Christine Sews

Sewing a ring bearer pillow is a simple and sentimental project.  Make it special by using high quality fabrics, and colors chosen by the bride and groom.  And make it small if the ring ring bearer is small so that he won’t be overwhelmed by the pillow.

How to Sew a Ring Bearer Pillow:

1. Determine how large you need the pillow to be, according to the person who will be carrying it.  Think about what kind of ties you’ll use in this regard as well.
2. Choose fabric.  This pillow is going to be held by an infant.  The body fabric is silk dupioni .  The sash is polyester (because I could not find cream colored dupioni.)  I hand washed the fabric to remove any fabric finish since babies chew fabric.
3. Cut four squares.  In this example the squares are 9×9 inches.  Two are brown.  Two are cream.
4. Sew two side together on each of the contrasting color squares that will form the sash.  Trim seams.
5. Turn the sashes inside out.  Press seams flat and centered.
6. Gather the ends of the sashes.
7. Baste the gathered sashes to the main body fabric pieces.  Make sure they will line up when they meet.
8. Sew a ribbon and piece of elastic to the center front of the pillow.  Tie the ribbon loosely so that it can be used to hold the rings or as an embellishment.  The elastic should be long enough to hold a ring box.
9. Attach anything special that you need.  In this case, velcro is attached to the back side, so that it can be stuck to the side of an infant carrier.
10. Place the pillow pieces right sides together and sew around three sides.  Trim seam allowances carefully.  Press.
11. Turn under the remaining edges and press.
12. Stuff with fiberfill.
13. Hand stitch the pillow closed with a slip stitch.

Sewing tips and Notes:

• Use a cool iron to press when working with delicate fabrics.
• All photos shown above were taken of the completed project.
• Use silk dupioni for a more elegant pillow.
• Once rings or ring box are in place, clip the ribbon and elastic.

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