Wow...a rare couple of hours all to myself?!? The kidlettes are off playing at a friends...my work for the day is done...the house isn't a complete disaster zone...SEW TIME!
My latest "posh" pillowcases. I LOVE these ones. I think the fabric on these is so old fashioned. It reminds me of my beloved Grandma...(or Grandmother as she would prefer we call her...she would also prefer that I wear lipstick...I wear moisturizer?? Does that count? And no, it doesn't, I know that)... and probably somewhere in the back of my memories it reminds me of my Grandma's Mom. I have seen some fabric that my Great Grandma had and I am pretty sure these would be right up her alley.
I wasn't sure when I bought this fabric how much I'd like it. I didn't really have a purpose in mind for it, it was just the fabric of the moment. Everybody went wild when Denyse Schmidt designed a line for Joann's...so I felt I had to jump on the bandwagon...and then later regretted paying full price for this fabric. See, the thing is I didn't even know who Denyse Schmidt was...still don't. Apparently she is a fancy lass in the fabric business. But now, I feel like it was the right choice as I used this line for the binding on my Oldest's Wizard of Oz Quilt and now for these pillowcases. Totally worth full price. I think.
The back side. Cute yellow dahlias. But, I've gotta say I just love the front the most. Something about how vintage it looks just speaks to me in a pillowcase.
The pocket...of course I was going to show you the pocket. And now that I have put my current pillowcases on mine and Mr. Because I Can's pillows, his pillow is in the pocket too!
AHA! That's right, I'll show him a little class and refinement...he might just like it...or he might go back to his corn dog ways. We'll see.
I would like to make a special note in here regarding the making of the Posh pillowcases. In my previous post I mentioned that you really need to be aware of your fabric images and if it needs to face a certain direction and if you just follow the instructions blindly, it will quite possibly be facing the wrong direction when you put them on your bed. I also realized that you need to know which direction is "out" for your pillows. If I was going to make an individualized one for myself that had direction specific fabric, the opening of my pillowcase faces to the left. Mr. Because I Can's faces to the right. So, this can be a problem and you will have upside down fabric if you don't pay attention. So, really really be aware of the direction of your fabric images and the direction that you want your posh pillowcase to lay. PAY ATTENTION PEOPLE!! I cannot say this enough. This is because more often than not, I am not paying attention, so I really really really need to focus on this myself.
There you have it. Go make some posh pillowcases you will LOVE them!
I wasn't sure when I bought this fabric how much I'd like it. I didn't really have a purpose in mind for it, it was just the fabric of the moment. Everybody went wild when Denyse Schmidt designed a line for Joann's...so I felt I had to jump on the bandwagon...and then later regretted paying full price for this fabric. See, the thing is I didn't even know who Denyse Schmidt was...still don't. Apparently she is a fancy lass in the fabric business. But now, I feel like it was the right choice as I used this line for the binding on my Oldest's Wizard of Oz Quilt and now for these pillowcases. Totally worth full price. I think.
AHA! That's right, I'll show him a little class and refinement...he might just like it...or he might go back to his corn dog ways. We'll see.
I would like to make a special note in here regarding the making of the Posh pillowcases. In my previous post I mentioned that you really need to be aware of your fabric images and if it needs to face a certain direction and if you just follow the instructions blindly, it will quite possibly be facing the wrong direction when you put them on your bed. I also realized that you need to know which direction is "out" for your pillows. If I was going to make an individualized one for myself that had direction specific fabric, the opening of my pillowcase faces to the left. Mr. Because I Can's faces to the right. So, this can be a problem and you will have upside down fabric if you don't pay attention. So, really really be aware of the direction of your fabric images and the direction that you want your posh pillowcase to lay. PAY ATTENTION PEOPLE!! I cannot say this enough. This is because more often than not, I am not paying attention, so I really really really need to focus on this myself.
There you have it. Go make some posh pillowcases you will LOVE them!
Heather
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