Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Embroidered Napkins

I am a huge fan of old-fashioned linens and white-on-white things. They seem so pretty and pure and elegant to me. This is one of the last things I sewed and it was way back in 2004. I made these linen napkins for my cousin Matt's wedding to Gina.

I mail ordered some exquisite linen cloth and cut it into 18" squares. I finished the edges with a serger rolled-edge hem. The machine embroidery was done using silk thread and (I believe) a Martha Pullen monogram for the "B". I'm not thrilled with how the edges turned out but I didn't have time to re-do them by hand. I do love how the monograms turned out. Hopefully Gina appreciates old-fashioned finery (I know her mother-in-law does!)

4 comments:

Anne Gaal said...

Hi, Lianne! What a terrific wedding gift. Love the elegant embroidery!

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Cora said...

Wow, they are so elegant. What a lovely gift. In answer to your question on my blog Paper Flowers. The pictures were free images from my blog Clearly Vintage. Take care.

sweetcheeks said...

Such a wonderful wedding gift. You are one talented lady. Very classy.

Sue McGettigan said...

I can't believe you made these - WOW!! They're gorgeous.