1. Pack camping gear, hiking boots and supplies, make them into placemats for camping trips, trunk storage bags
2. If the pillowcases are cotton, cut them up and make Microwave Heating Pads, hotpads, oven mitts, make your own Buckwheat Hull Pillows or little cuddle cushions for the tv room or car
3. Laundry helpers: make simple drawstring bags out of them and use for holding dirty laundry or wash delicates inside the pillowcase bags
4. Make tote bags, beach bags, halloween treat bags, shopping bags, Simple garment bags (pdf) or laundry bags for traveling
5. Use to stuff or line pet beds, doggy deodorizers or make pet pillows
6. Use them for protecting fragile items in storage or when moving
7. Cut them open and use as dust covers, slip covers or drop cloths for small items and areas - also use to cover bedding plants and garden during frost dangers. Rip into strips and use as plant ties during growing season.
8. Make clothespin bags, aprons (and here’s a vintage pattern), rag rugs, add clever pockets to things, toteable towels (you’ll need a towel too), lots of crafty things on this list and this one too
9. Open them up and give them to the kids, they’ll make super hero capes and build forts and all that fun stuff
10. Make seat cushions for patio furniture, wooden chairs, boat seats

There are plenty of ideas to reuse and recycle pillowcases, especially if the bulk of the fabric is still sturdy and in good shape. If the fabric is faded and not very pretty anymore, choose projects where prettiness doesn’t matter–like the camping and traveling ideas, garden covers or laundry helpers.

If you find your household never seems to have enough pillowcases on hand for their original purpose - bedding - why not try your hand at making your own using new fabric or recycling old sheets that are still in good condition.

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