I absolutely love that fabric! Thanks for all you do. I wake up in the morning , I start my coffee pot and I watch your video. Makes for a Great way to start my day off
Hi Pat! I've been making these pillowcases for quite awhile now. I love this method. Last year for Christmas I made my long-time friend one for each of her 10 grandkids!! I remember mentioning to someone years ago about making pillowcases & their remark was something like "why would you MAKE them when you can just go buy them or get them with your sheet set??" I said "why NOT?" They're so personalized when you make them & I know her grandkids had a fit over them!
We make pillowcases for small travel pillows in seasonal fabrics for all the family. I have made large pillowcases in bright fun fabrics for when we travel so our special formed memory pillows don’t get left behind. (Yes we have done that) Mine’s female villains and hubby has The OSU fabric. I also make my flange/accent larger, cut 3” and stitch it down just inside its folded edge before rolling the fabrics up. I love how it keeps the flange flat and no need to iron it.
Well I need to get busy! The last time I made those pillowcases was for when my daughter was delivering her 2nd baby and I sewed her another delivery gown with matching pillowcase and then after that made myself a hospital gown and matching pillowcase for a surgery visit for myself.
I see someone mentioned your comments about violet, but I wanted to say something more. Picasso was an inventor of Cubism and came after the Impressionists. Best known Impressionists are Monet, Manet, Degas, Renoir. Van Gogh is classed as a post-Impressionist. One more misunderstanding: Black, technically, is not a color, its the absence if light, that is, it reflects no light. The longest wavelengths are reds. going through the rainbow to blues and violets with the shortest wavelengths. Next shorter wavelengths are ultraviolet. We can't see it, but some animals can. I found it mindblowing is that we perceive heat (infrared) as a feeling, not as color! This comment is meant to inform, not criticize.
Thanks so much for your pillow tutorial. I love that fabric! When I have made these quilts i go along the edge of the flange with a decorative stitch. I like the way it holds the flange down when it's washed as I'm allergic to ironing - oddly with the exception of quilt blocks which I LOVE ironing!
Another reason to make a pillow case to match your quilt is so that you have access to the exact fabric for repairs to the quilt if necessary! I always plan to make at least one pillow case with each lap size or bigger quilt. Love them!
Great "Secret Lives of Color" segment today! The Impressionists were part of my quilting origin story. When I was in college, Art History was part of the "core curriculum" and I loved both the works produced and story of their development as an artistic (and by extension, political) movement. While they are venerated art masters now, they were truly the art rebels of their day! So when I started learning about quilting and found out that Gai Perry had a technique called "Impressionist Quilts", I was in! I did make one and have always wanted to try the technique again. I will say though that Picasso was not an Impressionist, he was a Cubist. Someone who we in the quilt world are excited about now and was actually a contemporary of the Impressionists is William Morris. His style of decorative art was accepted at the time just as much as it is today.
Wasps. We had a wasp problem in our decorative vent one year. We had to use the long ladder to get to it. My husband is allergic to wasps so he told me to go up since if I got stung nothing would happen. Yes I went up. I did not get stung. And yes I am still married to him. Lol.
I have made a lot of pillowcases and I find that when you wash the pillowcase the flange case gets all weird. I now sew it down by putting the folded flange onto the body of the pillowcase and open the flange up and sew down the middle if that piece. Then I fold the raw edge up and iron. Then I continue making the pillowcase by laying it onto the cuff and rolling the cuff up as the instructions say.
Pat, Wasp: put a drop of honey, or piece of cotton candy in a jar. When wasp, or bee goes in to eat it, put the lid on. Take it outside. Set jar down, remove lid and after a while it will fly out.
I also have made lots of pillow cases! The only thing I do extra is to sew down the flange so it doesn’t get wonky in the wash!,! Thanks for your tutorials,gifting the quilts in a pillow case is a great idea!
My favourite colour - blue, blue, everything blue 💙 I love how easy it is to sew these burrito style pillowcases but I prefer the european style with the tuck-in flap - stops the pillow from falling out. Great video today. PAT 1 - 0 WASP 🤩
I’ve made tons of those pillowcases. Donate to children in my local hospital. I did use my serger on a couple, was quick and fine, but mom said oh I like the your French Seams they just seem more special. Lol.
If you haven’t seen that blue fabric in person it is gorgeous! I ordered some when Pat showed it as an option for Ukraine quilts. I’m still thinking about ordering a bolt of the darker blue for quilt backs
When Pet Passages came to take my sweet old dog to be cremated they wrapped him in a deep purple blanket. Why? Because he was royalty. It was so touching. I miss my old boy.
If you are having a wasp problem, buy Mighty Mint. It doesn’t kill them but they hate mint and they will move along! It also worked for me to get a groundhog to move out from under our shed. It’s great stuff!
lovely visit! really like today's color, violet especially the history of it, & your pillow case is beautiful (the light blue fabric is my favorite). see you tomorrow, it's Saturday already!
Great tutorial! Wasps are love to hate relationship for me. Been stung numerous times specially last year. They squirm their way into my domain and rear havoc indeed!
This book is so interesting many times I have read it to my husband. I have a daughter which she study chemistry and she would like the book when I finish it. Thank you for this wonderful tip
Dear Pat here in Sweden the postal offices will not charge anything to send to Poland to give to Ukraine 🇺🇦 food blankets and more…isn’t it wonderful ♥️
link is at my project page for ukraine at my sew along website go to www.ilovetomakequilts.com/free-quilters-stand-for-ukraine-quilt-drive-fundraiser-for-ukraines-children-.html
::All links at blog.patsloan.com/2022/06/secret-live-43-lets-make-a-pillowcase.html
Love that great pillowcase and your laugh!
I absolutely love that fabric! Thanks for all you do. I wake up in the morning , I start my coffee pot and I watch your video. Makes for a Great way to start my day off
Thank you 💕
I do the exact same thing. On Sundays I rewatch favorite videos with my coffee. This video was a great tutorial for the pillowcase.
Hello and such a cute pillow case! I hope you have a wonderful week ahead! Thanks for posting your video and your time to make it.
LOVE the pillowcase fabric.
Hi Pat! I've been making these pillowcases for quite awhile now. I love this method. Last year for Christmas I made my long-time friend one for each of her 10 grandkids!! I remember mentioning to someone years ago about making pillowcases & their remark was something like "why would you MAKE them when you can just go buy them or get them with your sheet set??" I said "why NOT?" They're so personalized when you make them & I know her grandkids had a fit over them!
That's wonderful 💕
😀 🐝Thanks Pat!
Gotta love directional fabric! 😆
We make pillowcases for small travel pillows in seasonal fabrics for all the family. I have made large pillowcases in bright fun fabrics for when we travel so our special formed memory pillows don’t get left behind. (Yes we have done that) Mine’s female villains and hubby has The OSU fabric. I also make my flange/accent larger, cut 3” and stitch it down just inside its folded edge before rolling the fabrics up. I love how it keeps the flange flat and no need to iron it.
Sorry Picasso was not an impressionist. Love your morning videos.
I like the dark blue for the body.
Well I need to get busy! The last time I made those pillowcases was for when my daughter was delivering her 2nd baby and I sewed her another delivery gown with matching pillowcase and then after that made myself a hospital gown and matching pillowcase for a surgery visit for myself.
Pat, excellant instruction on making the pillowcase.
Thank you 💕
I shop at Zooks all the time. I have five pillowcases sitting on my cutting table today. I’ve made hundreds for a local Womens shelter for the kids.
I see someone mentioned your comments about violet, but I wanted to say something more. Picasso was an inventor of Cubism and came after the Impressionists. Best known Impressionists are Monet, Manet, Degas, Renoir. Van Gogh is classed as a post-Impressionist. One more misunderstanding: Black, technically, is not a color, its the absence if light, that is, it reflects no light. The longest wavelengths are reds. going through the rainbow to blues and violets with the shortest wavelengths. Next shorter wavelengths are ultraviolet. We can't see it, but some animals can. I found it mindblowing is that we perceive heat (infrared) as a feeling, not as color! This comment is meant to inform, not criticize.
Like your groups of fabrics you have used
I love Zooks in Lancaster! 😁
🌈 Richard Of York Gave Battle in Vain - Red Orange Yellow Green Indigo Violet. The violet is at the end of the spectrum.
Thanks so much for your pillow tutorial. I love that fabric! When I have made these quilts i go along the edge of the flange with a decorative stitch. I like the way it holds the flange down when it's washed as I'm allergic to ironing - oddly with the exception of quilt blocks which I LOVE ironing!
Another reason to make a pillow case to match your quilt is so that you have access to the exact fabric for repairs to the quilt if necessary! I always plan to make at least one pillow case with each lap size or bigger quilt. Love them!
True!
Great "Secret Lives of Color" segment today! The Impressionists were part of my quilting origin story. When I was in college, Art History was part of the "core curriculum" and I loved both the works produced and story of their development as an artistic (and by extension, political) movement. While they are venerated art masters now, they were truly the art rebels of their day! So when I started learning about quilting and found out that Gai Perry had a technique called "Impressionist Quilts", I was in! I did make one and have always wanted to try the technique again. I will say though that Picasso was not an Impressionist, he was a Cubist. Someone who we in the quilt world are excited about now and was actually a contemporary of the Impressionists is William Morris. His style of decorative art was accepted at the time just as much as it is today.
The circle comes around!
Wasps. We had a wasp problem in our decorative vent one year. We had to use the long ladder to get to it. My husband is allergic to wasps so he told me to go up since if I got stung nothing would happen. Yes I went up. I did not get stung. And yes I am still married to him. Lol.
Those pillowcases are so fun!
Thank you
I have made a lot of pillowcases and I find that when you wash the pillowcase the flange case gets all weird. I now sew it down by putting the folded flange onto the body of the pillowcase and open the flange up and sew down the middle if that piece. Then I fold the raw edge up and iron. Then I continue making the pillowcase by laying it onto the cuff and rolling the cuff up as the instructions say.
Always make matching pillow cases with bed quilts. And...I haven't bought a pillow case in many years.
Pat,
Wasp: put a drop of honey, or piece of cotton candy in a jar. When wasp, or bee goes in to eat it, put the lid on. Take it outside. Set jar down, remove lid and after a while it will fly out.
Great demo on the pillowcase. I like that you explained everything thoroughly to make it easy to follow. I will have to try this myself. Thank you!
You are welcome 💕
Our quilt quilt makes chidren’s pillowcases this way for Children’ Hospital. Thanks
I also have made lots of pillow cases! The only thing I do extra is to sew down the flange so it doesn’t get wonky in the wash!,! Thanks for your tutorials,gifting the quilts in a pillow case is a great idea!
Can totally relate. I was sitting at my sewing machine not long ago and a stink bug landed on my chest. Lots of screaming ensued. hahaha
Good choice!🤗
My favourite colour - blue, blue, everything blue 💙 I love how easy it is to sew these burrito style pillowcases but I prefer the european style with the tuck-in flap - stops the pillow from falling out. Great video today. PAT 1 - 0 WASP 🤩
I’ve made tons of those pillowcases. Donate to children in my local hospital. I did use my serger on a couple, was quick and fine, but mom said oh I like the your French Seams they just seem more special. Lol.
If you haven’t seen that blue fabric in person it is gorgeous! I ordered some when Pat showed it as an option for Ukraine quilts. I’m still thinking about ordering a bolt of the darker blue for quilt backs
Hi Pat!! Thanks for the shout-out to Zook’s! We absolutely LOVE your fabrics!!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️
When Pet Passages came to take my sweet old dog to be cremated they wrapped him in a deep purple blanket. Why? Because he was royalty. It was so touching. I miss my old boy.
I can relate & send my sympathies. We had to let go of our 16 1/2 yr old Shih-Tzu boy April '19. They ARE royalty 💜
I have made the burrito pillow cases for my grandchildren. They are so easy! You can whip them out pretty quickly and they are so fun to make
Thank you for sharing your blooper! Fun!
If you are having a wasp problem, buy Mighty Mint. It doesn’t kill them but they hate mint and they will move along! It also worked for me to get a groundhog to move out from under our shed. It’s great stuff!
Is that a plant?
What is minty mint and where can I find it?
I love the morning glory birdsong quilt! Your fabrics are fabulous!! Can't wait for them to arrive!
I have made so many of those pillowcases. They are always fun to do!
Thanks Pat! I make my pillowcases the same way! ✂️🪡🧵
Pretty pillowcase! And yes, I think I could make one!
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I have made so many of these pillowcases for grandkids, nieces and nephews. Easy, peasy!!
Love the fabric & the pillowcase. Thanks.
Beautiful pillowcase.😀
I bought a photographers stand on Amazon , very similar . Photographers use them for backdrops
medium cuff with yellow flange looks better to my eye because the dark navy and the body have too similar of a print
morning
lovely visit! really like today's color, violet especially the history of it, & your pillow case is beautiful (the light blue fabric is my favorite). see you tomorrow, it's Saturday already!
I think the dark blue brought continuity also!!!
As far as the purple wave spectrum, I wonder if this has something to do when we see a rainbow in real life?
Nice. Thanks for sharing.
Great tutorial! Wasps are love to hate relationship for me. Been stung numerous times specially last year. They squirm their way into my domain and rear havoc indeed!
See my above comment
I got my Morning Glory kit yesterday. The fabric is beautiful!
Trinity and Madison
This book is so interesting many times I have read it to my husband. I have a daughter which she study chemistry and she would like the book when I finish it. Thank you for this wonderful tip
I bet she will enjoy it 💕
Dear Pat here in Sweden the postal offices will not charge anything to send to Poland to give to Ukraine 🇺🇦 food blankets and more…isn’t it wonderful ♥️
That is wonderful 💕 so happy you can donate
That is very special.
I would do yellow as the accent.
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I missed the fabric line you used for that pillowcase (& quilt for Ukraine). Could you please let me know...I love that line. Thanks, Sandy
link is at my project page for ukraine at my sew along website go to www.ilovetomakequilts.com/free-quilters-stand-for-ukraine-quilt-drive-fundraiser-for-ukraines-children-.html
I have made several pillowcases but they are not as soft and silky as my other ones.
I know it didn't matter with your fabrics, but does your pattern have instructions for directional prints too?
How is the rack made that's holding your quilt? That is ideal for me! Thanks.
it is DJ lighting stands with a home made bar on the top
Do you have a link to the stand holding your birdsong quilt?
gosh.. that is something we put together from a dj lighting and and some metal from the garage
Where did u get the chocolate fabric?
i've had it for 10 yrs, you just keep your eye out
Ugh.... I despise wasps!!
Nasıl oldun tatlım, sevgiler.
Dark cuff and yellow accent
Wasp ..😬