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Envelope Pillow Covers

Cover your old pillows with new fabric using this easy sew envelope pillow cover method.
Author: Beverly

Equipment:

  • Sewing Machine
  • Scissors and Thread
  • Yardstick or Measuring Tape

Materials:

  • An old pillow you wish to recover
  • Fabric (we covered 2 pillows with 1 yard of fabric)

Instructions:

  • Measure the width of your pillow and add one more inch.  Measure the height of your pillow and multiply by 2.5. These two measurements will be the width and the length of the rectangle you will cut from your fabric.
    Example: If you are covering a 15" square pillow, you need to cut a rectangle 16" x37.5"
  • Lay your cut piece of fabric flat with the right side of the fabric facing up. Fold up from the bottom, about one third of the fabric. Then fold the raw edge down again about one third.
  • Then take the top edge of the fabric and fold it down so it covers about half of your last fold.
  • At this point, you might want to lay your pillow on top and eyeball it to see if it looks like you've got about the right size for your cover.  Make any adjustments to the folds you think necessary.
  • Pin the side edges and the sew a seam down each side of the rectangle, using a 1/2" seam allowance.
  • Turn the pillow cover right side out and stuff your old pillow inside. You can add a couple of buttons for a decorative accent too.