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Queen Anne’s Lace Pillowcase
When we started planning for our month of Hand Sewing we knew we had to ask Alicia from Posie Gets Cozy for help with a project. Alicia’s new book comes out next summer; it incorporate cross-stitch, crewel and floss embroidery in a collection of 30 projects. Our copies of Stitched in Time are already well-loved from use so we’re certainly looking forward to this next book!
You can download your free Queen Anne’s Lace Pillowcase PDF for instructions today. Alicia designed today’s pillowcase project to go with her new Ollalieberry Ice Cream Quilt. The simple pattern uses three stitches (stem stitch, satin stitch & french knot). If you’re new to these stitches we love the Sublime Stitching Now-I-Get-It Stitching Diagrams as an easy-to-follow resource. Enjoy!
Comment in any post this week for a chance to win a SMS Deluxe Hand Sewing Kit or one of 4 $20 gift certificates to Sew,Mama,Sew! This week you can also win a Clover Holiday Rotary Cutter Gift Set.
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Oooh… I’m totally making these for my aunt for Christmas this year! Thanks for sharing!
Ooh, lovely! This might be the inspiration I need…
Love queen anne’s lace…this is very pretty.
Queen Anne’s Lace always makes me think of my Grandma and how we used to pick it and press it in big books each summer so we’d have “pretty lace” to look at the next summer. I think I will make these and put them in my guest bedroom. It’s where I keep a lot of family-made items like the quilt my great-grandmother gave us as a wedding anniversary gift and the table that my hubby’s father made. I think it would add a nice touch…thanks again!!!!
Thats so beautiful!
Those are beautiful! Thanks for the instructions!
That is so beautiful. I love the color of the pillow case too.
I’m saving that Queen Anne’s Lace pattern. Embroidered pillow cases would be a lovely gift for my mama for Christmas.
That is so beautiful! I’m really getting the hand stitching bug this month. I havent’ managed to put together something to do yet but it’s definately getting higher and higher on my to-do list! Thanks for the great link with stitching how tos. I’ve been stitching for many many many years but I am self taught and am probably doing it all wrong anyway so it’s nice to get a refresher course from time to time.
Some of my favorite colors (pink, olive, cream) I just love this, it reminds me of some of the stuff my grandmother made for my aunt before she passed. Thanks for sharing!
That is so pretty.
I love the hand stitched flower! I might have to add these to my Christmas project list!
that’s beautiful! thanks for sharing!
As I have been looking at the late summer flowers here in New England, I was thinking of stitching a Queen Anne’s Lace and Common Tansy. But being new to hand stitching, I felt intimidated to try it. This is perfect! Thank you!
Very elegant little design for pillowcases!
I’m so glad you got Alicia to share a project, I’m totally going to make these!
I love it so delicate.
Alicia… you make everything look so dear… right down to edges of our pillowcases. I need to try this.
What a neat way to spruce up some store bought pillow cases…
What a beautiful pillowcase! Gorgeous.
So cute! I always love Alicia’s designs — what a treasure.
I love this! I think I need two, or three, or four . . .
I am in love! That pillowcase, that QUILT! I want to make it all for ME.
I think I am going to do this on my brown pillowcases TONIGHT! Love it. Thanks!
Beautiful – these are definitely entering the gifting pool of projects for me.
Queen Anne’s Lace is one of my favorite flowers. They have such a unique smell and, on this pillow, they look so pretty! Thank you for sharing this!
It’s fun to think about gift-giving now, instead of during the holiday rush!
Great idea!
Incredible…I am at work and I want to leave my cubicle and go home and sew right now! Of course, if I didn’t work, I couldn’t sew either… Love the pillowcases.
Those are really cute. I am going to have to make a set of pillowcases like that.
Lovely flower.
oh my…isn’t that pretty. so nice for alicia to share here.
This is stunning! So delicate. It really captures the feeling of Queen Anne’s Lace.
Queen Anne’s lace is my absolute favorite. Oh thank you thank you!
I love this! It’s so dainty and feminine!
What a great idea, I can’t wait to make my own!
This pillowcase is too sweet! It would make a beautiful house-warming gift, too.
I love everything Alicia does! This is lovely!
Beautiful! I’ve been loving Queen Anne’s Lace motifs lately, and this is just perfect.
This is a beautiful pattern and the embroidery would look good on a simple girls dress too!
Thanks for the pattern! It’s beautiful. Can’t wait till school starts so I can make it!
It is so exquisite! So pretty!
A design by Alicia!?! What’s not to love?!?
Simply beautiful!
I like these!
Awesome!!!!! This is great. Will be wonderful to make for Christmas gifts. My mom loves Queen Anne’s Lace.
Thanks.
Now that is gorgeous. Love it.
Fun!! I cant wait for Alicia’s new book! Her blog is GREAT!!
What a beautiful tutorial! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
Jenny
I love the look of this. I grew up having a beautiful crocheted edgin on all of my pillowcases but have just had plain ones since the last of those wore out. I am trying to teach myself how to do the edgings, but this would be an easier way to add something to my scases right away. Thanks
beautiful! i was just thinking how much i wanted queen anne’s lace in my garden…when i remarked on this to a friend, she said, “but it’s a weed!”. ah, but in the eye of the beholder…
love the embroidery. great photo, too
absolutely gorgeous!
This is gorgeous; I’m definitely going to do this. I can’t wait for Alicia’s new book!!
I love that quilt and the pillows are just perfect with it. I adore her use of different shades of pink all throughout her quilt it makes the dark green of the pillowcase just jump out at you and the eye then goes to the dainty stitch work. PERFECT!
What a fantastic idea! I may just use this on my kids’ pillowcases when I make new quilts for them this year.
Oh, this is a wonderful pattern. And something that can be completed quickly. What a great idea for a gift! I love Alicia’s designs.
Lorrie
Thank you!!! This is just lovely!!!
Lovely! I have recently started buying pillowcases and really appreciate the ones with the sweet edges!
Beautiful! Would make a wonderful gift.
I adore the pillowcase! What a beautiful pattern!
I love the delicacy of Queen Anne’s Lace–this is beautiful!
Thanks for the tutorial. I must make some pillowcases now so I can embroider tomorrow.
Wow – that is absolutely beautiful!
Queen Anne’s Lace is a childhood favorite of mine. I might need to do this…Oh, the list is getting out of control!
Oh, the is lovely. Thank you for making this pattern available and I look forward to the new book coming out.
Beautiful! The more I see, the more I want to give emboridery a try!
I may have to redecorate my bedroom just so I can incorporate this lovely design into it!
Very striking.
Very elegant! I’m planning to make pillows for our living room couch. That would add a nice touch.
So very lovely!
So elegant! what a nice reminder to be inspired by nature.
I love coming on during the week and finding such lovely projects. Nothing like getting over the Wednesday “hump” day than trying this beautiful pillowcase project! Thanks again!
That’s just gorgeous — I love the simplicity of the white-on-green embroidery, and the design is so simple and so evocative. It’s obviously lovely on the pillowcase, but it makes me want to find a more prominently-placed item on which to embroider it! The button band of a blouse, perhaps. How neat.
So delicate yet so lovely. I love it.
So beautiful! I love how a little embroidery spruces everything up and makes it feel very special.
This is so pretty!
How pretty. Thanks for the link & download.
so pretty. thanks for sharing.
I love the ice cream quilt. It looks so lovely.
Gorgeous! It’s so nice to have a little bit of ladylike lovliness in a bedroom!
I’ve been wanting to do some queen anne’s lace embroidery. Great!
Thanks so much for the Queen Anne’s Lace pattern. This is one of my sister’s favorite flowers so now I can fix her some pillow cases for Christmas. She will LOVE it. I wish I had the pillow cases right now so I could get started. I’ll be off to the store tomorrow!! Please enter me in your giveaway.
mtower@bellsouth.net
Hand sewing month has been very inspirational! I started making hexagons for a quilt as a result and find that it is very addictive.
I’m off to get supplies as we leave for vacation tomorrow. Thanks for the idea & pattern.
I love these! I think it is just what our plain blue pillowcases need! First though, off to check out the directions on the stitches!
It’s so elegant and pretty I
Oh how I love this design, it is so delicate. I also like queen anne’s lace as it grows wild around here.
i can’t wait to give this project a try. The embroidery is too cute!
Love the simplicity. Reminds me of dandelions that you wish on…
Lovely!
I am so loving this month of hand stitching. So many good ideas, they just keep coming. Thanks
I adore Queen Anne’s lace. What a lovely pattern! Thank you so much.
So pretty, great idea for Christmas presents. I think a few people in my family will be getting these this year.
This looks lovely!
So simple and pretty!
my mother in law will love this!
This is beautiful!
I just got back from a road trip. One of the things that kept the hours on the road bearable was all that beautiful Queen Anne’s Lace! Such at picture of late summer. I’m definitely going to try this! My first hand stitched project.
i love adding a little embroidery to simple things like this. it’s sweet and classic. it adds such a nice touch.
How beautiful! What a simple but elegant touch to a plain pillow case. I want to do this to all my solid-color pillow cases now.
beautiful! I am going to get some pillowcases!
They’re really pretty. And they look manageable for sewers like me with minimal levels of competence! I’ve mastered french knots now, so only 2 other stitches to learn to be able to complete the pattern
Thanks for this, will be a simple and easy one to try!!
Something as pretty as that is definitely a great gift idea!
So delicate and pretty. Very nice!
Wonderful simple touch…I’ve been making my own pillow cases for years and usually do patchwork or applique along the edges…some Queen Anne’s lace will be a nice addition ~ thank you
Those are just beautiful. I’m going to have to spice up my plain pillowcases now, thanks for the inspiration!
What a beautiful gift idea! I love the delicate features of Queen Anne’s Lace. Maybe this would make a birthday gift for my Mom. Lovely!
Sweet!
THANK YOU so very much for all these kind words, everyone — I am so pleased that you like the design. Thank you!
Such a beautiful pattern! Can’t wait to put this on some pillows!
How beautiful!
That is gorgeous!
I’m not an embroiderer, but for that, I might just have to make an exception!
Thanks
This is beautiful! I haven’t done any embroidery since I was about 12 (wow- 20ish years ago!), but I think I might give this a try.
I love this. It reminds me of my grandmother and all of our summer camping trips when she identified flowers. I loved the name of this and will have to try out this pattern.
This is so pretty and so delicate. I am getting started right away to give as part of a Christmas gift for my sister. Thank you so much.
I love this! My mom has a soft spot for embroidered pillowcases, so this may be her set for this year!
This is a perfect project to do while I continue to recover from chemo and radiation! Thank you for having this monthly celebration!
I’ve been reading Alicia’s blog for several years now, so I came over to see what’s up here! I love Queen Anne’s Lace so I just have to embroider this pattern!
Lovely as always!
So beautiful! I think I may have found the perfect present to make for my mother for her birthday or Christmas. I’m so excited to get started!!!
Thanks for sharing, making this available for download and for spreading the beauty!
Jessica
http://www.MomShots.com
Love how that completed the ensemble. Pretty pretty design.
how lovely!
this is a great pattern! thanks!!!
Lovely work Alicia. This will go beautifully on my set of red flannel pillowcases that I think are a little plain. Thank you!
Fabulous! I love it!
Isn’t that pretty!
What a perfect way to spruce up pillowcases that have started looking a little tired but are by no means worn out…thank you so much for this inspiration!
So simple and pretty… I love the look of this.
Thank you! What a dainty design. Just perfect for a gift project for my grandma.
Stunning! So simple and elegant.
Thank you Sew Mama Sew and Alicia for this template — so pretty! And thanks for running the giveaway, SMS!
Oh that is so pretty! Maybe I could embroider it on a curtain – it’s too pretty to be drooled on!
Thanks for sharing it.
Can’t wait to try these for gifts and myself!
i’m a neophyte stitcher, but i think i have to give this a go. so lovely.
Perfect way to add some flowers to my bed linens which upon marriage, my husband stated is a “flower free zone.” Well, 10 years later I’m going to slip some in, and this may be the way to do it!!
Such a simple and pretty design. A few years ago when I was looking at embroidery patterns I never could think of enough things to put embroidery on, so this is such a nice thing to have!
That is really pretty.
Perfect little embellishment for a pillowcase and just in time for Christmas gifts!!! Thanks for sharing. LindaSonia (baddabinda@yahoo.com)
Queen Anne’s Lace is one of my favorite wildflowers. I prefer a vase of it over store bought roses any day. Thank you for such a lovely embroidery pattern
Alicia is the Queen Bee! She is santa in the summer! She is fab! Love her blog. Her patterns are fantastic. Can’t wait to start stitching!
Just beautiful. There is nothing so old-fashioned (and that’s a good thing) as embroidered pillowcases!
I am definitely doing this pattern!
Wouldn’t a pair make a nice wedding shower gift??
Jody
Love, love, LOVE this!
Karen G.
Thanks so much for the free download! Just learning here and so excited to repurpose old things with new embroidery!!!
Gorgeous. I love her blog, and have been wanting to get into embroidery for ages.
I absolutely *adore* this pattern, and am so excited to do these for Christmas gifts!
Thank you so much!
Aimee Suzanne
This reminds me of my grandma so much, she used to embroider pilowcases with the most beautiful bouquets on the ends with lots of colors. I sooo wish I had some now.
thanks, it’s beautiful!
I love this pattern. It would look cute in the guest room I hope to start soon.
I’ll certainly give it a go this weekend! It’s just beautiful! I hope the littles ones give me some time to try it! Thank you for sharing this beauty!
Yay! This looks simple enough for even me. I read Alicia’s blog all the time and love it. I’ll have to explore this site to see what other inspirations there are here.
I just picked up pillowcases at the Quilt Guild ‘garage sale’ this past weekend. This is perfect. My next project will be ribbon embroidery. Thanks so much for the queen anne’s lace pattern. Thank you for sharing. Blessings, Janet
What a lovely design! I love the simplicity and elegance.
so gorgeous! I downloaded the pattern… and the stitch diagrams. One of these days, I’m going to have a ball with embroidery!
This is a great pattern! Thank you for making it available!
I think that design would look gorgeous on a linen skirt also! Thanks so much!
Queen Anne’s Lace has graced one of my bridal bouquets as well as my Corelle dishes; now it can grace my pillowcases! Thank you for this!
Thank you so much for this – it’s exactly the kind of embroidery I love and I can’t wait to put them all over everything that will stay still long enough!
My husband just said that he had embroidered pillowcases when he was a little boy. I think I’ll make him a set now that he’s a big boy.
Great idea for those older females on the Christmas list…
love the pillow cases. lindagerig@sbcglobal.net
That is beautiful!. I want to make some linens to give my daughters when they marry (years, and years from now!!) and I’d love to start with this. Thank you!
I can’t wait to embroider these pillowcases. I’m making these as my Christmas presents this year!
Just lovely, she makes it seem so easy. I’m going to give this a try. Thank you!
Beautiful as always. Thank you for sharing and keeping handmade arts alive and exciting. Embroidery is still my first love.
so simple and sweet. Adding it to my project list!
Yay! I am going to stitch the Queen on to my a-line thrifted skirt that found its way into my greedy little hands JUST TODAY. I think my life is falling into place. Yea, this is definitely the start of something good.
And, you know, thank you for giving away such a cool little gift.
You could have sold it, you could have kept it all to yourself and lorded it over us (like my older sister did when we were little), you could have sat on your butt and dreamed of doing it someday. But you didn’t. You did it. For the love of many. Good on you. Tell your mama, she’ll be so proud.
Peace, Wendy
These are so sweet and very doable. Thanks so much for sharing.
Thank you ! What a lovely touch for making getting into bed that much more delightful!
Lovely Queen Anne’s Lace pattern! I can’t wait to add this to some of my pillowcases. Thanks for making it free.
The pillow cases and the quilt are just perfect. What a great job and great colors to work with!
Although I’m not that good at hand sewing I have enjoyed every project this month, and I have found new inspirational blogs too. Thank you!
Agneta in Sweden
What a lovely design. I can’t wait to make these!
Oh, such sewing goodness! This is a great blog and I love anything Posey….I have her book, some patterns and she does great kits! Queen Anne’s lace is so lovely, I will definitelt stitch this one. Thank you for Hand Sewing Month and thanks Alicia!
Love this pattern.
Wow such a pretty pattern and with few stitches. I have printed it out, thank you sew much. And thank you also for this wonderful month of hand sewing.
Sharon
I love embroidered pillowcases. Actually, I love that entire picture of bed linens. So calming and comfortable looking.
This is absolutely beautiful! I will definitely be trying this out!
Oh pretty! I love Queen Anne’s lace and both Alicia’s and your blogs. Thank you!
absolutely love the pillow case. gorgeous!
I just discovered your site via Posy gets Cozy! What a wonderful site; I love embroidery! Also love Alicia’s site. Thank you for offering the Queen Anne’s Lace pattern!! Happy camper here!
Sew pretty. This will make a nice Christmas present for a friend I have overseas! Thanks.
Gorgeous! I love dandelion clocks. I am going to give this a go. Great inspiration, thanks. x
What a beautiful and simple pillowcase. I love things like this. Thanks!
giveaways, I can’t resist. Please add me to the drawing
Ooh, so cute! I really need to get into embroidery so I can make these!
Queen Anne’s Lace is my favorite flower. I love love love this! Thank you very much for sharing it with us. I’m off to add this to a handbag now……
LOVELY, like all of Alicia’s work!
So pretty and delicate!
I love Alicia’s designs inspired by nature. This pattern will be the first on my teenage daughter’s jeans! Thank you, Alicia!
This pattern looks great on that dark pillow case. Almost makes me ready for fall’s dark colors again
Queen Anne’s lace is my favorite flower. This design is super. Thanks for creating and sharing.
Love Queen Anne’s lace. I will definitely be doing this project…lovely!
delightful, and the suggestion of using a dark background pillow case lead me to a nice purple upon which white floss will really shine! thanks
lovely…Alicia has such wonderful style!
Oooh, this is lovely! I adore Posie gets Cozy! She’s so inspiring
this is a wonderful pattern! my mom will love to have a pair of these for their cabin in wisconsin!
I love this design… there are so many things you can put it on, and it’s so easy!
I think I will take up embroidery agian:) Thanks
Thank you for sharing. Your pillowcases have inspired me to try embroidery again.
I have not done needlework since highschool but, am inspired to try this project. thanks!
Lovely design. Can’t wait to try it out.
Wow , I can’t wait to make these pretty pillowcases !
I have to make pillowcases wtih these on the hem! I am so allergic to queen anne’s lace, it would be fun to sleep with the enemy!
Looks good to me! I’ll be glad to see alicia’s new book.
Queen Anne’s Lace has always been one of my very favorites forever. It is so airy, feminine, and romantic and adds just the right touch to many a bouquet of flowers. When I saw it embroidered on the pillow my heart skipped a few beats, it’s so lovely. I can’t wait to embroider
it. Have I told you lately how much I love your site??!! Thanks so much for this awesome pattern!!
I love this! I love that it looks so good on the green pillow case. We have myriads of Queen Anne’s lace growing behind our house, and I think it is one of the most beautiful wild flowers.
Thank you for the free download.
so beautiful!
thank you so much!
So pretty! I love her stuff!
Absolutely gorgeous and a wonderful embroidery for us to make. Thank you Alicia.
Really pretty!
Love your designs!
Thank you for the instructions for the lovely embroidery!
this is just lovely. thank you for sharing it with us.
Hooray! Holiday gift ideas! Thank you.
It’s so beautiful!!! thanks for all the sharing…gina f
I absolutely love this design. Thank you.
I love this! Thanks so much. What a lovely treat! xo xo
adding these to my list of things to make! thanks!
Thank you so much for sharing this lovely design. I’ve already downloaded the pattern and definitely will be making this pretty project. It’s a great “remembering summer” project to make for presents this year.
I just love Queen Anne’s lace!! This tutorial will be perfect for my 17 year old daughter who is really
blossoming this summer with her embroidery!
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR GIVING US THIS BEAUTIFUL PATTERN. CAN YOU GUESS WHAT ALOT OF MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS WILL BE GETTING FOR CHRISTMAS. I’LL JUST HAVE TO MAKE MYSELF A COUPLE OF SETS FIRST.
THANKS AGAIN.
sandalwoodtrail@cableone.net
lurvely. and i have just the pillowcase to put it on.
These would look pretty sprinkled around the hem of a skirt too! Thanks.
Oh Thank you so much, I have a piece of linen that really is calling for queen anns lace!!!
Queen Anne’s lace is such a beautiful, intricate wildflower. I love that you’ve created an embroidery pattern for it. It looks great on the green pillowcase. Thanks for sharing the design.
I have always wanted to learn to embroider. I am printing this off and taking it to my mother-in-law and demand she teach me!!! Thank you!