to do list

This fabric pile was on my Wednesday to-do list...

Three romantic pillowcases with crocheted edging.

While I have been making pillowcases and

 crocheting around edges for years,

this pattern was new to me.

So... what I thought might be a half day project

turned into almost a full day of interpreting a new pattern.

I picked the vintage piece with the tiny roses on it 

for my experiment.

The pattern called for a light #3 yarn as opposed

to the cotton crochet thread I am used to using.

The most challenging part was sewing a blanket stitch

around the edge using almost 15 yards of yarn on a needle.

When I was finished I discovered I could have used 5 yards less

of the yarn but it's always best to follow the pattern for the first time.

Once I finished with the blanket stitch

the crocheted edge went on quickly.

The pattern also involved sewing a sleeve on the inside 

to hide the pillow. Totally unnecessary in my opinion.

But the case turned out very pretty...

don't you think?

The perfect pillowcase for a Jane Austen novel.

~b