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Visions of Sugarplums Christmas Pillowcase for Kids

Editor: Liz Johnson

Tuesday, 08 December 2009 9:00

The holidays are al l about traditions, so here's a fun idea for a new one to start this year. Whip up a special pair of Christmas

pillowcases for each of the kids on Santa's list at your house. This project is super fast and easy, and it uses just 1 yards of

main fabric and yard of contrasting trim fabric. It will be a special day each year when the holiday pillowcases make their

appearance on all the beds in the house. Your kids will also love helping to pick out their own special fabrics.

These cute kids pillowcases follow the same instructions as our equally cute grown up versions: Visions of Sugarplums

Christmas Pillowcases.

Why stop at Christmas? You could make a special set for birthdays, Valentine's Day, sleepovers, and more. I'm getting a little

sleepy just thinking about it.

Sewing Tools You Need

Any Sewing Machine (we recommend the Janome Jem Gold 3)

Fabric and Other Supplies
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Fabric amounts shown are for TWO pillowcases.

Fabric for body of pillowcase: 1 yards of 45" wide fabric, we used: Be Merry Medium Snowmen in Pink

Fabric for pillowcase trim: yard of 45" wide fabric, we used: Be Merry in Cream Stripe

NOTE: We made a second set of 'boy's room' pillowcases using Be Merry Large Snowmen in Red for the body of the

pillowcase and Be Merry Red Words for the trim.

2 standard 20" x 26" bed pillows

All purpose thread

Contrasting color thread for topstitching

See-through ruler

Fabric pencil

Iron and ironing board

Scissors or rotary cutter and mat

Straight pins

Getting Started

1. From the fabric for the body of the pillowcase, cut two rectangles, 21" x 53".

2. From the fabric for the pillowcase trim, cut two rectangles, 9" x 41".
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At Your Sewing Machine & Ironing Board

Pillowcase body1. Fold one pil lowcase body rectangle in half, right sides together, so it is now: 21" x 26".

2. Pin the two 26" sides together. Stitch both sides, using a " seam allowance.


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3. Clip corners and turn pillowcase right side out. Push out the trimmed corners from the inside to make nice, square

corners on the outside. Use your finger or a blunt edge tool, like a large kni tting needle. Press.

4. Repeat for second pillowcase body.

Pillowcase trim

1. Press a double-fold hem along one raw edge of the pillowcase trim piece. Turn up the edge " and press, then turn up

another 4" and press again

2. Unfold the pressed hem. Your fold lines will remain.

3. Fold the 9" x 41" trim piece in half, right sides together, so it is now: 9" x 20".

4. Using a " seam allowance, stitch the along the 9" raw edge. Press seam open.

5. You now have a 9" x 40" circle of trim.

6. Repeat for second pillowcase trim piece.

Finish pillowcase

1. Slip your trim circle" over the open bottom end of your pillowcase body, right sides together, matching raw edges and

aligning the trim's seam with one of the pillowcase body's side seams. You are matching the raw edge of the pillowcase

opening with the non-folded" raw edge of your trim piece. Pin all around.


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2. Using a " seam, stitch all around the pillowcase opening. Press the seam towards the trim.

3. Re-fold' the raw edge of your trim, following the pre-pressed trim lines. Fold " and then 4".

4. Bring the folded edge of the trim around to the inside of the pillowcase. The folded edge of the trim should just overlap the

inside pillowcase/trim seam. Pin in place from the front.

5. As you look at your pillowcase from the front, you should have 4" of trim showing from seam to folded edge.

6. Topstitch " in from the seam to secure trim. We used a contrasting color thread for a decorative touch. Press.

7. Repeat to finish second pillowcase.

Hints and Tips

Alternate pillow sizes

If you have larger or smaller pillows you'd l ike to make cases for, simply adjust our measurements to accommodate your pillow

size. For example, king pillows are normally 20" x 36" so the width remains the same but you need an additional 10" in

finished length (20" in cut length). This means rather than cutting the fabric for the body of the pillowcase 21" x 53", you should

cut it 21" x 73". However, two yards of fabric equals 72". This is where the 'fudge factor' comes in. Can you 'fudge' a l ittle to

save some money? I'd say, 'yes.'You can totally get away wi th this slightly shorter length to avoid buying more than a standard

two yard cut. Your trim piece won't extend quite as far over the edge of the pillow, but will still cover it nicely.

Contributors

Project Design: Alicia Thommas

Sample Creation: Aimee McGaffey

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