Sweet Dreams

Now that we have two homes, we have a few more beds as well as a pull out sofa that need sheets, pillowcases and quilts.  I have a list of quilts I want to make when I have a block of time and I have purchased and/or shared sheet sets for all of the sleeping accommodations.  But we, and many of our guests, like to use more than one pillow.  Of course, standard sets come with one pillowcase for twin beds and two pillowcases for other size beds.  So, I have been totally absorbed in making pillowcases for here and there! 

I have been sorting through my fabric stash lately and have come upon a few pieces that are at least 3/4 of a yard.  Most of them had not been assigned to a project yet so I thought they would make cute pillowcases and reduce my fabric stash.  I needed 1/4 yard of coordinating fabric for the border and about an hour of time for each one. 

I have a few instruction sheets that have come in pillowcase kits or found online.  I have also found patterns that include  small accent stripe which becomes a flange just below the border.  My favorite pattern produces a pillowcase with all seams enclosed in French seams.  I like this one although it takes a few more minutes to do.  This gives a very finished appearance to the inside of the pillowcase.  Well worth the extra time. 

Here are some pillowcases I have made either for gifts or for utilitarian use.  I have several more planned.  Since they take about an hour to make, it gives me my quilting fix on what could be a busy day otherwise.  I like those kinds of projects every once in a while. 

This one was made for my husband for our cabin bedroom.  As you can see, there is a theme to the fabric which may, or may not, have anything to do with his "indoor" hobby!  I'll never tell!

This one was also made for my husband and is representative of his favorite "outdoor" hobby!

This one was made for my grandson and has all his favorite Super Heroes!  He loves to use this at our cabin.

My stepdaughter loves to trout fish and I had the perfect fabric to make her a pillowcase.  She often rents a cabin in the forests of north Jersey and I thought this was great for her to use while camping.  She loved it!

This one was a hoot to make!  It was a gift for my daughter for her birthday and is totally her!  She is still my granola girl!