How to Make a Tube Pillowcase

To make one pillowcase, you will need three different patterned fabrics.

1- Main- 27 inches (3/4 yd.)

2- Cuff- 9 inches

3- Piping- 2 inches

Lay all fabrics on top of each other. Match up and cut off selvages.

With hot iron, press cuff and piping pieces in half lengthwise.

Open up 9 inch piece and lay face up on rotary mat. Lay the main fabric, face up, on top of the 9 inch piece. Lay piping piece on top of the cuff and main fabrics, lining up raw edges. 

Roll fabric up from the bottom, like a tube, then fold 9 inch piece up to the top. 

Pin all layers together and sew, using a 1/4 inch seam allowance. Do not sew ends.

Pull fabric tube from inside out.

Open up and fold pillowcase, right sides together. 

Lining up the cuff and piping, pin and stitch down the side and across bottom of pillowcase. 

Turn right side out. 

Press if needed.

If it is easier to watch a video tutorial, Jenny of Missouri Star has one posted on YouTube that is easy to follow. 

Tactile Tie-Dye Easter Egg Coloring

Browsing through Pinterest recently, I found several blogs explaining how to color Easter eggs with whipped topping. Some instructions said to use shaving cream, but don't. Just don't. Let's keep the ingredients edible for safety reasons, shall we? :) 

Rather than just plopping hard boiled eggs into colored water that he can't see, I thought this would be a much better way for Cody to dye Easter eggs. He may not be able to see the colors, but he can feel the hard boiled eggs and fluffy whipped topping. 

Should you decide to try out this method, here are the ingredients you'll need... 

as well as the instructions in seven easy steps...

Step 1- Hard boil your eggs. 

Step 2- After they have chilled for several hours, submerge the eggs in a bowl of vinegar and let them soak for at least 10 minutes.

Step 3- Pat the eggs dry with paper towels.

Step 4- Put a large spoonful of whipped topping into each muffin tin and add the gel food coloring.

Step 5- Swirl gently with toothpicks. Try to avoid overmixing. We don't want the eggs to be all one color. 

Step 6- Insert an egg into each tin and cover it completely with tie dyed whipped topping. Let eggs sit in the tins for about 10 minutes, for vibrant colored eggs. If you'd like your eggs more pastel, shorten the time. 

Step 7- Remove eggs and rinse in cold water. Let dry on a paper towel. Refrigerate until ready to hide or eat.