Supplies:
1. Stitched Piece(s)
2. Complimentary backing material (if you've not got a stitched back piece)
3. Quilt Batting (hi loft)
4. Pearle Cotton - White/Ecru
5. Fancy Pearl Headed Straight Pins OR Straight Pins with fancy beads to place on the ends
6. Cording/Braiding/Ribbon - to embellish the sides
7. Tacky Glue
8. #22 Chenile Needle
9. Cutting Board
10. Mat Knife
11. Ruler
12. Clothes pins
13. Scissors
14. Mat Board/Cardboard
STEP ONE: Measure your stitched piece and decide what shape and size you want it to be. Take some real time and cut out TWO peices of mat board the EXACT same size.
STEP TWO: Cut 5 pieces of quilt batting the same shape and size as your mat board. Take the two mat board pieces and put a couple of dots of tacky glue on one side of each shape. Place one square of the batting to each glued side of the mat board as shown (leaving the remaining 3 pieces of batting to the side):
STEP THREE: Mount the stitched piece to the batting side of the mat board. Do the exact same thing to the second mat board using either another stitched piece or complementing material. Attaching the stitched piece to the mat board can be done by "lacing" using Pearle Cotton or by lightly "gluing".
*hint* ~ This is what I do....if it is a heart, circle, or odd shape I lace the stitching/material ~ as it is easier to get the stitched piece/material to conform and lay nicely when it is an odd shape. If it is square or rectangular I "lightly glue" the fabric down, just on the edges and let it sit just to get tacked down...which takes 15-30 mins.
While I'm waiting for it to get tacked down...I put clothes pins on the pieces so that the glue and board remain in contact with each other as shown:
STEP FOUR: While the glue is still "wet" or not completely dry (or if you've laced you go straight to this step!), I place the remaining three batting pieces in between the front and back pieces just like a sandwich, as shown:
STEP FIVE: I take good old DMC White (or ECRU) Pearle Cotton and a #22 Chenille Needle and start sewing (using a tight whipstitch) to "sandwhich" together all parts of the pinkeep as shown in the following pictures:
**The whipstitch is used for seaming fabrics, either right or wrong sides together. The stitches should be about 1/16" apart, and only as deep as necessary to create a firm seam. Leave a tail of thread when you start, and work several stitches over it to secure and hide the thread** 
STEP SIX: Once you've gotten all the way around your pinkeep and secured your Pearle Cotton, then you're ready to embellish the sides of your pinkeep. Working on one side at a time, put a row of tiny sparing dots of Tacky glue, take your embellishing ribbon/cording/braiding and start laying it down on top of the glue. Make sure the whipstitching is covered and hid beneath the embellishment and that it is laying straight along the edge. Continue in the manner all the way around the pinkeep until all edges are completely covered.
STEP SEVEN: Now it is time to put in the pins. Put them however you want in how ever many numbers along the side of the pinkeep. This again can be accomplished by using coordinating pearlized pin heads pins or using a plain straight pin with fancy coordinating beads - whichever you prefer!
STEP EIGHT: You may decide that your pinkeep should have a ribbon bow at the top or some sort of tassel of embellishment this can be added at this time.
THE *BIG* FINISH: Now you can enjoy a perfectly made and beautiful Pinkeep to display in your home or give to a friend!
Here's a random set of pinkeeps I've made so that you can see different styles/embellishments:
