Whoohoo! Another pillow case gifted…a “just because” gift for niece Betsy who is at Fresno State. She is in finals this week. With this one I learned a different technique to add the pillow case cuff and to finish it off with a French seam…..which is so much easier than one could imagine. Karen Larsen pointed me to this video which gave perfect step-by-step directions. As I was sewing the French Seam, I remembered that Grandma Elizabeth in her youth sewed French Seams by hand.
The French Seam
It’s finished
It’s ready for mailing
Skein Lane - IN THE LOOP 
I have pillow cases that I made with french seams that are now over 20 years old. They do last a long time when you take time to put the extra seam in. Thanks for sharing the link to the video.
Thank you….for some reason this afternoon the video link wasn’t working so I updated just in case you didn’t see it. I am a convert to French seams.
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