While at the retreat we learned how to make easy pillowcases! I know this pattern is on the internet somewhere, and it is not my original pattern, but I will share here what we learned. It is really easy and fast!
Start with a piece of material 12" x width of fabric and another piece 27" x width of fabric. The 12" piece is the band of the pillowcase and the 27" piece is the body. Position the band material long ways, right side up.
Place the body material, right side down, with the cut edge along the long edge of the band. The selvedge edges of this piece will not be pinned to anything. Pin the cut edge in just a few spots. You will be repinning it.
Loosely fold the rest of the body so that it will fit within the 12" area.
Bring the long edge of the band up to meet the other edge with the folded part of the body in between. Repin the long edge. It will be the two long edges of the band and one 27" edge of the body that are pinned together. Sew this long seam.
Now, reach inside the tube and pull out the body material of the pillowcase.
Press band seam. Straighten the piece by trimming the band to the same size as the body.
Fold the piece, wrong sides together. You will now have two edges that need to be sewn. One long side with the band and body, and the bottom of the body.
Sew these two seams together with a scant seam. This is the first stem in creating an enclosed seam.
Turn inside out, so that right sides are together, and press. Stitch a quarter inch seam, or one that is deep enough to enclose the scant seam.
Turn right side out and press! One pretty pillowcase!
There are some video's out there on the internet if you need more of a visual.
More on the retreat experience to come. It was wonderful....
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Thanks for sharing!
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