Learning to Sew

Sewing a pillowcase for my husband’s birthday present was the easiest project that I have done yet. My husband is a big fan of the monkey Julius from Paul Frank. I got a yard of fabric featuring the character from EBay (a good place to look for hard-to-find fabric).

I then laid out and measured a pillowcase that I already had in order to see how long and wide to cut the fabric, as well as examine the stitching to get an idea of how to put the pillowcase together.

Then I measured and cut my fabric, leaving enough seam allowance on each side, as well as making it longer so there was room to fold it over to make a finished top. I then stitched the sides and then folded the top over two inches and stitched to make a finished top.

I was very happy with the finished product and my husband loved his present!

Trackback URI | Comments RSS