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Sew Your Own Pillow Cases

By Debbie Colgrove, About.com

Novelty bedding can cost a small fortune and is usually made with a poor quality fabric. Sew your own and have control over fabric quality and design! Follow these links for the best free directions I've found.

1. Free Sewing Pattern Pillow Cases: King & Standard

Full free directions with diagrams and a free embroidery design.

2. Kids Domain Crafts - Holiday Pillowcases

This site offers very simple instructions for a beginner.

3. Making Housewife Pillow Cases Instructions

Free illustrated instructions on making housewife pillow cases. These cases are an envelope style case.

4. Making Pillowcases

Great detailed directions that give you the option of a contrasting hem.

5. Crafty Chic: Pillow Cases

Great directions with step by step photos to sew pillow cases with trim and a contrasting band.

6. Pillow Case: VERY Easy to Sew Gift Idea.

Pillow Case: VERY Easy to Sew Gift Idea - Very simple instructions for a standard size pillow case.

7. MAKE YOUR OWN PILLOW CASES!

Patterns That Fit You - Pillow Case --This site's direction use sheets, bought at white sales, to create economical pillow cases. Diagrams are included.

8. Pillowcases 101

Great directions with full photos make them easy to follow.

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