Pillowcase with French Seam - Tutorial

Flannel Pillowcase Tutorial

Using tube method and French seam

Finished Size: 20" x 31"

Once you make this pillowcase, you'll want to make more! A great gift for toddlers on up to adults.

This pillowcase uses 3 flannel prints: main, trim, and cuff. The pillowcase is finished with a French seam so all raw edges are encased and not exposed. (You can easily use cotton instead of flannel. My kids love their cozy flannel pillowcases!)

Fabric

I used Riley Blake Scoot flannels

• Main: 27” x fabric width
• Cuff: 11” x fabric width
• Trim: 3” x fabric width

(Don’t worry if the pieces are slightly different widths. They will be trimmed eventually)

Use ½ inch seams unless specified otherwise.

Instructions

1. Fold the TRIM in half lengthwise, wrong sides together and press.

2. Layer the three pieces of fabric as follows:

• a) CUFF: right side up
• b) TRIM: right side out, both raw edges lined up with one of the raw edges of the CUFF
• c) MAIN: right side down, one raw edge lined up with the same edge as the CUFF and TRIM. Pin this raw edge, but don’t sew yet.

Step 2a & 2b

3. Slowly roll the bottom raw edge of the MAIN fabric up until you can see the CUFF fabric.

Step 3

4. Take the bottom raw edge of the CUFF, bring it over the MAIN roll, and meet it up with the top raw edge of the pinned CUFF/TRIM/MAIN. Sew along the top raw edge. Now you should have a fabric roll.

Step 4

5. Carefully pull the MAIN fabric out of the roll until all of the fabric is right-side out. Press.

6. Fold fabric in half lengthwise. Trim along the selvage edge so the sides are straight. Trim the bottom if needed to make it straight.

Step 6

7. French seam: Fold the fabric in half lengthwise, WRONG SIDES TOGETHER. Sew along side and bottom using a ¼ inch seam. 

You will be going through several layers of fabric, so be careful not to break your needle! :)

First part of French seam

Turn inside out, press, and now sew along the same edges, this time using a ½ inch seam to fully encase the raw edges that are currently exposed.

2nd part of French seam

8. Turn right side out. Press.

You’re done!