Molly's Sketchbook: Ribbon Embroidery Pillow Cases

I have always loved ribbon embroidery, I love its texture and vintage feeling. As many of you know, we just moved our stores into a bigger space in New York and one of the perks is that we get to carry some items we never had room for before. When I saw that we were now carrying little packets of silk ribbon for embroidery. I knew I wanted to try it out so I took a handful of beautiful colors home for some research. It turns out that ribbon embroidery is very similar to regular embroidery, which I absolutely love, so it wasn't  long before I was hooked!

Armed with my new skill, I wanted to make something pretty that could show off what makes ribbon embroidery so special. I decided on pillow cases because they are such a fun and easy warm weather project and a perfect blank canvas. I used a solid white in the  silky smooth Organic Cotton by Cloud 9 Fabrics for the pillowcases. This fabric feels so amazing, like the sheets at a really fancy hotel! I embroidered a simple little bunch of flowers in cheery colors and then sewed the pillow cases with a deep hem. I love the results! This is one of those projects I'm going to be making over and over again; it's practical, easy to sew, and beautiful!

If you'd like to make your own set please visit my Ribbon Embroidery Pillow Cases journal here.

Comments

[Sura]

i absolutely love it!!! i will definitely make this project

[n.]

i love ribbon embroidery - i discovered it years ago but i really haven't done much with it since...maybe i should hunt up some gorgeous bits and pieces and play around some...

[Maria]

Wow... embroidered pillowcases! I thought I was the only person left on the planet that still embroidered them. I will definitely be adding some ribbon to the latest set I'm working on, in addition to using floss and pearl cotton.

Loved your new location - visited on your Grand Opening Saturday... plan to stop back soon.

Best of luck in your new store!

[Myrna Foster]

What a fun blog! I came over here from Bookduck (Sarah's), and I'll be back! Thanks for sharing fun ideas.

[Josie]

Love embroidered pillow cases. I always buy them at the flea market....now it looks like I can make pretty new ones easily. Great project, Molly.

[vanessa]

ribbon embroidery? wow! I'd never heard of that before. And it's oh-so-fantastic!

Totally love that look and those sweet, charming pillowcases.

[Vicki K]

These are so pretty! What happens when you wash silk ribbon?

[Margot]

such cheery and happy flowers for a rainy day - like here today. Thanks for the inspiration, i love the look and feel of ribbon embroidery, it elevates the most common thing to the level of heirloom.

[Cheryl]

The pillowcases came out so lovely! The ribbon is such a nice change from thread! Thanks so much for sharing!

[rene@bargainhoot]

How lovely...your work is beautiful!

[F. Vogl]

Cute!!!