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
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
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
3. Sew the two fabrics together along the line you've just pinned.
4. Now you're going to flip the printed fabric along the seam you just sewed.
5. Measure UP 15" from the seam line.
6. Fold DOWN along that 15" line. (Hope the photo helps.)
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.
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.
9. From that straight edge, measure and cut every 10 1/2 ". You'll end up with four sections.
10. I pin each one four times along each edge. Then sew both seams. Then serge or zig zag seams.
Then turn it inside out and voila - a pillowcase with a pocket - times four!
I didn't mean to usurp ellenbenny's directions, my hope is that seeing it two different ways will help.