I have been busy today. I have never previously been overly interested in 'home decor' and I don't think that I am ever going to be 'overly interested', but I have a few things which I have been working on lately and have posted here, such as curtain panels.
Having put up the three Amy Butler curtain panels in our bedroom I wanted to jazz up the bed linens a bit. Today saw the first of (many) pillow cases. This was relatively simple but....there's always a but...when I was sewing one of the long hems I managed to get a hole in the main body of the case. A bunching up of the fabric occurred and the knives on the overlocker just went straight through. Lucking I realised this while there was 'only' a hole of a few inches length. This meant a repair before it was even finished. If you look at the bottom right-hand corner of the blue fabric you will be able to spot it. I ironed interfacing onto the back for the piece with the hole and I put a new piece of fabric on the front and then did three rows of concentric stitching to hold that baby down.
Next came the trimmings. The two were also sewn down securely. I don't know if the pink 'bobbles' will be too bobbly and therefore uncomfortable, but it is going to be severely tested with much sleeping tonight :0) The original pattern had the contrasting fabric at the end folded over and sewn down. This does make for a nice luxurious feel, but it is useless in terms of keeping the pillow in the case. Therefore I did a minor adjustment which means that the folded over part now forms an envelope in which to stick that end of the pillow. I hope it is deep enough....it is deeper than the front red section.
I am going to keep my eyes open for more fabric which appeals and also for trimmings- a relatively low-cost way of adding some luxury to sewing projects
Having put up the three Amy Butler curtain panels in our bedroom I wanted to jazz up the bed linens a bit. Today saw the first of (many) pillow cases. This was relatively simple but....there's always a but...when I was sewing one of the long hems I managed to get a hole in the main body of the case. A bunching up of the fabric occurred and the knives on the overlocker just went straight through. Lucking I realised this while there was 'only' a hole of a few inches length. This meant a repair before it was even finished. If you look at the bottom right-hand corner of the blue fabric you will be able to spot it. I ironed interfacing onto the back for the piece with the hole and I put a new piece of fabric on the front and then did three rows of concentric stitching to hold that baby down.
Next came the trimmings. The two were also sewn down securely. I don't know if the pink 'bobbles' will be too bobbly and therefore uncomfortable, but it is going to be severely tested with much sleeping tonight :0) The original pattern had the contrasting fabric at the end folded over and sewn down. This does make for a nice luxurious feel, but it is useless in terms of keeping the pillow in the case. Therefore I did a minor adjustment which means that the folded over part now forms an envelope in which to stick that end of the pillow. I hope it is deep enough....it is deeper than the front red section.
I am going to keep my eyes open for more fabric which appeals and also for trimmings- a relatively low-cost way of adding some luxury to sewing projects
Love that pink colour.
ReplyDeleteReally pretty! It's such a shame that duvet covers have to be so big and therefore require loads of fabric. Like you, I make pillowcases but that's where it stops!
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