How to sew a pillowcase from a t-shirt

So i have a bunch of t-shirts in a drawer. And for various reasons I don't want to part with them. However I won't wear them either. I came up with this idea so that i can enjoy my t-shirts from vacations, etc... It's easy and quick. And don't throw the sleeves away. They can be recycled into many things. Look for my next instructable.

Step 1

Turn your T wrongside out and stitch around the outside edges making sure to catch both sides when you sew past the neck opening. I used black thread so that you could see the stitching but you should match your thread color to your T-shirt. Make sure to back stitch at the edges and also at the corners.

Comments

[Juiroame]

Great Concept! I am going to try this out with some shirts from the craft store or second hand store. I do have two of questions: 1. is that just a straight stitch? 2. Whats the best brand of thread to buy? I am still somewhat of a novice at sewing, and there's still so much to learn. Thanks you for posting this!

[katzenmoon]

I used a straight stitch and all purpose thread.

[rileydoll98]

Great idea! What size tee shirt are you using?

[katzenmoon]

The t-shirt that i used for a standard size pillow was a mens large. If you have x-lg or larger (especially if they are long) you can make queen or king size pillow cases.