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Materials
- 7/8 yard Main Body Fabric
- 1/3 yard Contrasting Band Fabric
- 1/8 yard Trim Fabric
Cutting
- 1 panel 27" x 42" Main Body Fabric
- 1 panel 11" x 42" Contrasting Band Fabric
- 1 strip 3 1/2" x 42" Trim Fabric
Step 1 Selecting Fabrics
A pillowcase is a great decorating accessory for your bedroom. Choose 3 different fabrics–coordinate them with a quilt, splash colors into a room or decorate for a holiday. Pillowcases sewn from novelty fabrics also make great gifts for kids or to send off with a college student.
Step 2 Sewing the Pillowcase
All seams are 1/2" unless otherwise noted.
With wrong sides together, fold the contrasting band in half lengthwise and press. Repeat with the trim.
Baste the folded trim strip to the band 1/8" from the raw edges along the length of the strips (fig. 1).
Pin the band to the right side of the pillowcase panel along the 42" edge with the raw edges aligned and the trim sandwiched in the middle; sew together. Zigzag the raw edges and press toward the pillowcase (fig. 2).
Fold the pillowcase right sides together, matching the band seamline and lower edges, and stitch the raw edges together (fig. 3).
Trim the corners to reduce the bulk. Zigzag the raw edges and turn the pillowcase right side out; press. 
5 comments:
A few months ago I made a pillowcase with a quilted band as a gift. It was a fun project!
Kristen-
That's a fun idea! Did you quilt the fabric yourself or was it already quilted?
Hi! :-)
I quilted the fabric myself, using the instructions from this pattern.
It was time consuming but enjoyable!
There's a picture of the one I made here .
Kristen,
That is beautiful! You had fun with your machine's stitches.
Now I want to start all over again and make some more. The pattern showed some cases with points and yo-yos. How fun. Have you tried any of the others??
Thanks for the compliment! :-)
I haven't made any other of the pillowcase designs yet. I've never tried making yo-yos before, but I'd like to sometime. They are so cute!
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