I use old pillow cases to wash my more delicate (dry clean only) clothes like suits etc… Place the item inside, tie it off and wash on a cold cycle. The pillow case helps protect the item of clothing from fraying, tearing etc..

Its also a great way to share a load of washing with house mates etc. If you only have a few items place it in your pillow case.

This book has a neat pattern for making an apron out of a pillowcase. You could also sew across them to make cushion covers. And old soft pillowcases make great packing material for your china when moving house.

If you really like the pattern, stretch themm on wodden frames and hang them on the wall.

They would make great liners for wicker waste baskets. This is useful for bedrooms where you get all those lovely little bits like nail clippings that fall through or hair that catches in the bottom. This utilises their bag shape and also shows off the fabric - plus you can wash the liner if needed. Avoids using plastic bags as liners too.

you could make a tote bag, retro looks are in.

you could also stuff them and make them pillows.

Perfect for making a skirt. Open up the seamed side and add in elastic or a drawstring or a zip. No hemming!

If Cotton throw them in the compost.

Why not make a patchwork throw or wall hanging? Really simple to do and when you’re fed up with it, either freecycle it or take it to a nearby textile bank.

You could use it to patch jeans etc.

You can use them to store large flat items, such as pictures, posters, etc.

You can donate them to homeless shelters they are often looking for extra bedding or towels.

Cut them into thirds longways, sew them into tubes leaving one end open. Fill with long cooking rice, sew up the open end. Viola, rice packs.

Put in the microwave anytime you need a soothing hot pack. These make great gifts by the way.

you could make them into re-usable mentrual pads. then you get rid of your pillowcases and saves the environment from alot of garbage.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloth_menstrual_pad

They’re a good height for storing tubes of wrapping paper.
Sew or wondaweb down the middle and there you have it, 2 nice compartments. No more unravelled paper and tube things going all over the place.

Here, in the US, I saw some really pretty todler/pre-school sun dresses made from the pillow cases.

Just open and hem to make a tube, then add straps. You could even add some elastic to create a waist or to gather the top so it’s not as loose around the child’s chest.

similar to the first comment and rosalind’s:
you can use them for dirty clothes, adding a drawstring at the top, you have an old fashioned laundry bag that looks more chic than a pile of dirty clothes in a basket. you can also put the bag on a basket, just as you might in a waste basket. when it fills, draw the bag closed. pretty

http://www.threadbanger.com

tells you how to make boxer shorts out of them

We (me and the cats) have just made a different type of shopping bag out of a charity shop pillowcase - bigger than the totes I made last time and with a broader strap too so less likely to cheese-wire my shoulders.

It was easy-peasy, even with four cats doing their best to slow down the process, but full instructions are available on my personal blog: link

:)

Make curtains.