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Pillows are fast and easy. Plus they can perk up a blah couch or chair without a lot of effort.
Materials Needed:
  • pillow form
  • fabric to cover back and front of pillow (yardage depends on pillow size- most pillows require 1/2 yard or less)
Step 1:

Measure the pillow form and use the calculator below to determine the size of your front and back pieces. You can embellish your front piece or leave it plain. You will cut two pieces of fabric for the back.
Width of pillowHeight of pillow
  

Calculations: (includes 1/2" seam allowances and 2" overlap on back. Also assumes that opening in back is across shortest dimension.)
Front: Width: Height:
Back (cut 2): Width: Height:
Step 2:

Cut and embellish the front of your pillow as desired.

 Step 2
Step 3:

Cut two pieces of fabric for the back based on your computations in Step 1. If your pillow form is a rectangle, realize that the computations assume the split in the back will be across the shortest dimension. If you are really obsessed with such things (as I apparently was when I made the above pillows), cut your fabric so the pattern will match. However, the back of the pillow won't be seen much, so if it sounds like too much effort, skip it.

 Step 3
Step 4:

If your pillow is rectangle, you will be working on the shortest dimension. If your pillow is square you will working on the longest dimension. Press under 1/2" and topstitch.

Step 4
Step 5:

On the appropriate dimension (see Step 4) of the other piece, press under 1/2" and then 2" and stitch. If you fabric has a one-way design (you can tell if it's right-side up or upside down), make sure you finish the correct ends of each piece.

 Step 5
Step 6:

With right sides facing up, pin the piece you hemmed 2" on top of the piece you hemmed 1/2", overlapping 2".

 Step 6
Step 7:

With right sides together, pin the front to the back pieces. Sew all four sides using a 1/2" seam allowance.

 Step 7
Step 8:

Turn cover right side out and insert pillow form. Ta da!

 Step 8
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