Pretty Pillowcases

Have you ever wondered how people make pillowcases so pretty? How do they have the time to make them? Have you always wanted to make one but really don't know how to or know what the best way to make one is? well look no further, I'm going to show you, how, you can make your very own pillowcases and give them away. No more embarrassing handmade gifts, now its time for
looks-like-you-bought-it pillowcase time!

I have tried several options to make pillowcases and have finally came across the best way to make pillowcases, and I have used several different patterns. So if your ready and willing your going to be so ecstatic about this, just as I am !



Ok, so first your going to need to get yourself some fabric

CUTTING
27" inches or 3/4 yard (body fabric)
9" inches (border fabric or cuff)
4" inches (accent trim fabric)

CONSTRUCTION
1. Make sure you trim all the excess salvage from your fabric.
2. Take border and accent trim fabric and press in half with your iron lengh wise with right sides together. It should make the border fabric 4.5 inches wide, and the accent trim fabric 2" inches wide , when done pressing.
3. Take and lay the border fabric down flat with right side facing , then lay the body fabric on top of the border fabric same way,down flat with right side facing. Then take the accent trim fabric and lay that down but have that piece stay pressed in half with right side facing. So all the pieces should lay together with edges matching ("open" sides up)
4. Pin those pieces together
5. Fold or roll the pillowcase fabric UP to the pins, leaving
an inch or so away from the top of the other layered fabrics.
(You now have a tube laying lengthwise.)
6. Fold the border or cuff piece up all the way up to the top and repin
all layers together
7. Stitch the seam lengthwise about an 1/8 of an inch from the edge
8. remove all the pins and begin to pull the fabric out of the tube that you just stitched
9. You now have a pillowcase that just needs finishing.
10. With wrong sides together,stitch a seam about an 1/8 inch or so, if you have a serger , serge it along the bottom edge of the pillowcase and along the other side.
11. All done, now turn your pillowcase right side out and iron.

you now have a full functioning pillowcase!


There are so many options with this pattern,just give it a try to will be happy you did! Enjoy!