| Create an Account

DIY Wedding

How to Make a Ring Pillow with Vintage Lace

comments (0) June 3rd, 2009

Pin It

Linda Permann, contributor

7 users recommend

Tie a length of ribbon or rickrack around the button on the front of the pillow, and use this to secure the rings on the big day!

To get started, I sewed the 2 raw edges of my eyelet lace together. You could also choose a double-edged piece of lace and skip this step (Youd only need 9 of the lace, in that case).

Place the lace on the fabric and determine the size of the pillow. I chose to cut two 9 squares for mine, but of course you can alter this for your own pillow.
Center the lace over the right side of one pillow square and sew down the center of the lace to attach it to the pillow.

Tie a length of ribbon or rickrack around the button on the front of the pillow, and use this to secure the rings on the big day!

Photo: Linda Permann

1 | 2 All

Add Comment
Print

When you're doing it yourself for the big day, it's important to keep projects easy to complete and yet completely personal. Here's a simple but gorgeous idea for a ring pillow that you can make in an hour or so. I used some old eyelet lace from my grandmother to adorn mine, but you could use anything you want. You might have leftover fabric if your dress was altered, or perhaps you could cut the hem off of your mother's wedding dress to pass down tradition. You could use vintage crocheted lace or start at the trim aisle in the fabric store—it's up to you.

Materials:

Two 9" squares of fabric in your wedding color (I used cotton, but you can use whatever you like)
Two 9" pieces of lace, about 3" wide each
Sewing machine and thread
straight pins
polyfil or other stuffing
2 large buttons
embroidery needle and embroidery floss
20" length of ribbon or rickrack

To get started, I sewed the 2 raw edges of my eyelet lace together. You could also choose a double-edged piece of lace and skip this step (You'd only need 9" of the lace, in that case).

Place the lace on the fabric and determine the size of the pillow. I chose to cut two 9" squares for mine, but of course you can alter this for your own pillow.

Center the lace over the right side of one pillow square and sew down the center of the lace to attach it to the pillow.

Sandwich the 2 squares of fabric, with right sides together. Pin the squares together around the edges, starting and ending on one non-lace edge of the square (see photo for lace placement). Be sure to leave at least a 3" gap in your sewing on that same side so that you can turn the pillow inside out.

Once you've sewn around the edge, pink the edges close to the seam, except for the 3" gap area (leave it uncut).

Turn the pillow inside out. Use a point turner or chopstick (or your pinky) to really get the corners looking sharp. Press the pillow, pressing under the open edges of the pillow so that they match the sewn edge.

Stuff the pillow with polyfil or your preferred stuffing. Put a lot of stuffing into the pillow- more than you think it needs.

Hand sew the open edge shut.

Thread your needle with 2 strands of embroidery floss. Insert the needle through the back of the pillow to the front, then through your button (or stack of buttons) and back from front to back. Pinch the center of the pillow while you do this, so that it puffs a bit.

Sew through a second button on the back (to conceal the threads). You can go back through the front button one more time to really secure the buttons.

To knot off the thread, on the back side of the pillow, loop the thread around the button and then insert the needle through the loop twice. Pull taut and clip the thread end.