Sunday, October 16, 2011

One Christmas Gift - DONE!

Many, many years ago I made woven ribbon pillows for friends as Christmas gifts. This year our Bunco group will be exchanging gifts and I decided to resurrect this idea.

I begin with a 12" square of scrap fabric.

I cut the ribbons into 12" lengths, weave them and pin them into place on the scrap fabric:


I chose an assortment of ribbons, not necessarily Christmas, but a bit glitzy for the holiday season:


The ribbons are pinned onto a scrap of fabric so that I can stitch around the outside edge, holding them in place:


I chose a back that had similar colors as the ribbons:


I stitched the front to the back, leaving an opening in the center of the bottom, stuff it and then I hand stitched a ribbon fringe around the edges:


A special gift for one of my Bunco friends! One present completed, many more to go!


Sharing this with Met Monday and Tutorial Tuesday



Patti @ Pandoras Box
Patti @ Pandoras Box

I live in central NY and I am a retired family and consumer science teacher. I enjoy all types of crafting, decorating and cooking

14 comments:

  1. Pattie your pillow is gorgeous!! Your friends will love it!

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  2. pretty! I really like all the glitzy ribbon

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  3. So pretty! I got one Xmas gift completed today too. One down, many, many more to go! =)

    Jeanine

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  4. I love it, very pretty! And good for you to be checking off the Christmas gift list:@)

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  5. It is very pretty. You have been a busy little elf.

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  6. How pretty. I made a few ribbon weave pillows years ago after seeing Martha make them. Also did a piece for a tray (under glass) in the guest room. Still have that one.

    Dropping by from Met Monday.

    Allison
    Atticmag
    Interview with Shabby Chic Rachel Ashwell

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  7. Hello!

    Thanks so much for your recent visit!!

    What a beautiful pillow!! I am sure anyone would be thrilled to receive this as a gift!!

    Hugs,
    Debbie

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  8. I like that it has a Christmasy feel without being limited to just Christmas. Go you!

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  9. I remember ribbon pillows! Yours is lovely! So is your blog. I have perused several of your posts and enjoyed each one! So fun stopping by :)

    Kindly, Lorraine

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  10. That is so pretty, Patti! I love the ribbons you chose and the ribbon trim you sewed around it is great!

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  11. Gorgeous!It turned out great and lovely colours. Thanks for sharing.
    Hope to see you on my blog:)

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  12. Oh Patti, I do love this pillow! How adorable and how very special that you took the time to make this for someone else! I love gifts that I know came from another person's hard work and love. Thanks for sharing.

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  13. It's beautiful! And knowing you, you probably had all that ribbon in your stash. Great job.

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  14. Hi Patti, I've been hopping so much tonight I'm not sure how I found you but I'm glad I did! I thought the Santa Clothespins were cute and I think this pillow present is beautiful! I would love for you to share them at my party too! I'm a follower now!

    http://theshadyporch.blogspot.com/2011/11/rock-n-share-blog-party.html

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