{"id":312,"date":"2004-07-26T19:29:01","date_gmt":"2004-07-26T19:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.supereggplant.com\/wordpress\/?p=312"},"modified":"2004-07-26T19:29:01","modified_gmt":"2004-07-26T19:29:01","slug":"pillowcases-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.supereggplant.com\/?p=312","title":{"rendered":"pillowcases 101"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pillowcases make great gifts for people, I think. You can personalize them very easily, and even the most conservative dresser would probably not object to a whimsical pillowcase. Also, everyone sleeps! Yay pillowcases!
\nSo here’s what to do: you need a mere yard of fabric to make a standard size pillowcase (29.5″ wide by 19.5″ tall). IF, however, the fabric has a design that goes in one direction, you will need 1 1\/4 yard of fabric. For example, the fabric I used here has a unidirectional design. See?
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\nThe bowlers are all going in the same direction. There are no upside-down bowlers here.
\nHenceforth I will put directions for unidirectional design fabrics in brackets, okay? Okay. The pillowcase will be made from one piece of fabric. It will be folded on one long side, so you only have to sew along one long edge and one short edge to make the case. Got it? So cut a piece of fabric that is 33 5\/8″” wide by 20 1\/4″ tall. This allows for 5\/8″ seams. [Unidirectional design: you will cut two pieces of fabric so your design will go in the same direction. Cut two pieces, 33 5\/8″ wide by 20 5\/8″ tall].
\nNow I will explain how to sew French seams, which are very neat and pretty and will leave no unsightly raw edges on the inside of your pillowcase. (You can, of course, just sew a regular old 5\/8″ seam and leave the edges fraying and doing their own thing if you wish.) Pin the WRONG SIDES together along one short edge and the one long edge [unidirectional design peeps will pin along both long edges and one short edge, wrong sides together]. Sew a 1\/4″ seam along the pinned edges then trim, cutting in at the corners:
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\nPress the seam open if you can, as this makes it easier to have nice, crisp seams:
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\nNow turn the case inside out so that the RIGHT SIDES are together. Pin the sewn edges together, making sure the seam is flat and neat. Sew a 3\/8″ seam along those edges:
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\nAnd you get a lovely French seam!
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\nPress the French seam to one side (doesn’t really matter which side).
\nNow it’s time to sew down the cuff. Fold in 1\/2″ on the cuff and press. Then fold in 3″ and press:
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\nPin the cuff carefully then sew, using an 1\/8″ seam like I do here, or you can use a 1\/4″ seam, too.
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\nPress the pillowcase and voila! It’s complete! Easy as pie!
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