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Ribbon Ruffle Pillow

Ribbon Ruffle Pillow

Add a glamorous, luxurious look to your home with a dupioni silk pillow project. Dupioni silk adds glimmer and shine; a vibrant embroidery design and lush embellishments give even more fabulous flair to the pillow. Learn how to make this ribbon ruffle pillow for a terrific addition to your decor.

Supplies & Materials:

- 12" x 16" pillow form
- 1/2 yard each of 2 different colors of dupioni silk
- 1/2 yard each of various ribbons and trims

- Medium weight (2.5 ounce) cutaway stabilizer
- Temporary spray adhesive (like Gunold KK100)
- Air-erase pen or dress maker's pencil

Finished Size:  16" x 20"


The designs used in this tutorial include:

- Stylin' Suzani Floral Circle 1

Cut a piece of silk dupioni larger than 12" x 12". This is the fabric for the embroidery design.

Spray a piece of cutaway stabilizer with adhesive, and smooth one of the silk dupioni pieces on top. Hoop so that the design will be in the center of the fabric, and embroider the design.

Cut the embroidered piece into a 12" x 12" square.

Embroidered square fabric with symmetrical floral and leaf motifs in brown and gray shades, placed on a red background.

Using the other piece of silk dupioni, cut two 12" x 20" rectangles. These are for the back of the pillow. Also, cut one 5" x 12" rectangle, to use on the front of the pillow.

Purple fabric with a red ruffled edge is folded and placed on a wooden surface, showing a smooth texture and even color.

Lay the 5" x 12" rectangle on top of the embroidered piece, right sides together. Stitch together, leaving at 1/2" seam.

Red pillow cover with a central circular floral embroidery in purple, green, yellow, and orange. The back side is plain purple fabric.

With a cool iron, press the seam open.

This is the front piece of the pillow. It's 16" x 20", the same size as the pillow form. Later you'll stitch seam allowances that will reduce the size slightly, giving the pillow a firm and overstuffed feeling.

Fabric piece with a circular embroidered floral design in purple, yellow, orange, and pink on a red background, next to a plain purple fabric section.

Add trim and ribbons on the contrasting fabric. Stitch them in pla

Close-up of a sewing machine stitching a pink ribbon ruffle onto red and purple fabric. Red fabric features colorful embroidered floral designs. Several pins hold the ribbon in place.

Fold each 12" x 20" back pieces in half widthwise, and gently press.

Stitch along the folded edge of each piece to reinforce it.

Hand holding a white and gray steam iron pressing a purple fabric square on a white surface with a pink edge at the bottom.

Lay the pillow front piece right side up. Then, lay both back pieces on top of it, with the folded edges toward the middle of the pillow. They should overlap by about 4".

Purple fabric square folded back at corner, revealing attached red and pink ribbon ruffles beneath; orange edge trim visible along bottom.

Pin all layers together around the edges.

Purple fabric rectangle pinned with multicolored-headed straight pins along all edges, laid flat on a light surface, with a fringed red fabric layer partially visible underneath.

Stitch all the way around the edges of the rectangle leaving a 1/2 seam allowance -- do not leave a gap.

Close-up of dark purple fabric pinned with a straight pin being sewn by a white sewing machine on a table, with the presser foot down and needle stitching.

Turn the rectangle inside out through the gap in the middle of the back.

Stuff the pillow form inside through this back gap, and smooth out the back flaps.

Hand holding folded white pillowcase inserted into deep purple satin pillow cover on light wood surface. No embroidery or lettering visible.

Buttons, brads, and other embellishments can be added along the ribbons or other areas of the pillow as well for an even fancier look.

Rectangular deep pink pillow with colorful floral embroidery in purple, yellow, orange, and green arranged circularly at center, pink and purple ribbon ruffle trim on one edge, set against a dark background.