Trimming Pillowcases

[HopeandFaith4God]

Leftovers are the bane of the sewing room as well as the kitchen. But the same creativity that inspired cassoulet can save odd lengths of fabric from ragbag ignominy. One idea: Use strips of cloth or lace to trim the opening of a cotton pillowcase. A monogrammed handkerchief from a flea market can be folded diagonally and machine-stitched to a pillowcase, creating a wonderful gift for someone with the right initial.

I did this last year for Christmas Gifts and everyone loved it ...

Hugs
(Faith)

 

[oceanlan]

Embroidery is very interesting. It can help we make our decorations in the room more elegant.

 

[CandyL]

I have so many left-overs! I never throw anything away, because you just never know.........

 

[flatlandah]

This is a great idea to get our creative juices flowing! How about embellishing your pillows with beads and/or embroidery too?

Lori

 

[HeatherJay]

Make a string quilt.

 

[NostalgicGranny]

What is a string quilt???

 

[HeatherJay]

What is a string quilt???

It's a scrappy quilt made out of all the leftover "strings" of fabric.

Or, you could make a wallhanging size if you don't have enough time to do a bed sized quilt.

LOL, I love to quilt...and these quilts are so fun because it requires so very little thought to do them. They're easy.

 

[scraparcs]

Or you could use them in scrapbooking - little pieces of fabric to decorate paper layouts.

 

[NostalgicGranny]

<quote>It's a scrappy quilt made out of all the leftover "strings" of fabric.</quote>

ahhhh, kind of like a crazy quilt. Only yours looks a bit more structured than a crazy quilt. Very beautiful work!
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[HeatherJay]

<quote>It's a scrappy quilt made out of all the leftover "strings" of fabric.</quote>

ahhhh, kind of like a crazy quilt. Only yours looks a bit more structured than a crazy quilt. Very beautiful work!
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That one's not mine...just an internet picture. But my aunt was showing me a few months ago how easy they are to make and I've been saving up all my "strings" since then.