Now, while any sewing expert might be able to do this with both eyes closed and one hand tied behind their back, I was both excited and nervous. Fortunately, aside from the technicalities of sewing straight lines that are equidistant from their respective edges and a few other things, the sewing machine pretty much does all of the work. Who knew?!?!?!?
Unfortunately, the batteries in my camera were dead (unbeknownst to me until I tried to turn on my camera when I arrived) so I have no pictures of the actual event, but here is the picture of my very first sewing project ever. I made a few mistakes,but I am still very proud!
Here is the material at a closer glance.
The prospect of learning how to make these pillowcases excites me very much because Jerm and I have been wanting to give our bedroom a makeover, but we haven't found a duvet cover that we just love. This complicates things since the color of the paint, curtains, bedding, etc. all coordinate, and we feel like we shouldn't jump start things until we know what color of bedding we want. So this means that, with some practice, I can find material that I like and make my own with coordinating pillowcases and all. After all, isn't a duvet cover just one giant pillowcase anyhow?
Also, I think that I can make the girls some pretty cute and washable doggie bed covers with this kind of information.
I am not sure when, but I am planning on making another pillowcase to match this one. I will try to take pictures and post step-by-step instructions for anyone who might be interested in how to make these. After all, they only require two seams.
Isn't that "sew" awesome? :-)
It looks so good! I love those fabrics together. I have never even thought about making dog bed covers. That is a great idea! I might need to do that someday.
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