aboveH20
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 9, 2010
I tried reading through the directions posted on the BG board but they don't make much sense to me. I am hoping to sew some this week with my girls while they are on spring break.
ellenbenny posted directions which I used to make mine! I just made another set so I took photos as well, so maybe if you look at her directions and mine, they'll reinforce each other and make sense.
Materials -- 1 yard of solid flannel and 1/3 yard (12") print
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1. Hem BOTH cut edges of solid material and 1 cut edge of print (I serged the other edge of the print, but that is not necessary) by folding over the edge approximatelly 1/4" then folding it over 1/4" again and stitching
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2. Line up the hem of the print with one hem of the solid material RIGHT sides facing each other. Pin along the unhemmed edge of the print
![pillow020.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi864.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fab205%2Fcastledreams%2Fpillow020.jpg&hash=955c38a3d7e7993fcc2ca13cf6cef1db)
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3. Sew the two fabrics together along the line you've just pinned.
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4. Now you're going to flip the printed fabric along the seam you just sewed.
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5. Measure UP 15" from the seam line.
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6. Fold DOWN along that 15" line. (Hope the photo helps.)
![pillow029.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi864.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fab205%2Fcastledreams%2Fpillow029.jpg&hash=58be18f76d4846bcd7f02296ae83fd0a)
7. Once you've folded the entire length of the fabric DOWN along the 15" line, fold UP the solid fabric along the seam line.
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8. When your fabric has been folded both ways, you have one long piece that you will now cut into four pieces. First, even off the end.
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9. From that straight edge, measure and cut every 10 1/2 ". You'll end up with four sections.
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10. I pin each one four times along each edge. Then sew both seams. Then serge or zig zag seams.
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Then turn it inside out and voila - a pillowcase with a pocket - times four!
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I didn't mean to usurp ellenbenny's directions, my hope is that seeing it two different ways will help.
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