SleepyatDVC
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Ever buy bedsheets on sale and discover that the pillow cases cost more than the sheets?
Ever since I was little, my Mom refused to pay so much more for the pillow cases. (Unless they were substantially on sale.) She would buy extra twin flat sheets in the same pattern on sale and make her own pillow cases.
I can't sew and even I could sew 2 straight lines for a pillow case. One twin flat sheet can usually yield 3 pillow cases at a much cheaper cost than 2 regular pillow cases. And you can also custom size your pillow cases to those queen or king pillows.
Mom has gotten fancy with pillow "flaps" for the ends. But I stick with cheap and simple.
Sometimes when pillow cases are on sale (rarely) in a neutral color, we'll pick up extra. Or we'll purchase flat sheets on sale in neutrals to make pillow cases. The neutrals coordinate very well with the patterned bed sheets. Since we like a lot of pillows on our bed, it's good to have extra pillow cases.
My mom even makes coordinating duvet covers with flat sheets. I remember when I went to college, I picked out this pretty pick floral sheet with a ruffle. She purchased the fitted sheet, 2 flat sheets, 1 larger flat sheet, another larger solid pink flat sheet, and a comforter on sale (less than $19). She cut the flat sheet to make pillows so that the ruffle framed the opening of the pillows. She then sewed the larger 2 flat sheets together to make a duvet cover for the cheap comforter. One side was floral and the other was a solid pink. There was even a ruffle along the edge of the comforter/duvet. To prevent the comforter from moving around inside the duvet cover (I hate that) she stiched (like a quilt) the corners of the duvet with the comforter in between.
It was so pretty. I had the best bed in college (we had regular sized twin beds). And soooo inexpensive!
Anyone else save money buying making their own pillow cases?
Ever since I was little, my Mom refused to pay so much more for the pillow cases. (Unless they were substantially on sale.) She would buy extra twin flat sheets in the same pattern on sale and make her own pillow cases.
I can't sew and even I could sew 2 straight lines for a pillow case. One twin flat sheet can usually yield 3 pillow cases at a much cheaper cost than 2 regular pillow cases. And you can also custom size your pillow cases to those queen or king pillows.
Mom has gotten fancy with pillow "flaps" for the ends. But I stick with cheap and simple.
Sometimes when pillow cases are on sale (rarely) in a neutral color, we'll pick up extra. Or we'll purchase flat sheets on sale in neutrals to make pillow cases. The neutrals coordinate very well with the patterned bed sheets. Since we like a lot of pillows on our bed, it's good to have extra pillow cases.
My mom even makes coordinating duvet covers with flat sheets. I remember when I went to college, I picked out this pretty pick floral sheet with a ruffle. She purchased the fitted sheet, 2 flat sheets, 1 larger flat sheet, another larger solid pink flat sheet, and a comforter on sale (less than $19). She cut the flat sheet to make pillows so that the ruffle framed the opening of the pillows. She then sewed the larger 2 flat sheets together to make a duvet cover for the cheap comforter. One side was floral and the other was a solid pink. There was even a ruffle along the edge of the comforter/duvet. To prevent the comforter from moving around inside the duvet cover (I hate that) she stiched (like a quilt) the corners of the duvet with the comforter in between.
It was so pretty. I had the best bed in college (we had regular sized twin beds). And soooo inexpensive!
Anyone else save money buying making their own pillow cases?
