I love to sew, and I love to crochet.  So what better than to combine the two loves and make pillowcases with crocheted edging?

I followed the On The Edge Pillowcase Crochet Along tutorial from You Go Girl.  It’s a great tutorial with clear explanations, and was lots of fun.  It took me forever to blanket stitch around the edge of the pillowcases in preparation for the crocheted edging – much longer than actually crocheting the edging and possibly longer than it took to assemble the pillowcases in the first place!

I made two pillowcases, one for each girl. Identical, so that there was no excuse for argument. The fabric is from Spotlight and the yarn is 8 ply cotton from Bendigo Woollen Mills.

These were fun to make, and you could really go wild with fabric choices and edging colours and patterns. Highly recommended!