Originally Posted by
TAMARATJO
I plan on making pillow shams and a bed skirt to match my quilt. I want to piece the front of the sham with a variation of the quilt pattern. Quilt is a 9 patch and rail fence pattern. I may do Goose in the Pond or something similar. I was hoping to make an envelope sham. How do you finish the back (inside) of the pieced front of the sham? I searched the quilting board and couldn't find any thread on this topic. I have made envelope pillow covers, but not quite sure how to do a pieced top. I don't really want to quilt it unless necessary. Could I use some kind of fusible interface or batting? Thanks in advance for your help.
I just made two shams to match a quilt I'd made for my son - I pieced add'l matching blocks, fused them onto Pellon 987F fusible fleece, used light muslin to back the quilted sham top and quilted them to match the quilt. I think using some sort of batting and quilting the sham top makes it look as finished as the actual quilt. Probably not what everyone would do but it worked out great for me
Hope that's helpful!
Christine