On a recent shopping trip I bough myself a couple of bargain pillowcases. I only opened them last Friday (after chucking the receipts) and realised that they were crazy huge, continental size 26" square!
I had wanted standard pillowcases so was a little annoyed at myself as they were very pretty.
Normal pillowcase on the right, continental on the left.
Only one thing for it, I cut them into 6" squares.
My new pillows, I was quite pleased with these I have never attempted a pillow case before.
Due to the odd size I didn't have enough fabric to make a full back so I had to patch it with white cotton at each end.
I stripped the bed a day early this week as I was itching to try them out, I would like to report that they were very comfy and are still intact!
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23 comments:
Ooh, they are so pretty!
Gorgeous (as always), and again I wish I had 1/2 your talent
Wow, these looks gorgeous, even better than the original in-fact. I love them :) x x x x
I agree with Gem, they look much better than the original! Gorgeous! Xxx
These are lovely :) I bought a king size duvet instead of a double so might make patchwork pillowcases with the excess
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They are fabulous!!
Teresa
They are so pretty and so much nicer than the original xx
They are really pretty - a very happy accident. XX
Oooh, they are gorgeous! You have done an amazing job, I prefer them to the originals!x
Lovely - the fabrics look great together.
Liz @ Shortbread & Ginger
How pretty! What a neat job you did! :-)
Carly
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Wonderful idea...very pretty too:)
Kandi these are sooo pretty. I would have changed the bed a day early too if I had these waiting to put on!
Dx
Argh, these look AMAZING! x
Gorgeous! Better than they looked before - sometimes accidents have a way of working out perfectly!!
Maria x
They are absolutely gorgeous, is there no end to your talents! xxx
Hi, I just found your wonderful blog and I've had a great time reading your posts. Looking forward to more!
I really love this idea. I've been thinking of making some pillowcases myself and these look really good.
Rosie
Gorgeous and great salvage job :)
S x
I think your patchwork pillowcases are rather special, so much better than the originals. Best wishes, Pj x
I think we have all bought something and when we got it hope found it's not quite what we expected, but now you have one off pillowcases with very pretty fabric, love it.
Genius -and much better than the originals! x Jane
they are lovely, great idea.
Gillx
Your pillows are so pretty. They remind me of days gone by, when Moms where always busy sewing and creating warm, pretty, comfortable items to make their homes cozy and wonderful. It is easy to see all the love that you put into your work.
Have a lovely day.
Your blogging sister, Connie :)
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