:: New ways with rick rack

Posted by Joelle on July 9, 2008

I’m a big fan of rick rack. I have a bag of it in my sewing box, but frankly, though I often take it out to see if it would enhance a bit of sewing, I never seem to find opportunities to use it. It seems often just a bit too twee and retro for what I’m after.

However, having stumbled across this blanket tutorial over at Purl Bee, I have found a rather charming way of using it. Instead of just stitching it on as zig zag trim, it is sandwiched between two layers with the tips pointing out. I guess that doesn’t take a huge leap of imagination, and it’s simple enough to do, but I wouldn’t have come up with it, so I thought I’d share the idea.

My blanket is for the soon-due baby of a friend. She’s going to be called Poppy, and will have a very stylish mother, so it seemed the perfect opportunity to use this lovely bold fabric from Marimekko. Oh how I love their prints! Add some orange jumbo rick rack, and a very well matched yellow green fleece from Ikea et voila. I’m thinking of quilting around the flower outlines. Good idea?

Categories: blogs, craft, tutorial
Tags: baby blanket, marimekko, rick rack

3 Responses to “New ways with rick rack”

Kirsty says:
July 10th, 2008 at 11:57 am
Very fabulous! I like. And I’ve learnt a new crafty term - at the start of your post I was all “what’s rick rack?” and now I know!
Kerry says:
July 10th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
That’s beautiful, Jo. I can hardly believe you’re relatively new to this sewing lark - you’re a natural!
Em says:
July 11th, 2008 at 11:15 am
I love it! And yes, I think quilting round the flowers would look fabulous - do it! :) (and then let us see!)

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