What is a Biscornu?? it is a funky eight sided little pin cushion. The word is French for something silly. Anyway you start with squares.
I made the mistake of using Aida, I realize that I hate Aida, it is really hard on my hands! But once I started I didn’t stop. I went on working.
Two squares
, front and back. I sewed them together, matching the corner of one block to the center of the other.
The end result is this shape.
I know! There is more work needed for me and my micro lens. But look at the gorgeous detail of the stitches!
There is more! take the thread and pull through the centers, the shape changes and adds dimensions. I know, I sort of missed the center on the back, this is not easy to do, although a longer strong needle would have made things easier and its’ not like I don’t have needles. I was impatient
How cute is this??? I got the pattern on Etsy, sure I can create my own, but I won’t. I chose my own colors, most of them are left over from Tom Foolery.
That magenta line is the joint between the squares.
Another one of them close-ups! Look at that corner, there is something so satisfying about these little X’s.
One more, just because.
Leah