PILLOWCASE
Cut out a strip
of fabric, twice the length of the pillow plus a total of 30cm for turnings and
tuck in. Allow 2 cm seam allowance down each long edge. At the tuck-in end,
turn under and press 15 mm and then 10 cm (4 in) to make a broad border. Stitch
in place and add cording or any other trim if required. At the tuck-in end,
turn under and press a 15 mm double hem.
PILLOWCASE WITH
BORDER For a crisp, flat edging to a pillowcase, the front should be cut from
one panel of fabric and the back cut from two panels, one to cover the main
part of the pillow and the other to form a tuck-in. Cut out the front panel, allowing
6 cm or whatever width you want - all around for the border and seam allowance.
Cut out the main back panel, omitting the border allowance down one short edge.
Cut the tuck-in panel the same width as the main panel and 23cm deep. Turn
under a 2cm double hem down the short edge of the main back panel and on the
smaller back panel.
If you want a more traditional fastening, make
buttonholes along the hemmed edge of the main back panel. Position the main
panel over the tuck-in, with the wrong side of the main panel facing the right
side of the back panel so that they make up a panel the same size as the front
panel of fabric. Tack together within the seam allowance where the panels
overlap. Position the back on the front, right sides facing, and pin together
all around the outer edge, Stitch, taking a 1 cm seam allowance.
MAKING BEDLINEN
and stitch in place by machine. Turn under and press a 15cm(6 in) wide tuck-in.
Fold the fabric in half so that the finished edge of the border matches the
fold of the tuck-in, wrong sides together. Pin and stitch down each long edge,
taking a 1cm seam. Trim scams, press and turn inside out. Complete the French
seam, taking the same seam allowance as before. Turn right side out and press, turn
right side out and press. Top stitch all around the pillowcase, positioning the
stitching 5 cm (2 in) inside the previous seam line to make a flat border. Add
cording or trimming along the seam line if required, and sew on buttons or
other fastening.
