Several months ago I saw this pillowcase tutorial on Pinterest that I thought looked interesting. The link to the original post is
http://patches.typepad.com/notes_from_the_patch/2010/07/tutorial-tuesday-24-pillowcases.html.
Today Amy and I attempted these. I must say, when you got to the turning the fabric "sausage" right sides out...I didn't think this would work. But it did and it was EASY! And only 3 seams ~ start to finish. We made 3 in less than 45 minutes and that included cutting the fabric and ironing the seams. Accurately pinning the layers together to sew is crucial or you might end up not catching a piece of fabric (speaking from experience here!).
Here are some of my pictures of our creations ~
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| the pillowcase sausage |
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| this is the point of thinking "this isn't going to work" |
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| just keep pulling |
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| Ta Da! Isn't it cute? |
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| I made 2 for 2 little boys I love! |
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| Amy made one for a little cutie we know will be a monkey like his daddy was! |
Its worth it to print out these directions, for easy reference. The main body of the pillowcase takes 3/4 yard of fabric, the cuff was 1/3 and the trim piece 1/8. With all the fun, gorgeous, or novelty fabrics available ~ these can be easily personalized to any décor or theme! I did change one thing from her directions ~ instead of doing the French seams on the inside of the pillowcase, I just serged the sides and bottom together.
These could also be great in our Etsy store. And they could be personalized with machine embroidered names or initials.
I just love it when something works like the original poster says!
Happy Crafting!
I will have to give this a try. I would love to have pillows that match my quilts.
ReplyDeleteI learned how to do these from Miss Abigail, who first learned how at a 4-H camp a few years ago. They are wonderful! They would be good in a hope chest, don't you think? ;o}
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