Monday, November 1, 2010

Vintage Monday...Rocking Chair Pincushion

As you all know by now, I love to go thrifting. And one of my very favorite things to do is find someones trash and turn it into a treasure.

The other day I found this old rocking chair pincushion for 50 cents.
Right away I could see the potential for something really cute.

Are ya diggin' the red velvet upholstery?
Well I wasn't either...so the first thing that I did was to take it apart...




...and get it off of there. The padding underneath was still good so I re-used it.



I primed the chair with KILZ and put a couple of coats of fresh paint on it.
"Raincoat Yellow" by Benjamin Moore.

I found some reproduction fabric from my stash that I thought would work perfectly and re-upholstered the pincushion parts....
and added pins and threadon the spool holders.
What do you think?
Did I manage to make a cute little treasure out of someone else's trash?

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36 comments:

  1. quilaryNovember 1, 2010 at 12:40 AM

    Love this pincushion. You have done a beautiful job restoring it.

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  2. SherriNovember 1, 2010 at 1:38 AM

    Oh, how cute is that! You have the best luck finding such wonderful things! My list is a mile long just from your vintage Monday posts!

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  3. Quilts and CatsNovember 1, 2010 at 3:52 AM

    That's wonderful! I found one of those too, and every year or so I re-paint and re-cover with the latest fabric. It's a fun item for the sewing room.

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  4. CarolNovember 1, 2010 at 4:22 AM

    Cute as can be!

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  5. RubyNovember 1, 2010 at 4:57 AM

    Very cute! Great re-do.

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  6. ConniNovember 1, 2010 at 5:36 AM

    What a cute redo! You have a great eye for seeing the potential. I know I would have just passed it up altogether, and missed out on a real treasure.

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  7. DebNovember 1, 2010 at 5:42 AM

    Do you have me knocking my head against the wall. I come across those all the time in my antique travels and I never gave a though to refurbishing it! What a great idea. Now I won't let another get away from me!!

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  8. ElizabethNovember 1, 2010 at 5:47 AM

    I have the same exact chair. Bet they were made in a school wood shop class. Your redo turned out just so cute! I love the yellow paint and your choice of fabric.

    You have given me the inspiration to recover my chair. Unfortunately, it is packed away and stored in a POD until we move. As soon as I get my sewing room set up after the move, that is one of the first projects I intend to do.

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  9. ElizabethNovember 1, 2010 at 5:47 AM

    I have the same exact chair. Bet they were made in a school wood shop class. Your redo turned out just so cute! I love the yellow paint and your choice of fabric.

    You have given me the inspiration to recover my chair. Unfortunately, it is packed away and stored in a POD until we move. As soon as I get my sewing room set up after the move, that is one of the first projects I intend to do.

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  10. lovetostitchNovember 1, 2010 at 6:09 AM

    YES!! I think it's new life is fabulous!! I only wish I had thought to do that to the many I have seen - after seeing this, I'll bet they will all disappear!!! Bravo!!

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  11. Sewn With GraceNovember 1, 2010 at 6:33 AM

    Lori, I just love this! I have walked by so many of these not even thinking about changing it, silly me! I must tell you. I LOVE your new fabric line. I wish it was coming out now but it gives us something to look forward too. Congratulations!

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  12. trishNovember 1, 2010 at 6:59 AM

    Oh Lori! This is just too cute! :o) And one of a kind! You did a super job.
    I hope you are having a great start to a new week.
    Sincerely - Trish
    ps. I hope your little package arrived. My daughter raided the beads before I had a chance to pick some out. ;o)

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  13. MicheleNovember 1, 2010 at 7:31 AM

    How cute is that? You're so clever!

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  14. A Plain PathNovember 1, 2010 at 7:53 AM

    Great makeover...what a fun pin cushion!

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  15. AnonymousNovember 1, 2010 at 8:01 AM

    Mission Accomplished!

    ~ Meagan

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  16. DarleneNovember 1, 2010 at 8:14 AM

    It's beyond cute, Lori. :-)

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  17. Quilts And PiecesNovember 1, 2010 at 8:19 AM

    Oh how cute is that! I never thought about redoing them!

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  18. NedraNovember 1, 2010 at 8:22 AM

    That is the cutest thing ever and so LORI!

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  19. Lisa MartinNovember 1, 2010 at 8:28 AM

    Yes you did :-)

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  20. MaryNovember 1, 2010 at 9:19 AM

    Cute and soooo useful too! My mom had one, wonder who got that one??

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  21. SandyNovember 1, 2010 at 9:31 AM

    Really cute. I have to teach myself about seeing the potential in others "throw-aways". You do a great job of that!

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  22. donnaNovember 1, 2010 at 9:37 AM

    I just love you pin cushion. That is such an awesome find.

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  23. Kim D.November 1, 2010 at 10:00 AM

    Lori your pincushion makeover is adorable. That's definitely "Trash to Treasure". I go thrifting occasionally and I'll be on the lookout for that rocking chair. Thanks for sharing!

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  24. KimberlyNovember 1, 2010 at 10:36 AM

    Hey, I think my grandma had a dress made out of that same fabric!

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  25. Kathy HNovember 1, 2010 at 11:26 AM

    You did a wonderful job with the pincushion. I didn't think about changing the upholstery at first , then saw how you did it. So cute.

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  26. BeccaNovember 1, 2010 at 12:31 PM

    So cute!!

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  27. AnonymousNovember 1, 2010 at 2:20 PM

    Absolutely adorable! You are so clever.

    Darlis

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  28. birdie blueNovember 1, 2010 at 2:21 PM

    what a sweet little chair. darling!

    xo
    ~molly

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  29. Lee Ann L.November 1, 2010 at 2:50 PM

    This is too cute! I have never seen a pincushion like this until now. Thanks for sharing!

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  30. AnonymousNovember 1, 2010 at 4:30 PM

    What a cutie!!!!
    Great job!!!

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  31. Rosina {Rosy ~ Posy}November 2, 2010 at 12:46 AM

    Oh my, how cute is that!! Looks fantastic after its remodel :)

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  32. Nanette MerrillNovember 2, 2010 at 8:56 AM

    You make me laugh. I'd have probably passed right by that. You have such a good eye! This is darling.

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  33. sewprimitive karenNovember 2, 2010 at 11:22 AM

    I have a little collection of these sewing chair pincushions. You made yours adorable!

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  34. Theodora quiltsNovember 3, 2010 at 6:49 AM

    I love it!

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  35. AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 5:25 PM

    hello!miss lori absolutely adorable ..(miss bleu québec)

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  36. AnjaNovember 14, 2010 at 7:16 AM

    Hi,

    what a great pincushion you have made. I've never seen this kind of thing in the Netherlands.
    A nice and colourfull blog you have. I'm adding it to my favourits!
    greetings from Holland!
    Anja.

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