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Filling and leftovers
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Watermelon seed buttons made of Fimo
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A better look at the fabric piecing for the rind
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There's the leftover rind made into a small ermery pincushion
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There's a bit of the green rind.
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Here's the watermelon pincushion I've been working on for a few days
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Here we go again.
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I chose an ombre placement of the fabrics
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The strips are offset
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The strips are offset and pieced together
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This was supposed to be a square
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Happily I have some scrap that's the right gradation
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There! Now it fits.
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Look what I found in my stash for lining
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I cut the pattern piece out to be sure that 3 layers would cut correctly
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Cutting the rind
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Folded in half to see if ombre works
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The buttons
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Strap off
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The bag is 10% bigger than the pincusion
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With my keys for perspective
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Big enough for a set of keys and a couple other things