How To Make A Burrito Pillowcase With French Seams
Seam allowance sew together the long raw edges of the pillowcase. Just that one seam then two more to sew up the bottom and side in a french seam and the entire project is complete.
With wrong sides together yeswrong sides together and a scant 1 4.
How to make a burrito pillowcase with french seams. Iron and pin the fold in place. When you pull out the fabric thats tucked inside like magic youve got a perfect pillowcase with all of the seams completely hidden inside the cuff. You may wish to pin the.
You dont see any seams and Jen has suggestions for gifting a. Heres a close-up photo of me turning and pinning 1 of the edges. Click here for supplies.
To do this fold the case in half WRONG sides together. SEW along the side and bottom again this time using a 14 38 seam making sure you sew beyond the first 18 seam so your raw edges are enclosed in the second stitching or french seam. This method is so quick and easy that youll be making pillowcases for everyone.
TURN right side out push out corners and press. To complete a fray-free pillowcase finish it with French seams. From the right side press the flange down towards the body of the pillowcase and re- press the cuff along its center crease line which should now be the top edge of the case.
This will give you enough space for a 34 inch seam and space for pillow. For greatest accuracy begin at the band and sew toward the opposite end. Dec 01 2011 Pillows come in so many different varieties now the best way to get a good fit is to take your tape measure and measure the length and add at least 8 inches so you can have a 4 inch hem then measure around the pillow and add at least 6 inches.
The pillowcase is finished with a French Seam. The raw edge will now be hidden. Jan 11 2021 Hem 1 short edge on both pieces see arrows.
Its simple its fun and you will be amazed at the. With the wrong side facing up fold 1 short edge by 28 06cm and fold again by 38 1cm. Plus youll learn how to sew a French seam.
Dec 06 2018 Making a pillowcase is unbelievably simple if you follow my tutorial using the Burrito Method. Jul 15 2016 This pillowcase method is also known as the rollup method or burrito style because of how the layers are folded or rolled up together when the cuff trim and body fabrics are first sewn together. Jun 28 2017 Turn the case right side out through one end of the burrito.
Jul 06 2020 PIN or CLIP the bottom and sides together then SEW with an 18 seam. Download this FREE tutorial and you will learn how to make a pillowcase using the Burrito Method. Join Jennifer as she shows you how to make this Magic Pillowcase.
Repeat this for the other short edge. That way youll have no raw edges exposed. Its called the burrito method because you carefully arrange the three long components on top of each other roll it up carefully wrap everything inside the pillowcase cuff then sew up one edge.
SEW with an 18 seam.
