Rick rack looks really cute as a trim when sewn into a seam where only half of it is showing. But I agree with most if the posts here. I remember it from the 60's...yuck.

Just this weekend on a Martha Pullen show, they made flowers and leaves out of rick rack. It required a little handwork. You may find it on marthapullen.com.

I love the look of rick rack.
I just completed a sun dress and matching doll dress for my 2 year old grand daughter.

I love rick rack. Didn't used to like it all that much, but I think it has regained it's popularity. I made this quilt last spring after I saw it in a magazine. I think the huge rick rack adds just the right touch.

nope, I love it!

I think everything has a place, rick-rack yes on certain projects-sequiens yes on certain projects. Overdone quilting-rickrack anything a big NOOOOOO

Darling! That's what I was taking about!

Girls. I found Rick rack at BBCrafts on line for $2.25 a 25 ft roll so if you order a few the shipping is still the same. Sure beats almost two bucks for. Two and a half yd pig.

I'd love to see a pic of this baby quilt if you have one, please. Sounds like a wonderful idea! :thumbup:

I like rick rack. I do not like clowns.

I'm with you. I couldn't tell you exactly why, but I am not a fan of rick rack at all.

I recently came across patterns for making rick rack flowers. Used lg. & sm. rickrack & even layered the sizes in some cases.

Nothing wrong with rickrack if used in whatever. I don't happen to like it overdone but 'overdone' is a personal judgement.

im a fan of rick rack makkes wonderful trims

I have several pairs of earrings like this that my grandmother made. ( I've never seen such tiny, dainty rick rack before.) My mother entered them in some sort of contest prior to her own death and won several ribbons with them. I've kept them because I'm sentimental about them but I keep wondering what I should really DO with them. I don't wear jewelry.

I love it especially the larger rick rack like in this quilt I did for a friend's new granddaughter

I try really really really hard to like rick rack. I guess it didn't have good memories for me. It's sort of like the 70s fabrics - they were ugly then and this time around they are better, but still kind of ugly. I like the way the "new" 70s fabrics are designed, but would not use them myself. Same with rick rack. Sometimes I really like the way it is used, but it's still unappealing to my senses and I don't use rick rack at all.

I think of those dreadful home ec dresses!

I have put the dainty baby rickrack on my little granddaughter's dresses that I've made for her. Just a touch and it looks so sweet. I also make clothes for my 8 yr. old granddaughter's American Girl doll, Molly. I believe she's supposed to be from the forties. I use the tiny rickrack on her sundresses and bathing suits.
Other than that, I like it in standard sizes on aprons. I also made a Mary Englebreit crazy quilt and used rickrack on a number of the blocks. It seemed to fit right in with her fabrics. I think rickrack has its place on a certain type of things, very homey and cute stuff. 8-)

I've seen it used nicely on quilts.

I used some large black rickrack as a border around a photo for a granddaughter and her family to make a pillow for her other grandmother. The rickrack was half under the picture cut into a circle so it looked like a scallop. That was my Christmas for pillow tops!

I remember trying to iron the stuff and trying to keep both the zigs and zags nice.

I love it for certain quilts or clothing for children.

I remember making gingham aprons in high school to sell at our church bazaar with embroidery around the rick rack. I guess I love it because I love making Raggedy Ann dolls, and you can't do Raggedy Ann without rick rack on her apron. Just personal preference.

I'm not a fan either. I have some that a friend gave me and I on rare occasions use it when making fabric postcards.

I remember an adorable dress that mom made that had lively colors and rick rack. I loved it. It was my party dress

I made some old fashioned aprons a couple of years ago and used lots of it because I remember both of my "Memere's" (grandmothers) wearing the same kind of aprons and thay had ric rac. I also use it on doll clothes.

Guess it's all in how you look at things and personal taste. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, rick rack . . . on some things! I am crazy about polka dots too . . . on some things! If it says "use me here" loud and clear . . . go for it. It's your creation . . . really doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. Sure don't mean this to sound discounting to others opinions or trite . . . but all these beautiful quilts we see on here tell me that we are ALL different in many ways, but thankfully all alike in our love of this art form.

I hated it as a kid. Come to think of it, I had a clown doll covered in rick rack! He was creepy.

Now, I like it just fine. Especially the enormous rick rack. It's the meanest, freakiest, most aggressive rick rack of all. Have you seen it? It's so wrong that it's right.

Love rick rack on aprons and little girl dresses/skirts. Two different colors do look terrific.

Adorable!

To MargeD: Our home Ec. class must have shared the same curriculum because I still have my red/white gingham apron with my name hand embroidered on the bib and rick rack around the two pockets. You should have seen how horrible my stitches were back then. I made it on a featherweight and my stitch lengths were all over the place. How it all began...

I love rick rack, but it's my generation. Or maybe my Mom's.

Love rick rack!! Use it to lengthen my DGD's pants, quilt blocks, bibs, towels, etc.

No wonder my DIL looked at me funny - when I wanted to put ric rack on a doll on a quilt::: She said that it was a little old fashioned but I still like it and did it anyway:::Does remind me of home and I think your right Wanabee - must be the generation!!!!

My Grandmother did this and edged pillowcases. I love rick rack -- it gives me a warm feeling when I see it trimming something.

Ditto :D

It depends how it is used. Made some skirts for my granddaughters and it was darling on there. Certain patterns it can really embellish, just depends.

Love ric rac. Makes me fell warm and cozy.

When I see rick rack I think of the Lanz dressed that were popular in the early 60's. I couldn't afford one, but found a similar floral stripe fabric, trimmed it with white rick rack and made my own. Friends thought it was the real thing. Ü