six: pillow case

the entire time i was making this pillow case i was listening to music by the band vampire weekend. they really inspired me and put me in a springy mood. i did a little bit of experimentation while i was making this. i got ideas from two different sources: a posting on the blog what if and some nepalese pillow cases my parents have. the pillow cases from nepal have a quilted front which makes it a bit softer and sturdier.

my first step was to sew several different fabric squares together, i then safety pinned batting to the bag and another piece of cloth and then did free hand machine quilting over the patches.

after i did that i made a teal border and used the same material for the back. for the border i folded the fabric and then sewed along the fold.
here is the finished product:










when i was trimming the access fabric, i got a little scissor-happy and made a whole in the pillow case. you can see it on the left-hand corner of the back. i managed to mend it, but it doesn't look that good.