5 sewing machines, 8 yards of fabric,
8 women with varying sewing skills,
2 ironing boards and LOTS of laughs?
You have 10 pillowcases!
One night last month, 7 of my sorority sisters came to Block Party Studios to learn how to make pillowcases. Only one other gal and I had ever made one, so it was just like a class! Some of us haven’t sewn since our 4-H days, and others of us sew all the time. When I told them we were going to use the sausage method, they were all a little concerned that maybe I had gone a little nuts!
After much pinning and re-pinning, we were ready to sew our “sausages”. It was so fun to see how everyone tackled the machines. Some sewed at full throttle and many crept down the seam very slowly. Giggles could be heard, and one of us kept saying “I AM having fun” (She’s the one that had to tear out her first try at the cuff seam.) We pulled out our sausages, ironed, trimmed, sewed some more, and at the end of the evening we had 10 beautiful pillowcases. (Two of the gals made 2 pillow cases each!)
As the picture shows, they are all beautiful. It will be fun to see if anyone makes more! Now they want to know what we’re going to make next! Any suggestions?
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