monogrammed bedding

there is something so nice about a good monogram

phoebe howard via decorpad

and i have always been one to care whether or not the initials spell something.  heaven forbid they do -  the poor child will have about a 5 year stint of being made fun of in school...or called names.  maybe not a big deal, but not cool regardless.
 
its actually one of the reasons we took so long to name emory fully - i over-analyzed all the sounds and words her initials might spell with the middle names we were considering.  we ended up with ruth, my middle name, my moms middle name, and my grandmothers middle name...and her initials are "ERR".  it took me a long time to get over the fact that a) her initials spell a sound and b) her initials mean "to make a mistake."

call me crazy {my closest friends do}, but it mattered to me.  {obviously the sheer beauty and meaning of the name meant A LOT more!!! :) and now that i see her name and initials on everything, i couldnt be happier.}

like i said, i love the look of a tailored monogram on bedding.  it adds just the right touch.  leontine linens especially has fabulous style {and you pay for it, of course :)}:

miles redd's apartment via newyorksocialdiary

brenda kelly kramer interiors via leontine linens

brenda kelly kramer interiors via leontine linens

cathy kincaid interiors via leontine linens

mary mcdonald via domino

badgley mischka's bed via elle decor

 shannon bowers via dallasnews

other great monograms:

traditional bedroom design by dc metro showroom Casart Coverings

via houzz

via decorpad

via rue magazine

via lonny magazine

via katie ridder

my sewing machine embroiders, but i do not have the software that allows it to do so.  i also didnt want to spend $40 or so per pillow to get the monogram done as large as i wanted it.  SO when it came to making bennetts bedding, i had to improvise.

i simply went on microsoft word, found a font i liked {in this case it was "Birch Std", most likely downloaded off of 1001freefonts.com}, blew it up to the right size, and printed it.

then i cut the letters out, pinned them on the white fabric i was using, traced over them with a water soluble fabric pen, and cut them out.

then i used a tight zig zag stitch on my sewing machine and attached each letter to the pillow.
VOILA!

i know sometimes its easier {and actually cheaper} to just buy things, but when you suffer from severe i-want-what-is-in-my-head-and-i-cant-find-it-anywhere-itus, sometimes this is the only way to get it.
im really happy with how it turned out.  it might not be exactly leontine-esque, but it will do for this chica {and her three year old who doesnt know the difference anyway} :)