mother's day : DIY silk satin pillow case

it will be mother's day soon... it is time to spend a little time and thought in creating a crafty gift for dear mum - it beats going round and round in the shopping centre, spending bucket loads of $$ on silly perfume or fancy slippers...

so i devoted a few hours last night and this morning, putting together thsi little bit of luxury - silk satin pillow case (with embroidered message)...

the hardest part and most time consuming was the "message"... it was though emboidaring with golden thread (which screwed up into a coil on each stitch)... the silk satin was also very slippery to work with...

esp when i was trying to sew the edges of the fabric so it won't fray in usuage in the future... it was v hard to get the silk satin not scrunch up on sewing (with a sewing machine)...
in the end it all came out after abit of ironing (which was hard too - again v slippery)...
well... at least it looked like a pillow case...
with the message just hidden inside...
a trial with a cushion... looked the part - and very comfy, very smooth!

now "silk satin pillow" is on its way by aust post...

thanks mum! hope you like it...