Friday 5 October 2012

Sleep Like the Dead

I love Halloween fabrics. On the weekend I put the 'on parade' quilts on each of the kid's beds but felt like the pillow cases from their sheets were a bit out of place.

I dove into the last large pieces of my Halloween stash and spent 2 days making them 2 pillow cases each. I used this great Burrito Style Pillow tutorial from Twiddletails.

I did have a few stuff ups...

I made the first one too long and wide.
The second one too wide.
The third I had to use fabric that did not match.
The fourth was perfect.
The fifth was too short.

And the last I sewed the contrast fabric on the wrong way after bumping out the width with an added strip(the unpick and I were good friends).





But they certainly make the beds look better.


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14 comments:

  1. Lara @ Luellabella5 October 2012 at 16:16

    I would love to know the measurements for your "perfect" sized pillowcase - I'm planning on making a few and am too lazy to work out measurements for Aussie pillows :) They look gorgeous by the way!

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    1. Finding Fifth6 October 2012 at 10:58

      An Australian standard pillow case is about 20" x 29/30" for one side. For this pattern Lara I made the width 40" for the contrast, main and trim. Then I shortened the the main fabric length from 27" to 24" the contrast length remains 12" and the trim is still 1.5". I hope this helps.

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  2. Sooli5 October 2012 at 20:37

    I was only looking at that pillow pattern yesterday! Funny how that happens in blog land. Your pillowcases look great, I bet your munchkins love them!

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  3. Waverlee5 October 2012 at 23:33

    They are fantastic Fi! I also love Halloween fabrics but sadly I have no use for them. I did buy that cute bright orange spider fabric for Master 2's I-Spy quilt though.

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  4. Kerstin5 October 2012 at 23:48

    I bet your kids are over the moon - I mean over the pumpkin - about the fantastic new pillows.

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  5. vexa6 October 2012 at 06:24

    these are fun!

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  6. quilary6 October 2012 at 13:57

    Love the pillows and thanks for the link to the tute and the aussie measurements. Enjoy blogtoberfest! (I'm visiting random numbers from the linky!)

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  7. blank6 October 2012 at 15:32

    Those are sooo cute!!! Makes me want to do some fun Halloween things!

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  8. lindaroo7 October 2012 at 01:58

    I love Halloween fabrics, too, and how well they go together! Your pillowcases are charming, and really complete the look. (My granddaughter uses her Halloween quilt all year; she won't let her mom put it away!)

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  9. Kit Lang7 October 2012 at 10:46

    These are great!:)

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  10. Gemini Jen NZ8 October 2012 at 15:49

    Very colourful and it looks like a lot of fun!

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  11. Lynette10 October 2012 at 00:21

    Fun, fun stuff!!

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  12. Janice @ Better off Thread10 October 2012 at 15:22

    They certainly look great to me! What fun beds and what lucky kids. Thanks for linking up with TGIFF!

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  13. Schulz Family12 October 2012 at 18:48

    Visiting from Crazy Mum Quilts. The pillowcases look beautifully finished. What a great job you do. Fun and funky

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