I finally figured out what kind of pillowcases I wanted to make to match my Bunch of Squares Quilt. I thought through a bunch of different designs and filtered out the ones that were more labor intensive. After spending over a year on the quilt itself, I wanted to finish the cases quickly.
I went with a stripes of varying width design because I didn't want to be too match-matchy and I wanted to highlight the flower print. I winged the pattern, and was happy it all worked out.
I measured a standard pillow, which was 26" x 19.5". I wanted a little extra room in case I upgraded to a king-size pillow and needed a bit of room for seam allowances, so I wanted my finished dimensions to be 28" x 21". For the envelope back, I cut two pieces of 17" x 21".
I'm really pleased with the way it all turned out. I don't know if I'm ready to do another project this big right away, but definitely sometime in the future.
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