I hate the flu! After 3 days of fever, aches, pains, cough and just plain feeling awful I decided today was going to be be different. Last evening the fever finally broke and I started feeling better. Think it was the medicine Tim brought me.......he got me Nyquil and Oreo's. I got up this morning did my office work, cleaned up the kitchen and put away laundry that had been sitting since Friday when I started feeling bad. After doing all my chores I decided that today was the day........the day for the first project in my sewing room.
I decided to make pillowcases for my bed that match my quilt. This is a nice tailored pillowcase and simple to make. This is not my pattern so I can not give exact details in my blog but if you contact me I will give you details.
My favorite part of these pillowcases is choosing the fabric. Most time you want to choose 3 but for these I only wanted 2.
The flowered fabric is for the body and cuff. The blue is for trim.
Body is 27"
Cuff is 12"
Trim is 2.5"
Each is cut from entire width of fabric.
You fold the trim fabric in half wrong sides together.
Body of the fabric is face up, trim is placed raw edges up and cuff fabric is face down. Pin all the way across.
Once you have pinned all the way across fold up the cuff fabric so you are looking at the right side of all fabrics.
This is the WEIRD part of this pattern.
Roll the body of the pillowcase up and flip it over so you can re-pin raw edges together.
This is the tube made from flipping pillowcase. Pin raw edges all the way across.
Sew tube.....I use 1/4" seam.
Every job needs a SUPERVISOR!!
After sewing tube you pull the fabric through the tube......this always amazes me. Whoever thought of this is a genius.
Then press seams from both back and front of case. The sharper the seam the better.
Someone makes ironing VERY hard.
Fold your case with wrong sides together and cuff at the top. Match the raw edges and pin. Now for French Seams.....first you sew down the side a scant 1/4". Turn your case inside out and press seam.
Step two of French Seam......with right sides together sew down the same seam with a little more then a 1/4" seam. Turn to the right side and press seam again....nice sharp seams.
Do the same process on the bottom of case.
Two pillowcases done and on the bed in less then an hour.
These pillowcases make great gifts. Fun way to use some of those whimsical fabrics that you see.
Have I said how much I love this quilt and now with cases to match......can it get any better.
Already have next project picked out. Hopefully tomorrow I will be able get that started. Going to make a travel scrape bag for my up coming Quilt Retreat weekend........I am so excited can hardly wait!
As Always, Lori
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