one as a gift for my sister.
Thanks so much,
Tina Marie
hi! i really wish that you would be to send me a copy of your turtle pattern please!!! they are super cute! it would be my father’s birthday in a few days and he is a great fan of Mother nature and the ocean. i thought it would be really nice to give him a turtle for his b’day!!! =)
best wishes:Singapore
Hi, I’m looking for a turtle pin cushion pattern for a gift. I belong to a group of quilters and we are having a retreat. As part of the retreat we are making a pin cushion to give away. We’ll have a secret exchange between all of us (about 20). I’m known for my turtle wall hangings, so I thought a turtle pin cushion would be wonderful. If you would email me the pattern that would be great. I sell my quilts but I would not sell the pin cushions. Thank you
Hi there, Would you send me your lovely little pattern, they are just the cutest things! Would love to make one for myself. Thanks heaps.
Leah
I would love it if you could send me the directions for the turtle pincushion. I want to make it for my daughter’s Christmas stocking. She is hoping to do an internship working with sea turtles next summer and would love this! Thanks! Cheryl
I just found your site with the turtle pincushion. My niece collects turtles and would love to make her one for Christmas. Can I get the pattern? Thanks. Vera
Hi, Love your sea turtle!
I would like to make one for myself. Would appreciate a copy of your pattern. Thank you!
I would love to receive your free draft turtle pattern. I own a quilt shop and would like to make one for my employee and one for myself.
Thanking you in advance,
Carol
Love the turtle pincushion. I would love a copy of the pattern to make one for myself. I would also make some for my kids to play with.
Thanks
Hello, i love your little turtle!! It’s so cute! I would love to have the pattern to make it, so i can make it as a gift for my boyfriend and for some members of my family that like turtles. Could you please send me a copy of the pattern?
Thank you,
Jennifer
I love, make and collect turtles. I am a member of swapbot. I would love to make one for myself – I can’t get enough turtles and host a swap at swapbot exchanging turtle. I would make one for my partner. Could you please send me the pattern. I just love it. I promise, I will not sell any items I make.
I adore turles and english paper piecing, and would love to make a pair of turtle pincushions for myself. Would you kindly send me the pattern?
Hello,
I would love a copy of pattern. I have started a craft group at work with 8 middle age but young at heart women that want to learn different crafts. I am the ring leader and searching for easy but different projects. This would be perfect since we are advancing to sewing and this would be the pincushion they would use.
THANKS!!!!!!!
Eliz
I would like a pattern of your turtle pincushion. My dog chew up the one I had, and now my pins are sitting in a teacup.
The turtles really are cute.
I love turtles and I would love to have the pattern for this. I want to make a couple of them and give one to my Granny that taught me how to sew and bought me my first sewing machine. I love turtles and I have 5 different types as pets.
I can not find iron on poly-sponge. Where do you find this and what does it look like? If I can’t get it then what could I use at a substitute?
Thanks
i love those little turtles and think my grands would love them as well. they seem to carry off most of what i make so would have to hide my turtle from them!
please send me the pattern so i can make it for my grands as well as my self.. my kind of pet-cute and low maintenance!
Your turtle pincushions are too cute. I have a friend that loves turtles, and I would like to make her one. Gotta have one for myself too, did I say just too cute. If you could send me a pdf file I would appreciate it very much. Keep up the creativity. Thank you, Gwendolyn
i run a charity called Freedom Cookies and we send homebaked cookies to our troops at war. we are searching for unique items to make and sell at local fairs and festivals. we would love to have the pattern for these turtule they are adorable and could even be turned into ornaments.
Hi, i would love to have a pattern please. I make little plushies to add to my personal collection and yours would just be too cute to pass up.
I love your little turtle! I found your site searching for instructions on hex piecing. I collect pincushions and would love the pattern for your turtle so I can pinky and/or greeny to my collection. Thanks!!!!