I recently bought myself a sewing machine, and among the things that is necessary for sewing, is the needle pillow. A friend of mine, Hanna, said she had the idea of a needle pillow on top of a lid, and then you can store other sewing supplies in the glass. I thought this was a cool idea, that way I could hold all my needles/safety-pins in place. I had a tiny jar, that had once held honey from Germany, but now it was empty and screaming to be put in use.

First you take a circle of fabric, the diameter of the circle measuring about four times the diameter of lid. My lid is 4 cm across, therefore my circle is 16 cm across the diameter.

Then you stitch long stiches along the edge of the fabric, double stranded!

Then pull the threads carefully. While the opening is still a bit big, stuff it with filling. I used some filling from a cheap pillow I once bought for this purpose.

Pull the threads shut. Tie a knot. Should look something like this:

Glue the ball stuck to the lid with hot glue/glue gun.

Then glue (hot glue) a ribbon on the bottom, covering up the rim of the lid, as well as a bit on the fabric ball, making it look smoother.

And you are done, and can enjoy your handy little work :]

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