Tutorial: Easy Envelope Pillow Covers

Source: tiny Decor

Covering a pillow doesn’t get any easier than this. No zippers or buttons to mess with. You don’t even have to pin this. In about 15-20 minutes you will have a beautiful custom made pillow cover.

Supplies:

• Pillow insert ( I used a bamboo fiber insert)
• Fabric (see step 1 for size)
• Thread

Step-by-step:

1. Cut a piece of fabric the height of your pillow insert plus 1 inch and twice the width of your pillow plus 6 inches. (I used a 12 x 16 inch pillow insert, so I cut my fabric 13 x 38 inches)

2. On both short ends of fabric fold over and press 1/4 inch. Fold over another 1/4 inch and press again.

3. Sew hem along folded edge on both short ends.

4. Lay fabric right side up on work surface. Fold short ends in toward middle until cover is width of pillow. The fabric will overlap about 2.5 inches in the middle.
5. Sew two long edges with a 1/2 inch seam allowance. (I prefer to serge these seams in my pillows to finish the seam, but it is not required.)

6. Flip pillow cover right side out through the envelope closure. Press. Stuff with pillow insert through envelope enclosure.

That’s it. Can you believe it was that easy? Have fun making pillow covers! The Blueberry Grand Jubilee Pillow pictured in this tutorial is up for sale in my Etsy shop at a special price of $38 (with bamboo insert), along with other boudoir pillows with envelope enclosures.