Help with sewing a border on a small pillow

Question

I would like to know how to sew lace, fringe, or somethign like a border on a pillow. A small pillow. If someone could give me a step-by-step process or something similar to that.

Thanks.

Answer 1

I don't know about the rest, but as far as the pillow goes I'm thinking it would be the same thing I had to do when I was making a quilt. One of the items was a heart with many fabrics & it had to be put together, and then sewn onto the quilt square. Basically it had 2 sides, like a pillow.

You have to turn it inside out, sew all around, and leave just a teany tiny little hole (as big as a finger) to turn it out again. Then you finish it off from there, it's actually doable.

Answer 2

Do you want the lace extending from the edge of the flange, or do you want to apply it as a border onto the face of the pillow?

For the first: http://www.sewing.org/files/project/Ruff...

I don't spot an online tutorial, but if you'll explain what you want to do, I can walk you through basic lace mitering for applique onto a pillow.

Suggested reading from your local library: Linda Lee: Edges and Corners:

http://www.amazon.com/Sewing-Edges-Corne...

Simplicity's Simply the Best Home Dec

http://www.amazon.com/Simplicitys-Simply...