Lesson Five: How to Make a Halloween Pillowcase and Ghost

The excitement for holidays starts with my kids. So, I made my 3 year-old this pillowcase. His friend came over while I was making this ghost and his friend HAD to have one. They played with them all afternoon. Super easy and super fun (and cheap). We will be using the pillow case on Halloween to collect candy. Fun!

What you will need:
1/3 yd white felt
scraps of black felt
batting for stuffing (I used 1/3 of a 12 oz bag for each ghost)
Cut:
2- 9 x 15" rectangles
3- ovals out of the black fabric

Fold rectangle in half. Start 5" down the long side and cut a rounded edge to the center. Use this rectangle as a pattern for the other rectangle.

Place rounded rectangles on top of each other and zigzag the bottoms.

Pin the eyes and mouth on and sew around them.

Sew around the edges using a 1/4" seam allowance. Leave a 2-3" opening, then put the batting in (make sure the batting goes all the way into the zigzag at the bottom).

Now for the Pillowcase:

What you will need:

2/3 yd main fabric (24 inches)

1/3 yd coordinating fabric (10 inches- you'll have a little left over)

Cut:

1- 24 x 45" piece for main fabric

1- 4 x 45" piece out of coordinating fabric

1- 6 x 45" strip for triangles, then cut into 6- 6 x 6" squares and then cut those squares in half to make 12 triangles.

With right sides together sew the coordinating 4 x 45" strip onto the main fabric using 1/4" seam allowance. Press. Then finish the coordinating fabric raw edge by folding under 1/4" and pressing and fold under 1/4" and press again. Then sew along the folded edge.

With right sides together, sew two triangles together along two short sides, leaving the long side open to turn. Repeat for other five triangles. Turn right side out and press. You will have a small portion of the seam sticking out at the open long edge, trim.

Starting 1" from the edge, pin triangles across the top finished edge , over lapping corners a little. Sew triangles to pillowcase.

Fold fabric in half with right sides together. Using a 1" seam allwance sew the side and bottom. Turn right side out and press, then impress your little ones! They will love it.