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Romantic Ring Pillow
Wedding Crafts by Lucinda Ganderton
From Krause Publications
submitted by http://www.sewing.org/
 The continuous knot design
appliqud to this lace-edged ring pillow is a time honored Celtic symbol of never-ending
love, which has been used to decorate love tokens from Valentines to wedding quilts for
very many years.
Supplies:
- 6in square of fusible web
- 6 in square of cream stain
- 9x16in of pale cream damask
30in of 3/4in wide lace edging
24x33in of batting
2 yrds of 3in wide dobule0degled lace
Selection of small silk flowers
12in of 1/8in wide cream ribbon
Matching sewing thread sewing machine basic sewing kit
Project time 4 hours
- Draw the knot motif from the Templates section onto fusible web and
iron it to the wrong side of the satin. Cut out carefully alone the pencil outline. Cut
the damask into two 8x9 in rectangles. Remove the backing paper from the fusible web and
iron the knot centrally onto one of the pieces of damask.
- Thread the sewing machine with matching thread and set to a narrow
satin stitch. Sew over the edges of the motif, following the interlacing lines on the
template.
- Cut a length of the narrow lace to fit along each side of the
pillow front, and pin in place 3/4in from edge with the scallops facing inward. Stitch
down. With right sides facing, sew the back and front of the pillow together along three
sides.
- To make the pillow form cut, twelve pieces of batting; four 8x9 in,
four 7x8 in, and four 6x7 in. Sandwich together, with the smallest pieces on the inside,
then sew around the outside edges. Insert the form into the pillow cover and slip stitch
the fourth side together.
- Sew the two ends of the wide lace together to form a loop, fold
into four, and mark the quarters with pins. Sew four gathering threads around the lace
between the pins, about 1/4in in from the edge. Pin the quarter marks to the corners of
the pillow and draw up the gathers. Pin and stitch the lace along the seam lines.
- Pin, then hand stitch two or three small silk flowers securely to
each corner of the pillow.
- Fold the narrow ribbon in half and sew to the center of the satin
know. This will be used to tie the rings to the pillow before the wedding ceremony. A loop
of tape can be attached to the back of the pillow to make it easier for the ring bearer to
carry.
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