Designer bedspreads

I told earlier that my next post is on kids wear,I am still working on it.So in the meanwhile enjoy with these designer spreads.

Designer Bedspreads – "Not Always Expensive Bedding"

 Bed spread is a top cover of a bed,put on for tidiness or display rather than warmth.Its an outer covering,usually decorative for a bed.use of bed spread is an extremely ancient custom.The first bed covers were probably of fur,later versions include every sort of refinement that weaving or embroidery could produce.

Here I am talking about Bed skirt & some designer bed spreads.

Bed skirt (also bed ruffle, dust ruffle or valance): A decorative piece used to cover the boxspring and legs of the bed. It fits between the mattress and boxspring and hangs to the floor.

  Bed spread: A bed cover with sides that go to the floor. This does not require a bed skirt


When it comes to designer bedspreads some of the most famous names in fashion and decorating come to mind.  Any bedroom décor is enhanced by using a designer bedspread.

Designer bedspreads can add a quality and elegance to your bedroom like nothing else. Since the bed is often the focal point of a bedroom, making sure the spread on the bed is just right for the room décor is important to making the bedroom, where you spend a great deal of your life, feel comfortable and inviting.

"Here is the country style bedspread I made to enhance the look of 
my bedroom".
I love blue color and thought of decorating my bedroom with blue.

Are you interested in making this bed spread?It's easy & simple!
Tips are given at the end of this post.

Bed spread make your bedroom highly wonderful and striking. Bed Sets are available in different fabrics such as linen, cotton, satin, silk, jersey, flannel etc. Bedding Sets come in various lovely prints such as checks, stripes, and linings, floral, traditional, and contemporary patterns. 

Bed spread with prints can really give a fresh new look to any bedroom decor. Granted, bed sheets in traditional white and ivory colors are beautiful, but you'll really feel like you have a brand new bedroom when you go for some color, some bold designs, something wonderfully new and invigorating on your bed!

How about something like: Dots... Pinstripes... Bold stripes... Cubes Paisley....or even Floral.

If your bedroom design is on the traditional side, you could select sheets sets in a variety of small prints that will fit with the conservative decor.

 A traditional type of bedspread

What about a hotel collection set. Maybe a floral approach, maybe bold stripes where the color itself can be traditional, but where the stripes say- hey I'm solid, dependable and still have my own fun, big sense of style!

If your bedroom has a tropical design, you could try something like cheery bright prints on your sheets with larger prints like hibiscus flowers or palms, or even sunsets. This may be fun to try! You'll find some of the most luxurious choices of colors also!

Tropical design on a spread

      How about something new and bold, like: deep purple, pearl, copper, or peach..? Whatever your taste might be, you can find prints that will work quite well and match, or better yet, compliment your bedroom decor.

      Some of the prints you can find in bed sets for children include such favorite characters as Snoopy and Charlie Brown, pirates, fairies, ballerinas, horses, fire trucks, sports themes of all kinds, and more.

"This is the bed spread made by my sister for a kids room"         

Designer bedding embellished with lace, monograms, appliques, and other types of fancy trim are generally very expensive. Not everyone is willing to pay designer prices for stylish bed sheets and pillowcases, but not everyone has to. here are some ideas,If you’re capable of using an iron or sewing stitches by hand, you can create the beautiful designer bed spreads and pillowcases you’ve always wanted. 

Appliques 
There are sew-on and iron-on fabric appliques in almost every design and color, and they can turn ordinary sheets and pillowcases into extraordinary designer bedding. Why pay upwards of $100 for a set of monogrammed or appliqued designer bedding when you can easily add professional looking embellishments?"So save money & live better".

Applique on a bed spread

As I told many things about applique in my earlier post about Applique.I dont think I have to repeat the same thing here. Consider choosing monograms, small flowers, ribbons, butterflies, or any other pattern to match your bedding and your style. Appliques look lovely when applied along the top edge of a flat sheet or pillowcases. Use your creativity and sense of style, and design a beautiful set of sheets you’ll be proud to display. 


Lace
   If you’ve always wanted frilly sheets and pillowcases for your bed, consider adding lace. Lace is very easy to attach to the edges or along the hems of bed sheets and pillowcases, and there are numerous colors, patterns, and styles to choose from. 

Its not necessary that you should have sewing machine to attach lace to the edges and hems of bed sheets. Lace can be easily attached by hand stitching. Choose thread that closely matches the color of the lace, and double it for added strength. Attach the lace using short stitches for a designer look without the designer price.


Looped Ruffles
    Ruffles are simple to sew-on by hand, but you don’t have to buy ready-made ruffles. Ruffles are easy to create using seam binding, and they will add a touch of creativity, color, and style to ordinary bed sheets. 

You can mix and match two colors or u can also do it in the same color.Use your individual sense of style as well as your imagination. When designing and embellishing sheets, the possibilities are truly endless!

Here is an instruction to make ruffles by hand stitch.
    Make evenly spaced loops approximately one or two inches apart, all the way across. Your sheets will look amazing, and no one will ever guess that you added the ruffles by hand.
You can also do ruffles with layers.Here is an example.

Here are some more designs,where you can get more Idea's in creating your own bed spreads and save money!

Just added fringes on the laced fabric bedspread

Modern designs for bedspread 

You can get some more ideas by visiting some of the store who sell designer bed spreads.
    Here I am talking about bed skirts.If you do not like the ruffles or gathers from the top of the bed.you can go for bed skirt.This is also one of the way to decorate your bed.

Bed Skirts
    A bed skirt is a decorative fabric covering,that hangs from bottom of a beds mattress to the floor.The origins of the bed skirts were not fully known but it is hypothesized that the bed skirt was developed to hide unsightly looking bed spots & to conceal the area under the bed so that it could be used for storage.
   Probably the main reason anyone purchase a bed skirt is for its style.You can find some of the bed skirts in 
JC penny,Target,bed and bath stores.


Here are some of the examples of bed skirts:

Here are the sewing instructions for the bed spread I made for my bed.
Do you have little time to decorate your house?and do you have interest?then half of your work is done!

1.You have to decide which color or pattern do you like OR which color combination will suite your other bedroom accessories.

2.First you have to measure your bed size with measuring tape & note it down.
   * Measure the length of your bed.
   * Measure the width
   * And then the depth.( from the edge of your bed seam till the bottom or the floor)
3.I used totally 5 yards to complete the bedspread for my queen sized bed and 2 pillow cases.
4.Then go and get your fabric.
5.Cut the fabric according to your bed size( you have to cut only the length and width measurement of the bed from seam to seam.)& leave seam allowances to attach the ruffle.
6.Then cut the fabric for the ruffle,.here you have to take double the  length of the bed.And double the width of the bed to make gathers.
7.Doing ruffle is so easy.If you have a sewing machine then put a long stitch over the length of the fabric & leave little bit more length of thread at the end and cut it.Then pull the bobbin thread from  both the edge of the fabric & your gathers are ready!
8.Then attach this gathers to the main sheet.(both for  length and width)
Your country style bed spread is ready!
You can even decorate more with attaching some laces at the bottom of the gathers.

"Try your own designs & Enjoy"

Story of Applique

  Among the traditional textiles of India, the art of appliqué work occupies a distinguished place. According to the Webster’s dictionary, "appliqué is a ‘decoration or trimming made of one material attached by sewing, gluing, etc. to another." In India, appliqué art is widely prevalent in the western states, especially in Gujarat and Rajasthan, and in the eastern coast of Orissa.

It is believed that appliqué work made its way into western India either from Europe or Arabia in the Middle East through trade contacts.

Applique work of Orissa

"Pipli, a place in Orissa is a main center of Appliqué work."

The red, purple, black, yellow, green and white fabrics are mostly used. First, a applique material

is prepared in the shape of square, rectangle, circle or oval,and then it is stitched onto the base cloth in aesthetic arrangements. 

                                                          
 Punjab also has traditional appliqué work called 'Phulkari'. This craft is usually executed on shawls.

While in Andhara Pradesh Banjara women wear blouses and headscraves decorated with appliqué and mirror work.

This beautiful bag is made of colorful red and indigo handloomed cotton cloth with fine and intricate white cotton cloth applique work and embroidered embellishments. This bag has great color, interesting abstract snowflake-like designs that make a terrific impact

Rajasthan has an appliqué or gota work. Shekhawati is an important center for this technique.

So applique work is done in most part of India.

 Rajasthani applique work on a pillow case

 I love to do applique work because I can mix and match 2 kinds of fabrics.Though it is the traditional art of India,nowadays you can see using applique work in western countries too.Quilting is similar to applique and it is exclusively used in most of the western countries.

These applique work can be used on womens apparel,Indian saris,Mens apparel (Indian traditional shewani's or kurtas),even in home decor as I have shown in my earlier post(Pillow covers),ladies hand bags,lampshades, table mats & many more.


Here are some of the Indian saris with applique work.




     These are the best work of my mom & my top listed saris on applique.

This is the applique work made with "Lace".lace is made into the shape of flower
& then it is sewn on a sari.sequences are also used here to enhance the look of a design.

 

Apllique work made with net fabric.Net fabrics are cut in the shape of a flower
and is stitched on a sari with embroidery machine.

                                          Here are some more saris on applique...

 Body and pallu is spangled with printed black and white stripes highlighted by ornate floral stone studded appliques worked with sequins and resham.

Men's Kurta with applique work

Collar is heavily embroidered using sequins, stone work,zardosi, zari , beads and resham. Look is furthe enhanced with decorative appliques richly embellished with sequins, stone work,zardosi, zari, beads and resham.

Over coat with Applique work

red crepe silk front split overcoat features applique work to create arrow, Embellishments made with resham and applique. 

Fusible applique

      Fusible appliqué is so easy that anyone who’s done it once rarely needs to look at 

directions again.  However, if you haven’t tried it yet, here’s the basic idea: 

      A tissue-like web of heat sensitive glue, backed with paper, is ironed to a piece of fabric.  

Then the paper is peeled off, leaving the glue on the fabric, and the piece of fabric can be 

ironed to another piece of fabric.  To make the appliqué permanent on fabric the edges 

must be sewn down, usually with a zigzag satin stitch; otherwise washings will 

eventually cause it to peel off.

 Fusible appliques are one of the best and easy way of doing an art & time saving too.

These fusible appliques are mostly on kids wear.

here are few kids apparel with fusible applique.

Appliqué has moved from labor intensive hand work to a quick flick of the iron and the pieces are fused together.

Read more at Suite101: Tips and Techniques of Fusible Applique: Fast, Easy Fabric Art with Beautiful Results http://www.suite101.com/content/tips-and-techniques-of-fusible-applique-a159779#ixzz1BhMDthRb

Here are some books regarding applique work.

                                       
                   






















Recent articles regarding Applique work.


   Though the Applique work is the traditional art of India,in recent years it has reached its peak.Now it is more popular in western countries too.Below are some of the recent articles regarding applique work & its popularity.
    

 A group of craftsmen in Orissa claimed  to have set a new record by creating a rare traditional appliqué work. At least 80 craftsmen, including 50 women have created the work at Pipili, a village in Puri district, India. They took over two months to complete the work.

The applique was built at a cost of RS.350,000. Built like an umbrella, it measures 140 ft x 70 ft.

Umbrellas with applique work

Here is a video clip regarding how applique work is done in Pipli,Orissa.

                               http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4qH7AJT34c

Applique work of Pipli in Orissa drawing foreigners to Puri

    Coming from all corners of the world, these tourists find appliqué art entrancing, as it can also be used for various ornamental purposes back at home. Most of them are eager to buy these attractive pieces of appliqué thus leading to increase in its demand.

"It can be used for decorative items for the home decoration. It can also be used for the decoration of deities. Since the past two to three years, people have been using it as a decorative item in marriage ceremonies. Moreover, foreign tourists ask for these in particular. Its demand has increased over a period of time to manifolds,"

Read more: http://www.andhranews.net/India/2007/October/6-Applique-work-18134.asp#ixzz1BiGqTzjZ

Designer Anvita Jain wrote article recently in 2010.

Skip the high profile fashion magazines and simply look at the world around you. For trendy inspirations, nothing comes closer than the small and perhaps inconsequential things in life.

Simply keep your eyes wide open while walking down an Indian street and there will be inspirations galore.

The streets of India are a world of its own, certainly a source of creativity for me and my label, ‘Pappu ka Taka’, the name came impromptu, and belongs to the skilled worker who did the first stitch for my maiden collection. Heavy embroideries may have taken a back seat this season, but appliqué work is certainly making its presence felt. I have used cow appliqués on trendy bags (Delhi has lots of cows strolling on the streets without a care for the world).

Birds are not far behind, an owl motif on a top and appliquéed skirt with flowers motifs work just well on a rainy day. Don’t be too serious when it comes to dressing up, take it as a light hearted yet innovative exercise.

   In this post I tried to write some of the information on applique work which may help you.Will try to collect some more information regarding this.

My next Project is on Kids wear,working on it.Will come soon....


        

Designer Pillows

Applique worked Pillow cover
Applique embroidery is a decorative work in which one piece of a cloth is sewn on the other.This is the art of India.
These pillows are very much suitable for leather couches.