salvaged pillowcases

I made these pillowcases from an old nightshirt I had. I bought it years ago from muji in hong kong because I loved the fabric - it's a soft, brushed cotton with woven stripes and diamonds -

but it wasn't very comfortable to wear in bed so it was always left at the bottom of the drawer. I was about to throw it out thinking 'what a shame, this would make lovely bedlinen' and then thought, 'HEY, I could cut it up and make a pillowcase! Maybe even two!'

Cutting it up was a little tricky - you have to negotiate seams and darts - but I got a few decent pieces of fabric eventually. I saved the buttons too. I used some plain white cotton to make the envelope closure and stitched them all together. I am a recycling queen.