Worst pincushion in the world

You wouldn't suspect it to look at it - pretty colors, nicely shaped. Wonderful Kaffe Fassett fabrics, accented by multicolored batik. Rich colors, solidly sewn.
And not worth a damn. Why? Because I CAN'T SEE THE FRIGGIN' PINS AND NEEDLES!!!!

Look at the picture. Way up at the top is one pin, with a white head. A yellow headed pin just gets lost.
Down in the lower right are 4 needles, one large one and 3 quilting needles. Try looking for a needle in the evening light on this pincushion, all you will find is holes in your hand from getting stuck.
Arrgh.

The back of my GFG

My Grandmother's Flower Garden (GFG) quilt is my pride and joy. It's completely hand-pieced and I'm hand quilting it now. The reason I made it is to honor my grandmother, Gertrude Alice Borders Cole, who taught me my first quilting stitches. She made all of her quilts by hand, with templates rather than paper piecing, never using a quilt frame. She made at least one crazy quilt, which I wore to pieces, a double wedding ring, a bowtie, a flower garden, and more. Many quilts were made using her old dresses, as we had nothing to waste.
I pieced my top with just over 1000 pieces, and it went quite quickly. When it came to the backing, I wanted something modern, with plenty of color. Kaffe Fassett Roman Glass fit the bill, even though I'd never in my life deliberately chosen orange for anything.
Here are some pictures of the quilt in progress. I'm quilting it by straight lines through the flowers, making giant hexagon shapes, and doing a traditional path border in the green. Now that the weather has cooled off a bit here in Germany, I can actually stand to have it on my lap and work on it.

Starfish pincusions

I've seen them described with other names, but to me, these look like starfish. Biscorn is one of the other names, I believe.
My first one was made at the local sewing bee in Stuttgart. That's the tiny one. Very scrappy, which pleases me.
I also wanted one that was bigger and seriouser, :) so I made one from Kaffe Fassett fabrics, primarily Roman Coins. LOVE it!!!
Now DD wants one in a pillow size for her new apartment. Three fabrics: black, pink/black, and pink. I figure if I make it with 8 inch squares, it will come out about 14 inches across, just the right size.