You are probably familiar with the fleece blankets one can make by tying 2 pieces of large fleece together....no sewing involved and really easy to whip up in a flash:
I have made a bazillion of these for baby showers as well as for my house and car (great durable car blanket for emergencies, picnics or an afternoon springtime baseball game).They are super cozy and you can never have too many blankets.....right??
One day while my kiddos were in a scuffle over taking turns with the classroom pillows, I realized that what we needed to solve this weekly pillow sharing conflict was MORE PILLOWS!
But I had another little problem. I currently did not have the skillz in the sewing department to fashion such items for my pillow deprived little friends.
I do have plans in the very near future to learn to use a sewing machine....but until then, I had to improvise. The fleece blanket idea jumped in my head- I could surely use the same principle to make a bunch of pillowcases for the children.
Ikea was having a sale on little filler pillows- 99 cents a piece....total score! One stop at Joanne for 2 pieces of 1.5 yard fleece and I was ready to "sew":
I laid out the 2 pieces fabric (one on top of the other) on the floor and cut into 6 even squares....leaving about 3 inches extra all around once the pillow was placed in the middle:
Next, made 1/2 inch cuts all around the square (leaving space for the pillow in the middle):
Then got to tying:
After finishing up the third side, I stuffed the pillow inside and tied the final side up:
Easy peasy...my pillows were ready! No more arguments at school about waiting for a turn and I was able to accomplish this task all by myself! Until my upcoming adventures in sewing machine fun begin, this will have to do:
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