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Posted by Win on March 29, 2007, 11:13 pm
You know when you buy a "sheet set", it includes a flat and a fitted sheet.
Well, as I never use a flat sheet on my bed, I would like to use the flat
sheet to make extra pillow cases. So, I have two questions: Would one of
those cheapy sewing machines from Target, etc. serve my purpose? I might
also make a pillow, but not much else. And, does anyone know of a pattern
for a pillow case. Thanks.
Win
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Posted by Melinda Meahan - take out TRAS on March 30, 2007, 12:27 am
Win wrote:
> You know when you buy a "sheet set", it includes a flat and a fitted sheet.
> Well, as I never use a flat sheet on my bed, I would like to use the flat
> sheet to make extra pillow cases. So, I have two questions: Would one of
> those cheapy sewing machines from Target, etc. serve my purpose? I might
> also make a pillow, but not much else. And, does anyone know of a pattern
> for a pillow case. Thanks.
1. IMNSHO a "cheapy sewing machine from Target" is not going to be worth
the powder to blow it up in many, if not most cases. Save your money
and check local thrift stores, Craigslist, or your local classifieds and
find an old 50s or 60s era machine -- they are generally under $50 and
often $20 or less -- that was built to be handed down from generation to
generation. Make sure the machine runs smoothly before purchase.
2. There is no need to purchase a pattern for a pillow case. Measure
your existing pillowcase and use those dimensions.
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Posted by Caya on March 30, 2007, 8:37 am
> You know when you buy a "sheet set", it includes a flat and a fitted sheet.
> Well, as I never use a flat sheet on my bed, I would like to use the flat
> sheet to make extra pillow cases. So, I have two questions: Would one of
> those cheapy sewing machines from Target, etc. serve my purpose? I might
> also make a pillow, but not much else. And, does anyone know of a pattern
> for a pillow case. Thanks.
>
> Win
You also might want to consider the time to money ratio involved. If
you want to get a sewing machine just to make these pillowcases & a
pillow, is it worth it? Even if you would get the sewing machine
anyways, is it really worth your time to make the matching
pillowcases, when they sell matching pillowcases so cheap? And store-
bought pillows are much more comfortable to sleep on.
There are many uses for a flat sheet- it's just yardage, really. You
can use it for curtains or something else, or you can Freecycle it.
I'd save the yardage and the effort for something that isn't bought so
easily, but that's just me.
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Posted by Pogonip on March 30, 2007, 2:28 pm
Win wrote:
> You know when you buy a "sheet set", it includes a flat and a fitted sheet.
> Well, as I never use a flat sheet on my bed, I would like to use the flat
> sheet to make extra pillow cases. So, I have two questions: Would one of
> those cheapy sewing machines from Target, etc. serve my purpose? I might
> also make a pillow, but not much else. And, does anyone know of a pattern
> for a pillow case. Thanks.
>
> Win
>
>
You don't have to buy sets, you know. It would cost less to buy the
fitted sheet and a pair of pillow cases. Then your problem would be
solved, and you wouldn't have a cheapy sewing machine doorstop.
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
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Posted by Donna on March 30, 2007, 3:04 pm
> Win wrote:
>> You know when you buy a "sheet set", it includes a flat and a fitted
>> sheet. Well, as I never use a flat sheet on my bed, I would like to
>> use the flat sheet to make extra pillow cases. So, I have two
>> questions: Would one of those cheapy sewing machines from Target,
>> etc. serve my purpose? I might also make a pillow, but not much
>> else. And, does anyone know of a pattern for a pillow case. Thanks.
>>
>> Win
>>
>>
>
> You don't have to buy sets, you know. It would cost less to buy the
> fitted sheet and a pair of pillow cases. Then your problem would be
> solved, and you wouldn't have a cheapy sewing machine doorstop.
But then again, she might have a machine that she ends up liking to use and
graduates to a better machine at a later date.
I'm going to go against the flow and say, yes, the machine might ba a good
thing. Make sure it goes forward, backward, and does a zig-zag at a minimum
and consider using it for other things. If pillowcases are all you're going
to make, you can make them for holiday gifts out of fun fabrics.
I did a Google search on 'pillowcase patterns' and here it is:
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8
&rls=GGGL,GGGL:2006-19,GGGL:en&q=pillowcase+pattern
Or you can do it yourself.
I have a friend who makes pillowcases for her kids out of all sorts of
whacky fabrics.
Oh, by the way, I personally have given away two perfectly good,
functional, and not so cheapie sewing machines on our Freecycle list. Keep
an eye out there. You never know what someone is going to give away.
And do consider sewing more than pillowcases.
--
~Donna
http://www.frugalsewing.com
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