DIY: PRETTY PILLOWCASES 4.0

DIY PILLOWCASES 4.0: For the fourth time, I sewed a new set of pillowcases for Charlie and I, and hopefully this set will last for a few years. I really hate keeping track of pillowcases that should match our various bed sheets. Not to mention, most bed sets contain only two pillowcases and Charlie and I each have two pillows.

GRAY MATCHES EVERYTHING: During a trip to the fabric store, I walked in on a HUGE clearance sale. Woot! I found a few bolts of gray fabric that would work as central pillowcases. After a few minutes deciding which fabric would work best, I settled on a lovely gray floral pattern — a fabric I think Charlie wouldn’t mind too much. Surprisingly, he liked the fabric.

WHAT IS FUN AND MATCHES FLOWERS? Dots? Stripes? Plaid? All I know was I didn’t want to use another floral pattern for the pillowcase cuff. I’m not a big fan of working with stripes so I settled on pretty little dots! For a little bit of fun and brightness, I chose a cute and flirty floral fabric with smiley faces.

ARGH! I HATE MAKING MISTAKES! I have used the “hot dog” or “burrito” method more than a dozen times, and somehow, I still make mistakes. My pretty little mind can only hold so much information. I have the tendency to forget either the order of the fabrics or the direction of the fabrics (up? down? up?).

PILLOWCASE TO SKIRT: Well, at least I had the order of the fabrics right — the direction of the main fabric not so much. *sigh* Even though I knew Charlie was only joking about mediocre pillowcases, I didn’t like the idea of my lovely head laying on an imperfect pillowcase. So, I fixed a few of the pillowcases and turned two cases into a cute pencil skirt.

HELLO, NEW PILLOWCASES! How cute are my pillowcases? I love them! And Charlie loves the new pillowcases and is impressed with how nice they turned out. Thanks to the clearance hunt and a few coupons, I spent about $35 and made nine pillowcases, one skirt, and one wheelchair tote. Not too bad for a bargain hunt and a few hours at the sewing machine, eh?
Categories: Jennifer Elliott
I like the dots and floral combination. Very nice pillowcases.
I love these Jen. I love the assortment of patterns. Well done.
Thanks so much, Sheila! Miss you!
These are very pretty! And a bargain too if you made 9 + other items too! Your post also reminded me to get some of those clips 🙂
I love the little clips! I don’t swear as much when I use them as opposed to the pins. Thanks so much!
That sounds like the perfect reason to buy them then! The end of my finger is so sore from pricking it on pins :-0