This is my first ever pillowcase, using the Tube or Sausage method that I learned with this Missouri Star Quilt Company video tutorial. EASY!!! Why did it take me so long to try this? It is for my darling niece to match the nightgown I made her this summer. I just adore that pink owl fabric, and I will be so sad when it is all gone.
I have some books to send to my nephew, and I felt bad not sending something homemade to him. How about a bookmark for his book? Have you seen these Monster Corner Bookmarks? I wanted to make him one, but out of fabric, not paper. So I started playing around with fabric...
My first attempt:
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| I like it, but the bottom edge in the back is unfinished, just two fabrics fused together, and I'm afraid they might unravel. Back to the drawing board. |
My second attempt:
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| After fusing the fabrics together, I hemmed the bottom edges before making it into a corner. VERY BULKY! I thought my sewing machine was going to revolt in protest! Back to the drawing board. |
My third attempt:
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| I sewed the two fabrics right sides together (3 sides), then turned right side out and fused. Nice neat bottom edge - I have found my method! Although, why am I putting the ribbon loops in the corner? While I like the decorative touch, they are unnecessary and add bulk in the corner. I think I'll eliminate those from now on. |
Have you entered the giveaway yet? If not, comment on my last post before I go to bed on Tuesday, January 3 for a chance to win the book and bookmark, the Urban Circus scraps, the travel tissue holder and the chocolates.
It's my last day of vacation, what am I doing on the computer? It's back to the sewing room for me!
