Project: Pillowcase With Rail Fence Band: Pattern 7
Project: Pillowcase With Rail Fence Band: Pattern 7
Pattern 7
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Project: Pillowcase with Rail Fence Band Materials Assemble Band Assemble Pillowcase
For one pillowcase: 14 yard print No. 1 (band) 3 8 yard print No. 2 (band) 7 8 yard print No. 3 (pillowcase body) Finished pillowcase: 30 20" (fits a standard-size bed pillow) Finished block: 5" square Quantities are for 44/45"-wide, 100% cotton fabrics. Measurements include 1 4" seam allowances for piecing blocks and 1 2" seam allowances for pillowcase construction. Sew with right sides together unless otherwise specified.
Use a seam allowance for the following steps, except where noted.
1. Fold print No. 3253441"
sew together two print No. 113442" strips and two print No. 213442" strips to make a strip set. Press seams in one direction. Repeat to make a second strip set.
2. Cut strip sets into a total of eight
rectangle in half to form a 2534 201 2" rectangle. Sew together long edges and one pair of short edges to make pillowcase body. Turn right side out and press flat.
51 2"-wide segments.
3. Sew together eight 51 2"-wide
Cut Fabrics
From print No. 1, cut: 413442 strips From print No. 2, cut: 151 2401 2" strip 413442" strips From print No. 3, cut: 1253441" rectangle
segments in a row, alternating direction with each segment, to make a Rail Fence strip (Band Assembly Diagram). The Rail Fence strip should be 51 2401 2" including seam allowances.
4. Referring to Band Assembly
pillowcase band over pillowcase body with Rail Fence units facing pillowcase body; pin. Using a 1 4" seam allowance, sew together through all layers (Diagram 2).
Million Pillowcase 3. Press pillowcase band Challenge CMR 3765341 MID 3725384
Diagram, sew print No.251 2401 2" strip to one long edge of Rain Fence strip.
5. Join short ends of Step 4 unit
open, pressing seam Pillowcase 5 toward with stripped band 2 1 pillowcaseDiagram body. Topstitch C. Neubauer 9-15-09 8" 100526209 from band edge on pillowcase body to secure seam allowances and complete pillowcase (Diagram 3).
Fabrics are from the Toy Poodle collection by Kinkame for Clothworks (clothworks.com).
Million Pillowcase Challenge to make a loop. Fold loop in half, CMR 3765341 MID 3725384 with wrong side inside; press to Pillowcase 5 with stripped band Diagram 1 make pillowcase band. C. Neubauer 9-15-09 100526207 Million Pillowcase Challenge CMR 3765341 MID 3725384 Pillowcase 5 with stripped band Band Assembly Diagram C. Neubauer 9-15-09 100526208
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