A Pillow and Pillowcase Tutorial...for Dolly!...

After finishing up the Dolly quilt...

I decided to make a cute little pillow and pillowcase to match:)

Here's how I did it...

 I started with two layer cake squares.

(Sew Cherry and Polka Dot Stitches)

Out of one...I cut a 7" x 8" for the pillow...

Out of the other...I cut an 8" x 9" for the case.

I used a 10" long leftover jelly roll strip for the trim. 

I folded the pillow in half and stitched around the 3 open sides...

and left an opening for turning.

I turned right side out and pressed the opening edges 

under 1/4" for ease when sewing it closed.

I stuffed my pillow...

then matched up my stripes and 

pinned to whip stitch the opening closed.

YaY!

Easy peasy ... fast and breezy:)

I pressed my 2 1/2" strip in half with wrong sides together...

And pressed each side to the center.

I laid the edge of my pillowcase on top like this...

And folded my trim over the raw edge and pinned it into place...

Like this.

I top stitched across the top catching both

 the back and front trim at the same time.

Then I folded in half and sewed the 2 sides closed. 

I also ran a zig-zag stitch around the edges

 to stop from fraying and the cut the 

leftover ends of the gingham trim off.

I turned my cute little 

pink Sew Cherry pillowcase right side out ...

and gave it a nice press with a bit of starch.

I placed it over my pillow and smiled...:-)

Dolly quilt and pillow...all ready for her nap.

A fun little addition that took me all of 20 minutes to make.

Have a quilty kind of day my friends!

xx

Lori