Pillow Shams

The Caboose's teacher asked if
I'd sew some pillowshams
for a reading circle in the classroom.
She got the pillowforms at JoAnn's (on sale)
and set me loose
to make the shams.

She wanted them bright and happy
and durable
for the classroom.
I had the floral watercolor fabric leftover
from a window valance I made for the Caboose's bedroom,

and then I found the bright green corduroy
at JoAnn's on sale for a whopping $2.19...total.

Now here's something I did that make it super easy:
I cut the fabric
Once.
I laid it out and cut it the width I wanted,
then,
instead of cutting 4 peices,
I just folded it to a square
(wishing I had taken pictures now!)
and sewed around all four sides--
to make it look like 4 peices.
Because it's a sham,
I could do that
because there's still an opening in the center of the
fabric.
Did that make sense?

Anyway, it took me alot less time
than I thought it would
about an hour and a half
to make all four.

The teacher was happy. And the Caboose says she thinks of me whenever she looks at them or sits on them at school. That makes it totally worth it to me!

This blog is linked to Tidy Mom's I'm Lovin' It Friday