Reading instructions - always a good idea!

I wanted to make some new pillowcases as I have a huge stash of material and I had found an unused cotton sheet in a charity shop which I thought would work well for some of the backs. I had a nice simple pattern and got to work yesterday cutting the pieces out and then sewing them up. 

I used some vintage material and some that I had been gifted years ago in a blog swap. I managed to sew the inside flaps onto the outside a couple of times, so there was a bit of unpicking and re-sewing. I managed to finish three pillowcases, but wasn't really happy with them.  "They'll do", I thought.  I washed them today and hung them out to dry.

I decided I wanted to make a couple more today, so then read the pattern through again as I wasn't sure I had really got it right.  It turns out that I hadn't!  I had read what I thought it said, not what it actually said.  So I made two more today, following the instructions and surprise, surprise, they looked so much better.  I looked at the ones I had made yesterday...

Yes, you guessed it, I unpicked them and re-sewed them properly.  Although the unpicking was a bit of a pain, I was listening to a play on the radio, so that helped.  I re-sewed them correctly and I am so pleased I did them again.  They look much, much better and much more professional!  So yes, sometimes it's a good idea to read and then follow the instructions!