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Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Pillowcases Galore!
Some of my wonderful followers wanted photos of my pillowcases and a photo tutorial of how to make them, so here goes!
The
first pillowcase, in lavender herbals fabric with an ecru cuff and
lavender accent flange, also sports an ecru lace overlay on the flange.
The lace was topstitched down just before I sewed up the side and bottom
seam. I think that I could have added it right on top of the flange
inside the 5-layer "sandwich."
Here is the finished pillowcase shown first so that you can identify the fabrics chosen for the body, accent flange, and cuff.
Using the regular rotary cutting method of Width-Of-Fabric; cut a 27" length of the body fabric, an 11" length of the cuff fabric, and a 2" length of the accent flange.
Next, with an iron, crease the accent flange strip in half with the WRONG sides together the long way such that it will be 1" wide instead of 2" wide. A bit of pressing spray starch helps "glue" it together.
Now
you are going to stack your five layers of fabric. Start with smoothing
out the cuff fabric (bright pink) RIGHT SIDE UP. Then place the accent
flange fabric (dark burgundy)on top of the cuff with the two raw edges
right along the raw edge of the cuff fabric.
Next,
place the body fabric (rosebud print), unfolded, with RIGHT SIDE DOWN
and raw edge lined right along the stack. Smooth the body all out and
then ROLL IT UP into the middle of the cuff fabric.
Lastly, flip the further edge of the cuff fabric OVER THE ROLL to make the fifth layer of fabric in the stack.
Now I usually don't bother to pin things that are not critical, but I'm warning you to pin this every 4" so that stuff doesn't slip around.
Carry the roll to your machine and stitch a 1/4" seam. Then, turn the roll inside out, which will expose all the right sides of the fabrics.
Trim the selveges off both ends.
Now sew a scant 1/4" seam down the sides and across the bottom of the pillowcase with the WRONG SIDES TOGETHER or RIGHT SIDE OUT. I know this seems bass-ackwards.
After
it is sewn, turn the pillowcase inside out and resew the seam using a
5/8" seam allowance that will capture all the raw edges inside your
perfect French Seam. Turn it right-side out and it's done!
Nice Job!!!! Slip it into a tyvek mailing envelope and send it to your far-flung family & friends.
Using the regular rotary cutting method of Width-Of-Fabric; cut a 27" length of the body fabric, an 11" length of the cuff fabric, and a 2" length of the accent flange.
Next, with an iron, crease the accent flange strip in half with the WRONG sides together the long way such that it will be 1" wide instead of 2" wide. A bit of pressing spray starch helps "glue" it together.
Now I usually don't bother to pin things that are not critical, but I'm warning you to pin this every 4" so that stuff doesn't slip around.
Carry the roll to your machine and stitch a 1/4" seam. Then, turn the roll inside out, which will expose all the right sides of the fabrics.
Now sew a scant 1/4" seam down the sides and across the bottom of the pillowcase with the WRONG SIDES TOGETHER or RIGHT SIDE OUT. I know this seems bass-ackwards.
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