craft corner: pillowcase ribbon boards

So our sheet set had been wearing out and so I bought some new ones and needed something to do with all of the fabric from the old ones.  The pillowcases were in the best conditions and I had two pieces of plywood (exactly the same size) lying around so I thought what better to do with it than make some ribbon boards to decorate up our room a bit.  Since it's the only part of the house that isn't really decorated I need to find something so it could feel "home-y" like the rest of the house.

Materials used:

plywood
2 queen size pillowcases
batting
ribbon
tacks
staple-gun

Cut pillowcases along seams so that you end up with one piece of rectangular fabric.  Cut batting to cover plywood.  I double layered my batting to have a little bit more cushion look to them.  Staple fabric and batting around plywood.  Arrange ribbon how you would like it and staple. Hammer tacks where the ribbons cross.  And voila! A cheap way to add some decor to our bedroom.