How To Make A Mini Magnetic Needle Minder/Pin Cushion @ ILikeBigButtons.com October 26 2025
So easy to make and cute! I love the splash of color Mini Fabric Cover Button Needle Minders add to my sewing station and their usefulness!
Supplies:
- 1 Completed Size 45 (1 1/8 inch / 28 mm) Fabric Cover Button
- Size 45 Tool
- Size 45 Acrylic Cover Button Template
- Fabric Of Your Choice
- 1x Small Neodymium Round Magnet (Approximately 15x2mm)
- Glue dots or comparable adhesive
I Like Big Buttons! - Picture Tutorial Below:
1. Cut your fabric scrap. You will want a circle that is about twice the diameter of your button blank. *TIP* Our Size 45 Acrylic Cover Button Template makes centering and creating the right size circle of fabric a breeze.
2. Put your fabric piece in the larger assembly tool piece (RIGHT SIDE DOWN). When you look into the tool, you want to see the back of the fabric.
3. Use a glue dot to adhere the magnet inside the back of the Cover Button. *TIP* If you are making multiple needle minders at once, make sure to space them out; otherwise, the strong neodymium magnets will attract each other and go flying across your crafting surface. :P
4. Place the button front (the domed piece) on top of the fabric. Leave the fabric edges hanging out.
5. Press the Cover Button edges down into the tool. *TIP* To make it easier on my fingers, I use a sharpie marker to apply pressure.
6. Gently tug the edges of the fabric to make sure it is smoothly situated in the tool. If you are trying to center a pattern, flip the tool over and check the fabric's positioning. Make adjustments if necessary. Press the fabric edges into the open back of the cover button cap.
7. Place the flat back Cover Button piece on top of your fabric and button front. *TIP* Make sure that all the edges are tucked neatly into the back before assembly.
8. Take the smaller PINK piece of the assembly tool and, with the open side down, place it on the button back.
9. Press down. You may hear a pop when the last bit of the button back slips into place. If you take the tool out and the button is not completely secured, just put it back in and press down again. *TIP* I often use a flat piece of wood to apply pressure, again to save my fingers. It also helps prevent the button back from going in at an angle and helps the back slide into place with the extra bulk the magnet adds.
10. When you take the small assembly tool piece off, the fabric edges will be secured underneath the button back.
11. Remove the button from the larger assembly tool piece.
12. Tada! Now you have an attractive Mini Pin Cushion/Needle Holder for your sewing room.
