This was a very enjoyable project! The stitching went quickly and I didn't work on it everyday. Here are a few close ups.
This pillowcase brand was really nice to stitch, which means I will be looking into acquiring another set or two in the near future. By the way,... what do you consider 'percale' to be? I've seen 100% cotton bed linens and poly/cotton blend ones with this 'percale' description.
Now a few photos of the back ;-).
Now a few photos of the back ;-).
Here is the post where I talked about this pillowcase embroidery beginnings. The only thing I changed was working the stems with two strands of embroidery thread instead of three. This was my very first embroidered pillowcase and I can assure you that it will not be my last. Below are the beginnings of my second one :-).
The pattern is courtesy of floresita's transfers on Flickr. I did some changes for it to suit my taste and size of pillowcase. Will definitely post updates!
Enjoy your weekend!
PS: Just sharing that www.colonialpatterns.com sent an email few days ago with a 10% coupon code for everything in their website, valid until midnight tomorrow June 20th, no minimum amount purchase. If you don't have it, perhaps you could call or request the code by email. I was tempted to posted here but not sure if that was ok with Colonial Patterns.
Enjoy your weekend!
PS: Just sharing that www.colonialpatterns.com sent an email few days ago with a 10% coupon code for everything in their website, valid until midnight tomorrow June 20th, no minimum amount purchase. If you don't have it, perhaps you could call or request the code by email. I was tempted to posted here but not sure if that was ok with Colonial Patterns.