Travel Pillowcases

I have been having so much fun making travel pillowcases.

All you really need is 14″ of fabric plus a band.

It is pretty cool how the construction of this pillowcase is done.

Don’t get me wrong making the standard pillowcases with the

sausage technique is absolutely amazing.

The travel pillowcases are made completely different using 1 width of fabric.

These are fun to keep in the car for road trips or the occasional road side pillow fights!

How about using them as pillowcases/gift bags!

FABRIC SUPPLIES

Body- 14″ by 44″

Trim- 1 3/4″ x 14″

Band- 8″ x 14″

1. Trim- Fold in half lengthwise and press

2. Band- Fold in half lengthwise and press

3. Lay the body of the pillow case face up and layer the raw edges of

the trim and band. Pin in place.

4. Sew along the 14″ side keeping all the layers together .

5. Press

( this is where it can be a bit tricky to understand from written directions)

6. On the opposite end of the pillow case, fold under 6″.

Press. Fold under 1/4″ of the 6″ and press to create a hem.

look close at the words on picture

7. Fold body right sides together.

8. Fold the flap over the top of the band creating an envelope and pin in place.

9. Sew the 2 side seams.

10. Trim corners to eliminate any bulk.

11. Turn the pillowcase right sides out. The envelope flap will hold

the pillow in

place and cover the top 6″ of the side seams.

12. Press and add a 12″ x 18″ travel pillow.

thank you Carolyn Tover for the machine embroidery

Doing some research on travel pillows and found that the size of

pillows can vary by manufacturer. You may want to decide what size

your travel pillow is before cutting and vary the pattern slightly.

For some of the pillowcases I used flannels.

top-Apple Jacks by Tim & Beck

Marmalade by Bonnie & Camille

bottom 2- Cottons from Bear Country School by Berenstain Bears

Sleep tight!

-modalissa