A great use for odd Pillow cases

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07-08-2011, 01:41 PM

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ann clare

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Thanks for sharing this great tip.

07-08-2011, 01:43 PM

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sewmanyideas

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creativity at its best:)

07-08-2011, 01:45 PM

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sisLH

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We made dolls out of our old embroidered ones. I do take curtains and shower curtains apart tho and use them for various sewing needs -they are great quality and cheaper than fabric yards.

07-08-2011, 02:30 PM

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Another great idea has sprung forth. Thanks

07-08-2011, 03:59 PM

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Great idea! Thank you!

07-08-2011, 06:13 PM

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g-maquilts

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Quote:

Originally Posted by carrot

I love that idea !! But if you have some that would not work for binding ( color or pattern) you can always make dresses

http://www.littledressesforafrica.org/blog/

My neighborbood has a charity sewing group and we have made a lot of these dresses. They are easy and fun but when the word got out we were inundated with everyones left over scraps and trims etc. Still it is a lot of fun toget together and sew.

07-08-2011, 06:59 PM

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By the time I toss my pillowcases out, there is enough fabric left to sew into a quilt.

07-09-2011, 03:16 AM

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Originally Posted by JUNEC

Quote:

Originally Posted by QultingaddictUK

I have just bound a quilt, 6' x 6.6" using just one pillowcase

I un-stitched it, opened and pressed and got 14, yep 14, yards of binding from just one.

I thought what a marvelous use of all those odd ones tucked in your linen cupboards for binding scrappy and other odd projects

How wide did you cut the binding?
Thanks

As it was for at "thin" quilt I cut them 2.25" but I could have got nigh on the same amount if I have cut them my normal 2.3/8" as I had a fair size strip left.