Question for those who make pillowcases for your family
12-03-2016, 06:38 AM
#11
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I got my sweet Mom to hand embroider some cute patterns before her deminita go so bad. One day (you know, 1 day is not a day of the week?)I want to make all pillow cases. Regular & mostly king size...
12-03-2016, 06:44 AM
#12
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I admit I have a stack of pillowcases that came with sheets long gone now. But it didn't stop me from making one for myself out of my favorite ever bunny fabric. I used up the fabric for Project Linus quilts but was able to make use of one piece just for me to keep!
12-03-2016, 09:59 AM
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I make one. I make them specific to the recipient's likes. Because I have an embroidery machine, I always embroider initial and name and matching design on the contrasting border and insert a piping. They are used for bed and travel. Everyone loves getting one, even my adult children. I do usually have a small investment in each because of specialty material and designs. One of my favorite things to make.
12-03-2016, 10:06 AM
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12-03-2016, 11:19 AM
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I make one but that is because I make themed ones such as different holiday fabrics so they can have them on the bed during that holiday or birthday or any other special day I can think of. Since I don't live near the grandchildren, I send them a pillowcase to stay in touch. I think I have them covered for the all the holidays throughout the year so now I look for specific sport fabric or other themed fabric of things they are interested in. I even found mustache fabric about a year or so ago when mustache stuff was everywhere and made them each a pillowcase from that. They were pretty excited about those cases!
12-03-2016, 11:35 AM
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I make one for children but I like to make them out of something they really like. Last year I had 3 children to make pillowcases for. One gal LOVES zebras so I made her out of zebra looking fabric. It needed a splash of color so I made the cuff out of red & it was really cute. The other gal loves cats so I made hers from cat fabric with cat print fabric for the cuff. The third is really in to math so I found some fabric that has algebra & math problems all over it. I forget what I did for the cuff on that one.
12-03-2016, 11:53 AM
#18
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I was wondering, when you make pillowcases for the children in your family, do you make them one or do you make them a pair? When making for charity it seems okay to make one, and for my great-niece and great nephew I have just been making them one each. But then I was wondering if that is okay since when you buy them they come in pairs. So thought I would ask what other folks are doing.
Thank you in advance for your answers.
Thank you in advance for your answers.
12-03-2016, 11:54 AM
#19
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I like the fact that there are so many fabric choices when making pillowcases. They can have solid sheets but the cases can be something that coordinates but have more interest.
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12-03-2016, 11:58 AM
#20
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I always prop myself up with 3 pillows...maybe others do too...?
Some people I've made one for, used it on a pillow on the couch or somewhere else and some are like me and don't have to have matching pillow cases on the bed.
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