Pillowcase Gift Bag - All People Quilt
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Project: Pillowcase Gift Bag
Gift Card Pocket!
Pattern 12
Pattern may be downloaded for personal use only. No electronic or printed reproduction permitted without the prior written consent of Meredith Corporation. ©Meredith Corporation 2010. All rights reserved.
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American Patchwork & Quilting | Quilt Sampler | Quilts and More
Project: Pillowcase Gift Bag Materials
For one pillowcase: • 1⁄4 yard print No. 1 (pocket, ruffle, drawstring) • 7⁄ 8 yard print No. 2 (pillowcase body) • 3⁄ 8 yard print No. 3 (band) • Large safety pin
Finished pillowcase: 30×20" plus ruffle (fits a standard-size bed pillow) Quantities are for 44/45"-wide, 100% cotton fabrics. Measurements include 1 ⁄4" seam allowances for drawstring, pocket, and band construction, 1 ⁄ 2" seam allowances for pillowcase construction. Sew with right sides together unless otherwise stated.
Cut Fabrics
From print No. 1*, cut: • 1—21⁄ 2×42" strips • 1—6×25" strip • 2 of Pocket Pattern From print No. 2, cut: • 1—261⁄ 2×41" rectangle From print No. 3, cut: • 1—10×41" strip *See Cutting Diagram, page 3.
Assemble Pocket
Use 1 ⁄4" seam allowance for the following steps. 1. Sew together print No. 1 pocket
pieces, leaving a 3" opening along one edge for turning (Diagram 1). 2. Trim corners and turn right side
out through opening. Press flat and slip-stitch opening closed. Fold pocket flap over pocket body (see Pocket Pattern fold line); press flat to make a pocket.
3. Place pocket on right side of
No. 2 print 26 ⁄ 2×41" rectangle 4" from a short edge and a long edge (Diagram 2). Topstitch side and bottom edges of pocket to rectangle. 1
Assemble Ruffle
Use 1 ⁄4" seam allowance for the following steps. 1. Fold No. 1 print 6×25" strip in
half lengthwise with right side inside. Sew across both short ends. Turn right side out and press flat. 2. Using a long machine stitch, sew
two rows of basting stitches 1 ⁄4" and 3⁄ 8" from raw edge of folded strip. Gently pull up bobbin threads of basting stitches to make a 191 ⁄ 2"-long gathered ruffle (Diagram 3).
Assemble Drawstring
Use 1 ⁄4" seam allowance for the following step. Fold No. 1 print 2 1 ⁄ 2×42" strip in half lengthwise with right side inside. Sew long edges together. Turn right side out and press flat to make drawstring.
Assemble Pillowcase
Use 1 ⁄ 2" seam allowance for the following steps. 1. Fold No. 3 print 10×41" strip in
half crosswise. Sew short ends together, leaving a 11 ⁄ 2" opening in seam for drawstring, to make a tube (Diagram 4). 2. Fold tube in half with wrong side
inside; press to make pillowcase band.
3. Fold No. 2 print 261 ⁄ 2×41"
rectangle in half to form a 261 ⁄ 2×201 ⁄ 2" rectangle; press and unfold. Center ruffle on half the rectangle, between pressed fold and 1 ⁄ 2" from edge (Diagram 5); baste.
4. Refold rectangle; sew together
long edges and the short end with ruffle to make pillowcase body. Turn right side out and press flat. 5. Matching raw edges, slide
pillowcase band over pillowcase body with opening in band seam toward pillowcase body; pin. Sew together through all layers. 6. Press pillowcase band open,
pressing seams toward pillowcase body. Topstitch 1 ⁄4" from band seam on pillowcase body to secure seam allowances, and 11 ⁄ 2" from band seam on band to make casing for drawstring (Diagram 6). 7. Using a large safety pin at
one end of drawstring, thread drawstring through casing, keeping layers flat and bring it back out through opening. Turn under drawstring ends 1 ⁄4" twice and machine-stitch through all layers. To prevent drawstring from being pulled out of casing, even ends in casing and machine-stitch through midpoint of casing (opposite casing opening), securing drawstring with stitching. Fabrics are from the Botanica collection by Lourdes Sanchez for Timeless Treasures Fabrics (ttfabrics.com).
Pattern may be downloaded for personal use only. No electronic or printed reproduction permitted without the prior written consent of Meredith Corporation. ©Meredith Corporation 2010. All rights reserved.
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CMR 41 Diagram Barb Go 1005495 Quilts and More Winter 2010
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DIAGRAM 1
4"
11⁄ 2" DIAGRAM 3
1⁄ 2"
DIAGRAM 4
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1⁄ 2"
DIAGRAM 5
DIAGRAM 6
11⁄ 2"
44/45"
Pocket
6×25" 9"
Pocket
21⁄ 2×42" CUTTING DIAGRAM Pattern may be downloaded for personal use only. No electronic or printed reproduction permitted without the prior written consent of Meredith Corporation. ©Meredith Corporation 2010. All rights reserved.
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Fold Line
Pocket Pattern
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Project: Pillowcase Gift Bag
Gift Card Pocket!
Pattern 12
Pattern may be downloaded for personal use only. No electronic or printed reproduction permitted without the prior written consent of Meredith Corporation. ©Meredith Corporation 2010. All rights reserved.
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American Patchwork & Quilting | Quilt Sampler | Quilts and More
Project: Pillowcase Gift Bag Materials
For one pillowcase: • 1⁄4 yard print No. 1 (pocket, ruffle, drawstring) • 7⁄ 8 yard print No. 2 (pillowcase body) • 3⁄ 8 yard print No. 3 (band) • Large safety pin
Finished pillowcase: 30×20" plus ruffle (fits a standard-size bed pillow) Quantities are for 44/45"-wide, 100% cotton fabrics. Measurements include 1 ⁄4" seam allowances for drawstring, pocket, and band construction, 1 ⁄ 2" seam allowances for pillowcase construction. Sew with right sides together unless otherwise stated.
Cut Fabrics
From print No. 1*, cut: • 1—21⁄ 2×42" strips • 1—6×25" strip • 2 of Pocket Pattern From print No. 2, cut: • 1—261⁄ 2×41" rectangle From print No. 3, cut: • 1—10×41" strip *See Cutting Diagram, page 3.
Assemble Pocket
Use 1 ⁄4" seam allowance for the following steps. 1. Sew together print No. 1 pocket
pieces, leaving a 3" opening along one edge for turning (Diagram 1). 2. Trim corners and turn right side
out through opening. Press flat and slip-stitch opening closed. Fold pocket flap over pocket body (see Pocket Pattern fold line); press flat to make a pocket.
3. Place pocket on right side of
No. 2 print 26 ⁄ 2×41" rectangle 4" from a short edge and a long edge (Diagram 2). Topstitch side and bottom edges of pocket to rectangle. 1
Assemble Ruffle
Use 1 ⁄4" seam allowance for the following steps. 1. Fold No. 1 print 6×25" strip in
half lengthwise with right side inside. Sew across both short ends. Turn right side out and press flat. 2. Using a long machine stitch, sew
two rows of basting stitches 1 ⁄4" and 3⁄ 8" from raw edge of folded strip. Gently pull up bobbin threads of basting stitches to make a 191 ⁄ 2"-long gathered ruffle (Diagram 3).
Assemble Drawstring
Use 1 ⁄4" seam allowance for the following step. Fold No. 1 print 2 1 ⁄ 2×42" strip in half lengthwise with right side inside. Sew long edges together. Turn right side out and press flat to make drawstring.
Assemble Pillowcase
Use 1 ⁄ 2" seam allowance for the following steps. 1. Fold No. 3 print 10×41" strip in
half crosswise. Sew short ends together, leaving a 11 ⁄ 2" opening in seam for drawstring, to make a tube (Diagram 4). 2. Fold tube in half with wrong side
inside; press to make pillowcase band.
3. Fold No. 2 print 261 ⁄ 2×41"
rectangle in half to form a 261 ⁄ 2×201 ⁄ 2" rectangle; press and unfold. Center ruffle on half the rectangle, between pressed fold and 1 ⁄ 2" from edge (Diagram 5); baste.
4. Refold rectangle; sew together
long edges and the short end with ruffle to make pillowcase body. Turn right side out and press flat. 5. Matching raw edges, slide
pillowcase band over pillowcase body with opening in band seam toward pillowcase body; pin. Sew together through all layers. 6. Press pillowcase band open,
pressing seams toward pillowcase body. Topstitch 1 ⁄4" from band seam on pillowcase body to secure seam allowances, and 11 ⁄ 2" from band seam on band to make casing for drawstring (Diagram 6). 7. Using a large safety pin at
one end of drawstring, thread drawstring through casing, keeping layers flat and bring it back out through opening. Turn under drawstring ends 1 ⁄4" twice and machine-stitch through all layers. To prevent drawstring from being pulled out of casing, even ends in casing and machine-stitch through midpoint of casing (opposite casing opening), securing drawstring with stitching. Fabrics are from the Botanica collection by Lourdes Sanchez for Timeless Treasures Fabrics (ttfabrics.com).
Pattern may be downloaded for personal use only. No electronic or printed reproduction permitted without the prior written consent of Meredith Corporation. ©Meredith Corporation 2010. All rights reserved.
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CMR 41 Diagram Barb Go 1005495 Quilts and More Winter 2010
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DIAGRAM 1
4"
11⁄ 2" DIAGRAM 3
1⁄ 2"
DIAGRAM 4
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fold
1⁄ 2"
DIAGRAM 5
DIAGRAM 6
11⁄ 2"
44/45"
6×25" 9"
21⁄ 2×42" CUTTING DIAGRAM Pattern may be downloaded for personal use only. No electronic or printed reproduction permitted without the prior written consent of Meredith Corporation. ©Meredith Corporation 2010. All rights reserved.
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Fold Line
Pocket Pattern
Pattern may be downloaded for personal use only. No electronic or printed reproduction permitted without the prior written consent of Meredith Corporation. ©Meredith Corporation 2010. All rights reserved.
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