Embroidery on the bed

Recently I was wondering through Bed, Bath and Beyond and stumbled on some embroidery quilts, terrific shams or pillow treatments. Luckily I had my camera with me so I snagged some photos to share with you. I just kept forgetting to post this pictures.

This one had the embroidered block, surrounded with just the small pieced fabrics. The embroidered blocks were the same as what you see here. Really a charming piece. Didn't want to see which 3rd world country created this one.

This pillow sham had piping all around. The strip of embroidery and applique extended across the width of the bed-sized pillow. Loved the aqua shade of fabric and embroidery. Very soothing.

Yes, this was on the same display as the previous pillow. Actually there are 2 in this shot that I thought were worthy to mention. The pillow on the left on the white background has a nice embroidery design laid out across the pillow front. The pillow on the right has a fun treatment of rows of fabric that finishes into nice rows of pleats across the pillow front. Looked like you could do this with a tie or piece of fabric that was seamed together and then turned right side out so no raw edges. This one was a little smaller than the others - more of an accent pillow. More of that grayish aqua shade that is very nice.

 

Well, imagine that! I found a lime green pillow on display. Now this is just a simple embroidered medillion or even a quilting pattern that is evenly spaced across the width of the pillow sham in a contrasting thread color so the design pops against the color of the fabric!

Knowing how pricey these things can be I am sure that you could find the perfect fabrics and all to make something very similar to any of these for a fraction of the cost. And it would be an original. So now, get started!!