This year’s ASG community service project is to make pillowcases for kids at Ronald McDonald Houses. A few of us thought it might be nice to add a drawstring to the trim to allow the pillowcase to be used as a carrying bag as well. As I thought about how to sew this, I was worried about adding knots or bows that would be uncomfortable to sleep on. As I was rethreading a drawstring through the waistband of a pair of workout pants(again), I was also thinking about how to keep the drawstring in the pillowcase through washing. So…I came up with this.
I turned the selvedge edges under on a 2-inch strip, cut it in half, and laid it out with a gap at the halfway point on the case:
I made a drawstring out of another 2-inch strip by turning in the edges:
I threaded the drawstring through the trim, pinned everything at the edges, and sewed the drawstring into the sideseam.
The drawstring doesn’t really show:
Until you pull it out:
Ok, so here’s my problem. I solved the comfort and loss-ability problems, but now I’m sort of worried about choking risks. What do y’all think?
Tags: Sewing, American Sewing Guild, ASG
January 29, 2009 at 7:38 am |
Hi, your pillowcase looks lovely, and you are so good to make things for such a worthy cause! However, as the mother of a young child, I wouldn’t be happy about her sleeping with a pillowcase with a drawstring. Little ones like to fiddle with cords and strings, and they would definately be pulling out the cord to play with it. I don’t let my little one take necklaces or ribbons or anything like that into her bed at night because I worry she will get tangled in them and strangle herself. Best wishes.