Pillowcase Giveaway

       Well it's time for our first event of the school year, a PJ party this weekend. All girls (moms) who registered their daughters on our facebook fan page a week before the party are to recieve a pillowcase. Originally, the thought was to purchase bulk pillowcases that we could have the t-shirt logo screen printed onto; but as always, situations come up that force you to switch your plans - this situation, the website where I found reasonably priced pillowcases was referred to by Martha Stewart who apparently had a PJ party on a recent show. Long story short, the pillowcases are now backordered.
       I then went on to purchase pillow shams from a discount store, which were way to thin and could not be loaded onto the screenprinting machine (Does anyone need 13 thin green pillow shams?)

      These events had led to one possible solution....break out the sewing machine and create my own pillows! I found some great fabric at a local WalMart (not as easy as it sounds, considering the fabric sections are a dying breed in this area)

Girl Scout themed fabric $4 a yard

     The fabric has great sayings which scream girl scouts, and makes for a good pillowcase border.....and now the steps to make pillowcases:

A yard of solid fabric halved - about 24x36"(creates two pillowcases)

A patterned fabric -10x36"

thread

basic sewing skills

Here are the solid and patterned fabrics lying together:

Take the solid fabric and roll it up (leave a small piece exposed to attached)

Pin the patterned fabric, right sides together, with the solid rolled up inside and sew along the open seam.

Pull the solid fabric from inside the roll 

Smooth the fabric out and pin right sides together. (You will have a  pillowcase border without an exposed seam.)

Sew along the open edges and flip the pillowcase inside out.

This entirely optional, but I like to sew along the border just inside the patterned fabric for a little added stability.

Trim the thread and your all set!

Cost is about $2.50 a girl and more special than could be bought!