There are several advantages to making pillow covers for your pillows. A pillow cover is simple and fast to make. Pillow covers are also easily removed for washing when they become soiled. What's more, when you want a brand new look in a room, you can quickly remove the old pillow cover and replace it with a new one.
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Measure the sides of the pillow form, add 1/4 inch to each side and write the measurements down. There will be three fabric pieces necessary to make the pillow cover. One piece will be the front of the pillow and the other two pieces will be the overlapping back of the pillow.
Cut the front pillow piece according to the measurements taken. The two back pieces will be the same length of the pillow, but you will subtract four inches from both width measurements.
For example, to make a pillow cover for a 12-inch by 12-inch pillow form, you will cut the front piece to 12.5 inches by 12.5 inches. The two back pieces will be 12.5 inches by 8.5 inches.
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Assembled Pillow Cover
Turn under 1/2-inch along one long edge of each back piece to make a hem. Press this fold and turn under another 1/2 inch along the same edge and press again. Pin to secure the pressed fold. Stitch along the folded edge 1/4-inch away from the fold on both back pieces.
Lay out the front fabric piece so that the right side is facing up. Place one back fabric piece on top of the front fabric piece so that the right side of the back piece is facing down. Line up the side raw edges of the front piece and the back piece, as well as the top and bottom edges. The hemmed edge of the back piece will be in the center area of the front piece. Place the other back fabric piece on the front fabric piece so that the right side is also facing down and the side raw edges are aligned and the top and bottom edges are lined up. The hemmed edge of the second back piece will overlap the hemmed edge of the first back piece in the center area of the pillow cover. Pin both back fabric pieces to the front fabric piece along the outer edges.
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Sewing the Pillow Cover
Sew around the four outer edges 1/4-inch away from the edges. Remove the pins and trim each of the four corners off at a diagonal to ensure pointed pillow corners when the pillow is turned right side out. Turn the pillow cover right side out and make sure each of the four corners are pointed and neat looking. Slip the pillow form into the pillow cover by sliding it in through the pocket left open by the overlapped back fabric pieces.
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