Shelley Made: Little Boy Bedroom Part 4 - Pillowcase

Friday 15 February 2013

Little Boy Bedroom Part 4 - Pillowcase

Hello again!

So...we have the wall canvases...the lampshade...the roman blind...now we move on to the bedding.  The pillowcase to be exact!



UPDATE:  This tutorial has been very, very popular, and after numerous requests for me to make this a PDF downloadable pattern - I finally have.  I've included cutting dimensions to give a little more ease on a standard size pillow, and full step by step instructions with photos.  If you would like a copy of the revised tutorial, - you can find it in my store right now by clicking on the image here:


The kind of pillowcases we use here have a flap on the inside to keep your pillow from falling out.  I have recently found out that these are called "Housewife Pillowcases".  As opposed to the ones with no flap, which I believe are called "Bag Pillowcases".  I much, much prefer them with a flap.

I made my pillowcases out of a yard (36" by 42") of fabric.  It might take a little more or less depending on how many different fabrics you want to use, and if they have a "direction".  This example has just one fabric throughout...











This one has a different trim only...



And these ones have different contrast piece and trim piece...





The room is nearly done!  Just the quilt and wall decals to go!



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22 comments:

  1. Unknown17 February 2013 at 18:53

    Nice, thanks for the tute.

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  2. Unknown18 February 2013 at 12:06

    Cute.

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  3. Karyn18 February 2013 at 19:52

    I like the addition of the trim.

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  4. Ally19 February 2013 at 02:55

    Very clear tutorial. Thank you :)

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  5. Ashley Blanchard26 February 2013 at 04:21

    Great tutorial, it was so easy to understand!! I love the idea of having the pillow enclosed. Thanks!

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  6. ladylove26 February 2013 at 05:47

    great idea, thank you

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  7. Aunt Suzi Quilts26 February 2013 at 06:03

    This is a great idea! It will help keep pillows inside the cases. Thanks for sharing!

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  8. Anonymous26 February 2013 at 06:25

    This is one of the most complete tutorials I think I have seen in a while...Thank you sooo much for sharing!!!!

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  9. Unknown26 February 2013 at 07:06

    Good tutorial and precious fabric!

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  10. ShelleyMade26 February 2013 at 11:06

    You are all very welcome! Thanks for dropping by! :)

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  11. LittleKiwisCloset26 February 2013 at 12:34

    Very cool, will need to make some custom pillowcases for my kiddies. they will just think that is the bees knees.

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  12. Anonymous26 February 2013 at 17:35

    I have one of these made by a manufacturer and love it. I wondered how to do it and now I know!!! Thanks for this great tutorial!
    Cindy in MN

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  13. Anonymous27 February 2013 at 07:44

    I've looked for a tutorial on this type of pillowcase for a very long time. Thank you so much for taking the time to share it!

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  14. Marie27 February 2013 at 11:59

    Very nice. I like the idea of having a way to completely enclose the pillow. Thank you for sharing.

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  15. Anonymous28 February 2013 at 12:25

    This is the cutest pillowcase. I just made one for my son & I love it! I will be making more of these. Thank you for sharing with us, it was very easy to follow.

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  16. Anonymous28 February 2013 at 18:05

    This is really cute, how do I copy for my files, won't let me copy, cut, paste.

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  17. Sil4 March 2013 at 00:25

    excellent! thanks for sharing the tutorial! ;)

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  18. socialsue4 March 2013 at 08:40

    Thank you for the tutorial and I will make some for my grandchildren soon!

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  19. mamikelate11 March 2013 at 16:05

    tq...TQ....I've looked for this kind of tutorial for a very long time!

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  20. Cucicucicoo13 March 2013 at 05:29

    this is great, thank you so much!! :) lisa

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  22. Veritable Fishing Lodge Alaska Website19 October 2017 at 17:06

    Very nice pillowcases. Always looking for a touch of something to brighten up the bed.

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