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On a clean flat surface, place the sham front face up. Line up one of
the 6
Sew a 1/2" seam along the entire perimeter using a straight stitch.
(You can 7 Turn the pillowcase right-side out, using a pen or pencil to poke the corners square if necessary. Iron the pillow sham flat, to get the edges good and crisp. 8
Now for the border: to help you keep a straight line, measure _____
inches in from the edge of the fabric (fill in the blank with the border
thickness you decided upon way back when you were making fabric
calculations), and apply scotch or masking tape (any tape that isn’t
too stubbornly tacky – you want to be able to remove it easily) to
mark your sewing line on the fabric. Make sure you remember which edge
of the tape you’ll be using as your guide. 9 Remove all your pins; peel off the tape. Stuff in your pillow through the back of the sham, snuggle back and enjoy. get printer-friendly directions o check
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sham back pieces to the edge of the sham front, and place it face
down. Line up the remaining sham back to the opposite edge of the sham
front piece, again placing it face down. Pin the fabric together at the
edges, as well as along the overlap
mark the sewing line using a ruler and pencil first if you’re
not feeling too confident about your ability to sew in a relatively
straight line.) Remove all the pins.
Pin the fabric together so
that the front and back pieces don’t slide around. Sew a
straight edge along the entire border, sewing just to the edge of the
tape rather than through it (if you accidentally sew through the tape,
don’t panic … it’s just a little more work when it comes time to
remove it).