| Ring-Bearer's Pillow |
From "DIY Crafts"
episode DIC-153 |
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Pam Hastings with Butterick/Vogue Pattern Company uses a computerized sewing machine to embroider a ring-bearer's pillow. If your machine isn't so fancy, use lace and crocheted embellishments to decorate a pillow for the rings. Materials:
Sewing machine with computerized embroidery unit (Pam used a BrotherB. computerized sewing machine)
Serger
Satin fabric: enough to cut a 14" x 14" square and an 11" x 11" square
Ruler
Disappearing-ink fabric marker or tailor's chalk
Nylon tulle
Thread
10" pillow form or Poly-filB. stuffing
1/8"-wide ribbon
Scissors
Straight pins
- Cut a 14" by 14" piece of satin fabric, and draw vertical and horizontal center lines on it with a disappearing-ink fabric marker (figure A).
- Draw horizontal lines across the pillow above and below the center line where you'll embroider the date and name.
- Follow the sewing-machine manufacturer's directions for embroidering the desired design on the center of the fabric. The Brother computerized sewing machine used in this segment may also be programmed to stitch names, dates and other text. Trim the fabric to an 11" x 11" square (figure B).
- Make a ruffle for the pillow by cutting a length of nylon tulle twice the pillow's circumference. With seam allowances, the length would be four times 11", or 44". The width of the tulle may vary. It may be easier to purchase tulle from a spool approximately 7" wide rather than off the bolt by the yard. Run a gathering stitch along one long edge of the tulle. Use a serger to finish the edge opposite the gathering side. Pull the thread to gather the tulle.
- Baste the ruffle to the right side of the front of the pillow (figure C).
- Cut an 11" x 11" square of satin fabric for the back of the pillow. Place the back of the pillow over the front, with right sides facing and the tulle ruffle sandwiched between front and back (figure D).
- Stitch around the pillow, leaving an opening for turning. Turn the pillow right side out, and insert a 10" pillow form, or stuff with Poly-fil. Hand-stitch the opening. Hand-stitch two 1/8"-wide ribbons on each side of the embroidered design for tying the rings in place.
Variation: - If you don't have a computerized sewing machine, create a design using purchased lace, crocheted heart embellishments, silk flowers, ribbon flowers, etc., and stitch them to the pillow or attach them with fusible web (figure E).
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